When I worked on cruise ships, I was very fortunate that the Caribbean was part of my itinerary. Visiting the beautiful islands of St Maarten, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, the stunning island of Barbados was unfortunately not on the list. When I met my now husband (still so weird saying this) Gareth, he mentioned that his Aunt Sandy and…
We did it! We’re officially married! Wow, I literally can’t believe it. It was honestly the most magical and special day of my life and looking back over the photos, I’m reminded just how lucky Gareth and I were to have all our friends & family fly in to witness us get married on one of our favourite islands in…
I have been meaning to write this blog post for some time now! If you didn’t know already, I used to work as a shoppie on the Independence of the Seas cruise liner which was part of the Royal Caribbean line. A “shoppie” is someone who works either in the fashion stores or on stalls within the promenade (main shopping…
It’s coffee and chat time! Explore, Discover, Learn! I am a born traveller, with growing up in the Canary Islands to travelling Australia solo for a year to then working on-board cruise liners and living in South Africa. I have been very fortunate to have been able to see much of this beautiful world, but as every traveller knows, it’s never…
This post contains a paid for advertorial in collaboration with National Express. At the weekend, Gareth and I decided to head to Manchester for a day trip to meet up with the family and grandparents before they jetted off back to Australia. As usual, we headed online to book our train tickets and we were shocked to find that the…
