by Robin | Last updated Jan 21, 2020 | Europe, Hiking, Iceland, Road Trip, Travel
Stuðlagil canyon is one of Iceland’s best hidden gems. Beautiful basalt columns formed on either side of a bright blue/green glacial river (we visited when it was raining – so no blue colour!). It looks like something from another planet! We first came...
by Robin | Apr 12, 2019 | Activities, Bucketlist, Europe, Hotels, Winter, Winter Activities
Our obsession with the Northern Lights Louise and I are obsessed with the Northern lights. We have twitter alerts set up on our phones and regularly drive out to the mountains at god knows what hour in the vague hope that we might catch even a glimpse (check out our...
by Robin | Oct 25, 2018 | Bucketlist, Europe, Hiking, Road Trip, Scotland, Travel, UK
We’d been itching to visit the Isle of Skye for years and years; Louise and I were smitten the second we caught our first glimpse of its dramatic mountains and tundra. In one word, the Isle of Skye is simply spectacular, but you could easily throw in dramatic,...
by Robin | Oct 23, 2018 | Bucketlist, Europe, Food, Italy, Summer Activities, Travel
Last week, Louise and I went on a little ‘mini-moon’ to Positano, Italy. We’d gone to the UK for a “second wedding” for all of our British relatives and friends, and seeing as we were in the area (Europe), it felt like the perfect time to...
by Robin | Last updated Nov 1, 2019 | Bucketlist, Europe, France, Hotels, Other, Summer Activities, Travel, Winter Activities
In dire need of macarons and Camembert, Louise and I took an emergency detour to Paris last week after spending Christmas in London. We only had two days, so staying in Central Paris was the only option; with only two days, we needed to maximise our time and not spend...
