This year I'm all about seeing as much as I can of the world, and that means the UK as well as travelling further afield because there's so much of this country that I haven't seen yet and so much that I have seen but want to explore more. I have lots of plans this year to really maximise the time that we have off work and the budget that we have available so I thought I'd share a few of them with you today... First up, I'm going to take advantage of any travelling that I'm lucky enough to do with work by using time I have available before or after meetings to explore wherever I am. London is … [Read more...]

Have you heard of an extreme day trip?It's basically a day trip that's a little bit further afield then the average day trip and usually involves an aeroplane to get there. It’s perfectly possible to visit many places in a day, going out on the first flight of the day and coming back on one of the last flights.  And not only is it possible, it can actually be ridiculously cheap to do this as well because of all the low cost airlines competing for business now. I first heard about the idea of an extreme day trip a couple of months ago when a group popped up in my Facebook feed which … [Read more...]

If you know me, then you’ll know that I love to travel.I studied Lesiure and Tourism at college and thought I’d found my dream job when I managed to get a job in a local travel agency when I left there but as much as I loved the job, the pay wasn’t great and when I bought my first house, I needed to change my career path in pursuit of a better paying job. I managed to get a good job and have worked my way up and now I’m in a very lucky position that I can afford to travel a little bit - albeit on a budget.The excitement of booking a holiday never gets old and for me, the … [Read more...]

I feel like I'm a bit of a camping expert now, I have been camping for the last two summers after all so I thought I'd share a bit of my camping wisdom today and tell you all my top tips when it comes to deciding on the best spot to pitch your tent!We usually go to the same campsite which is Park Foot Campsite which is right next to Pooley Bridge near to Penrith. We were planning on going back again this year  but we struggled a little bit with holidays and being able to get time off together when the kids are off school so we've ended up booking somewhere a little bit different … [Read more...]