Our three days in Santorini didn’t start so well. First, I discovered I’d booked the ferry for the wrong month. Had to happen eventually. Luckily there were still tickets for the correct one. Then, after we arrived, on the bus trip from the port to the main town of Fira, we hit a motorcyclist. Or […]
Read more "Santorini (in Photos)"My parents aren’t really the arguing type. But if there’s one topic sure to fire them up, it’s how to spend a holiday. My Dad is a do-er. He wants each day to have a purpose. No matter where we are, he’ll fill up his time with excursions and activities. My Mum, on the other […]
Read more "Naxos: To Be Or To Do?"For a city so dependent on tourism, I find it fascinating that Athens doesn’t have any attractions from the last few millennia. The Parthenon. The Erechtheum. Like most visitors to Athens, I found the Acropolis and the ancient Agora enchanting. They’re the only places where we encountered crowds, despite coming in August. The modern part […]
Read more "Athens: Modern Ruins?"There was only one dragon in Loch Ness today. And I was wearing it on my bum. It’s the age-old question about kilts: what do they wear underneath? Little did I know when I volunteered to try one on, my entire HAGGiS Adventures group would find out the answer! In my case, the answer was […]
Read more "Skye High: Under My Kilt"Being from the other side of the world, the Scottish Highlands have always occupied a sort of mythical place in my mind. Between the Loch Ness monster, William Wallace, and Pixar’s latest animated flick Brave, the Highlands seem mysterious and full of adventure. So when I got the opportunity to explore the area for three […]
Read more "Skye High: Top Ten Moments in the Scottish Highlands"Today, I saw a woman dressed as Tom Jones’ long lost brother take her clothes off. Including the ‘tache.It all started a year ago, when I missed two flights and three shows in one day (if you’re feeling low on schadenfreude you can read the full story here). Those shows were in Edinburgh, at the […]
Read more "Life Lesson #47 – Second Time Lucky"Like most Londoners, I missed out on tickets to the Olympics. I tried dozens of times and fell flat. But where there’s a will there’s a way, and there are still loads of reasons it’s awesome to be in London during the Olympics – even if you can’t catch any of the events in person. Reason #1: […]
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