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Oct272019 by Penny4 Comments

5 Great Places In Europe To View The Northern Lights

One of the most frequent Bucket List conversations I have is about seeing one of nature's biggest light shows - the Aurora Borealis, aka Northern Lights. I love researching these sorts of dream trips, so today I thought I'd share what I consider to be 5 great places in Europe to view the Northern Lights from - they are all clearly wonderful so it's just which destination appeals to you personally. Pick one and do it, or do them all! :) 5 Great Places In Europe To View The Northern Lights The Northern Lights 'season' runs from September through March when the longer hours of night give you the best opportunity to view. Technically the Lights can occur year round, but obviously are only seen when it's clear and very dark. This spectacular natural phenomenon is created when charged parti...

Jan32016 by Penny4 Comments

UK Seaside Bucket List – 5 Staycation ideas for 2016

Bucket List, London & the UK

As one year ends, another begins (duh!), and I'm sure I'm not the only one already pondering travel plans for the year ahead. Until I win the lottery, planning is a balancing act between aspirational and practical - so when Travelodge* asked me to share my UK Seaside Bucket List ideas for 2016 I let out a squee and began to plot. I lurrrrrrve to travel overseas, but this island I call home has so much to offer and I just can't help getting all enthusiastic about the UK; I'm all for planning a weekend break or even a little Staycation. In fact my biggest problem is deciding whether to go somewhere new or re-visit somewhere I've been before. I know, right? #firstworldproblems. My top 5 UK Seaside Bucket List picks for 2016 Portmeirion, Wales Many (many, many) years ago when my camera...

Sep102015 by Penny3 Comments

10 Unusual Hotels Around The World: Some Are A Bit Weird

Bucket List, Hotels

I don't know about you, but when planning a trip, I research hotels like crazy. Actually, scratch that - even when I'm not planning a trip, I still stalk hotels on the web like crazy. Because you never know when the inspiration for your next adventure will come, right? Along the way this has led to, how can I put this, 'interesting discoveries', hehe. So just for fun I thought I'd share some of these unusual hotels around the world with you. Would you stay at any of these? 10 unusual hotels around the world, and yes, some are a bit weird 1. V8 Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany Car enthusiasts don't get it much better than this. Attached to Motorworld, this hotel is a homage to the motor industry. Themed rooms include a Drive-in cinema, a garage and a Racing room; winners' pod...

Jul302015 by Penny22 Comments

10 Travel quotes to inspire your wanderlust

Bucket List, Other

I've been super excited about my recent Nordic trip and so am kinda exploding (messy) due to wanting to talk about it all and share my photos. I also know that could turn me in to a bit of a bore. So, today I thought I'd do something just for fun. As I don't have any definite travel plans to look forward to at the moment, I've instead been feeling a bit creative and have produced these little inspirational travel quotes - because who doesn't like to look at pretty photos and get distracted by day dreams? Let me know what you think of them :) Ps. these measure around 7"x7" and are high resolution so you are more than welcome to download and use these as free printables for your desk, fridge etc! 10 Travel quotes to inspire your wanderlust! I'd happily swap places with t...

May252015 by Penny28 Comments

10 great reasons to consider a trip to Sweden

Bucket List, Europe

I've had several Nordic countries on my radar recently due to my summer cruise, but a trip to Sweden wasn't one. (more…)

Apr302015 by Penny10 Comments

Bucket List ideas: But how DO you expect me to only pick 3?

Bucket List

So there I was, innocently sipping my tea this morning while browsing through some blogs when I happened upon a post by North East Family Fun with her family's travel Bucket List ideas. I often read her blog so I didn't think twice about heading over to check it out. This proved fortunate as not only did I enjoy reading where she'd like to travel with her family, but discovered it was an entry for a travel Bucket List competition with Transun. Now ordinarily I am not a competition kind of a girl, because you know what? I never, ever win anything. Like, ever. There can be a 50-50 chance and I will still lose every darn time. However, I figured just this once I would join in the fun as:- The prize is to see the Northern Lights - an experience already on my Bucket List It's...