Tamar Valley Branch Line

04 Apr 2015

Cornwall has some of the most fantastic branch lines in the UK, at least that’s my view. The lines are quirky, strange, follow some amazing routes and of course have next to no passenger numbers. On a recent trip to Cornwall I seized the opportunity to take a ride on it’s most easterly of branch lines, the Tamar Valley Line. The Tamar line act... Read more

Lille - A Trip Away

31 Jan 2015

Hot on the heels of our last adventure away we thought it was time for another quick break. Lille is somewhere both of us have travelled though several times, but never stopped. Of course by ‘passing through’ I actually mean whizzing past on a high speed Eurostar train – it’s not like we’ve even seen Lille before. Since the construction of the C... Read more

New York

09 Oct 2014

It’s been a busy few months, my last post was ages ago. Since then two bucket list items have been ticked off and a third is in the pipeline for this year - that’s kind of a big deal. I’ve been putting off writing my blog post about New York because I wanted to make sure I covered off all of the details. However, it doesn’t look like I’m going t... Read more

Quick Trip to Brugge!

07 Aug 2014

I’m a big fan of on the whim travel, but unfortunately it’s inherently difficult; this weekend was different! It was my job to conjure up an activity. After about an hour staring a Google Maps I decided that somewhere in Europe was definitely a good idea. Luckily, the ferries were extra cheap and we already had some funny money in our pockets! ... Read more

New Bucket List Item / 32 - St Helena

20 Jul 2014

My bucket list is going surprisingly well, I’ve been really lucky and have had the opportunity to complete almost 20% of my list in just a few years. I’ve blogged about every item, you can read more by following the links on the Bucket List Page. I’ve decided to start to expand the list; my first addition is to Visit the British Overseas Territo... Read more