Before lock-down happened, we decided to have a night away in Yorkshire and one of the places we wanted to visit was the ruins of Fountains Abbey. The ruins are listed as UNESCO World Heritage site and I can see why! They are definitely the most impressive abbey ruins I’ve seen so far. Getting there Read More
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Edinburgh: A Mid-Winter Stroll Down the Royal Mile
Last Christmas we decided we should make the most of our time off and visit Edinburgh! I’ve never been to Scotland either so it was nice to tick another country off the list. As it was only a city break, we decided to go for 3 nights and drove up on Boxing Day. It’s only Read More
Whitby: A Place To Sink Your Teeth Into
Looking for somewhere to spend a long weekend?? Then look no further than Whitby! It’s a beautiful seaside town on the Yorkshire coast and the inspiration behind the famous Bram Stoker novel – Dracula! We recently decided we needed a 3 day weekend and we love Yorkshire so Whitby was an easy choice for us. Read More
Castle Series: Conisbrough Castle
Recently we visited Conisbrough Castle in South Yorkshire since we have a car now and can actually get out and explore! Conisbrough Castle is located in the small town of Conisbrough, approx. 1hr drive from Nottingham. It is located on the top of a hill (conveniently called Castle Hill) that looks down over the town Read More
Spotting Puffins at Bempton Cliffs
New car? You know what that means: Road Trip!! One of our first road trips took us 2hrs north to spot the puffins at Bempton Cliffs that come here to breed every year. About Bempton Cliffs Bempton Cliffs is situated on the Flamborough Headland, just north of Bridlington along the Yorkshire coastline approximately a 1hr Read More
A Guide to Life in the UK
It has been over six months since I immigrated to the UK and I thought it was time to follow up from my Guide to Moving to the UK, with a guide to life in the UK. I got here on 7th October 2018, just in time for the winter weather to begin. It’s now Read More
A Guide to Moving to the UK
My step-by-step type guide that follows my own journey to permanently relocate to the UK. This is something we’ve been planning for a couple of years but it wasn’t until last year that we knew we would be going in 2018. My husband, Shane, is a British citizen so it’s easy for him to go Read More