Travelling
If you make your own itinerary, and want to go off the beaten track, a car is essential on Big Island. We had booked ours online in Germany, picked it up at the airport (and even though you are in America, a small car is …
I wonder whether a post about a single restaurant is ever appropriate. But who cares? This is a fun blog, I write about what I loved, and if I want to swoon over a plate of refried beans, I will. So, here is my honest …
Imagine you are sitting in your nice resort, and after a few days of lazing by the pool, you somehow get restless – and so you should! the Big Island of Hawaii has 11 of the 13 climate zones in the world, and the scenery …
It all started with an invitation to come to the Big Island of Hawaii in December. Hawaii? For a bad amateur surfer like me? Who used to be hooked on “Lost” and admired the stunning surroundings of that crazy show? Oh yes, please let me come. It …
By no means are 45 hours enough for Vienna! But I left the UK in late October, started a new job three days later, and had a professional exam at the end of the month. I had neither enough leave, money nor free time to …
Or: International pet relocation from Britain to the EU! Unlike Holly Golightly, I didn’t plan to leave the cat behind when moving. Moving Countries with a Cat turns out to be less frightening than I though tit would be. I was only moving across the …
Saturday, but no lie-in for me. I am about to sit an oral exam on a subject that I know fairly well, but in English, and with it comes the cultural connotation of always being the stranger. I spent the past few years working in …
Never, ever visit the London Eye on a public holiday in great weather without having booked tickets online first. We bit the bullet after finding the London Eye Web Site a bit unresponsive and decided to just turn up. Bad decision The whole of the …
So, here’s to my first holiday with children. Six months ago, I was resolutely single and child-free. then Santa brought me a new boyfriend and three perfect children. Let’s start this in style, so lets start in London. First, accommodation for a week (the beloved …
