- Guides, itineraries and travel tips for female solo travellers.

Things to do in London for less than £10

Get the Thames Clipper (also known as Uber Boat) You can buy tickets or tap in tap out as part of your daily travel card. This works out about £6 and is a great way to see the city. We usually get this from Tower Hill to Embankment so you see Tower Bridge, Gherkin, The…
My travel bucket list

Places I want to go (and experiences I want to do): Mexico (Cancun, Aztec sites) South Africa (Cape Town, penguin beach, swim with sharks, safari) Peru (Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain) Panama (San Blas islands) Santorini (sunset dinner) New Zealand (glow worm caves, Hobbiton, Milford Sound, drink a lot of Sauvignon Blanc) Fiji (Cloud 9 beach…
Guide to Florence, Italy

A guide on where to eat, drink and have fun in Florence. Where to stay As a tourist hotspot there’s a range of accommodation to suit your needs: hotels, apartments, hostels. This was our last stop on our week travelling around Italy. We’d stayed in apartments before so it was nice to stay in hotel…
Guide to Milan, Italy

Guide on where to eat, drink and have fun in Milan. Enjoy an aperitif Usually between 5-7pm bars in Milan offer “aperitifs”. Previously, I thought an aperitif was just a pre dinner cocktail like an Aperol Spritz when in fact it’s a few drinks where you are also served complimentary food/snacks. There’s a bar opposite…
What to pack in your hand luggage

Guide on what to take with you on your hand luggage for your next flight. Get prepared Make sure your liquids (that each need to be less than 100ml) are in a clear plastic bag before you get to the airport to save you time getting through security (and needless eyeballs from other customers you’re…
Guide to Venice

Make the most of your trip to the beautiful city of Venice Getting around From the airport you can get a bus to Piazza Roma and from there a water taxi (Line 2) to nearer your hotel (depending how central you’re staying). We pretty much walked everywhere once we were in the heart of Venice…
Planning a multi city Italy trip

Guide for how to plan a trip to Italy to more than one city. Flights Usually works out cheaper to fly to and from the same airport (a return flight). Make sure your departing flight is late afternoon so you have plenty of time to travel from your last destination back to the first to…
From the beach to the bar: a guide to Barcelona

This guide will help you make the most of your trip to Barcelona, whether you’re visiting for a weekend or a week. Barcelona is a great versatile destination, combining a city break and beach holiday. What to do You need to visit the Sagrada Familia (Gaudi Cathedral) when in Barcelona. I’d also recommend other Gaudi…
A guide to city breaks

Find out the perfect city break location for your needs Vienna for Christmas markets Vienna is a very pretty city to visit, visit in December for the Christmas markets- it’s also a good time to sample the previous summer’s wine by taking a train up to a local village to visit a Heuriger. Reykjavik for…
UK holidays

Whether you’re looking for a staycation, or are visiting the UK here are all my guides for tried and tested holiday destinations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland! Liverpool, England Lots of fun- great for a weekend with friends including hen and stag dos. Belfast, Northern Ireland From city tours looking at the wall…