Tag Archives: Advice
A Typical Day Volunteering in South Africa
I spent five weeks volunteering in an orphanage in Port Elizabeth with the exception of a few days where I mixed up my role and spent time sports coaching or assisting the teachers at a local township school. The company I was working through Umzingizi ran volunteer schemes for these three roles even know I […]
Seven Tips For Getting Ready To Go Travelling
I have just set off on an epic travelling journey, starting in Australia, taking in NZ and South East Asia afterwards. It has been months of planning and weeks of getting ready, when you are going away for so long you have so many things to think about! And after spending so much money on […]
My Packing List – Getting The Balance Right
When you are going away on an 8 to 12 month trip to work and travel getting that balance right is hard. You don’t want to take too many work only clothes but you also don’t want to take only clothes to travel in of which none is suitable to work in. Below I have […]
Seven Tips for taking a Roadtrip
Last summer a guy mate, my borfriend and I took a Roadtrip around the West Coast of America, you can read about the adventure here. But the reason the trip was so successful was from planning and everyone getting along. Here are my top 5 tips: 1.Shop around for Car Rental Hunt around everywhere, ring […]
Why I LOVE To HATE The London Underground
Public transport is great in London, you have buses, trains, underground, over ground and many other options including those oh so silly Boris bikes. When the transport works and runs on time for the most part it’s great, but as we build up to the Olympics and as I’m using the underground tube more frequently […]
Super Seven – Places I’ve stayed in the USA
Week two of the new Feature, this week I talk hostels, hotels and campsites in the USA. Monte Carlo Hotel – Las Vegas View Website Here With a pool, casino, shopping, restaurants, amazing views of the strip and the best room we stayed in on the Road Trip this was obviously going to be the […]
Festival DO’S and DON’TS
I have been to Reading Festival (UK) 3 times, Nass (UK), Hackney Weekend (UK) and Blissfest (USA). Here are some do’s and don’ts I wish people told me before I went! DON’T over pack! – I did this for my first festival, it just meant I struggled to carry my bag and […]
The Great Things About Living In Edinburgh
I spent 4 months living in Edinburgh, from November 2011 to February 2012 as many will tell you these are not the nicest months to spend in Scotland weather wise, however I loved my time living there. Here’s why…. Arthurs Seat – If you have read One Day you will know about this place even […]
The Great Things About Living In London
I moved to London in March 2012, with much reservation to if I would like it, I am not a city girl and this is the biggest city in the Uk. Despite my reservations so far I haven’t hated it, here’s why (minus the Olympics)… They have great public transport I grew up in the […]
Top 5 – Places to take Kids in London
I am a nanny in Warwick Avenue/Maida Vale area, each half term I take the children to places around the city to keep them entertained, here are my top 5 some are free and some are expensive. Science museum – This is a great place to take boys or girls of any age, its free […]
