Feeling Lost at Home and at Home on the Road
It’s a strange thing to admit to yourself: that you can feel at home on the road and just kind of lost in the familiar place that you know as home. It’s a feeling that I’ve only just come to…
Category UK
As UK travel bloggers, the UK is where we spend most of our time. We’re based in Brighton, a beach town directly south of London. We love UK travel: adventuring along the UK coast, escaping into the countryside and exploring the best of the UK’s cities. You can find all our UK travel blogs here.
5 Films about UK Youth Culture to Watch Before You Travel
Those who haven’t travelled to the UK often has a very romanticised view of our culture and lifestyle from watching Downton Abbey and Hugh Grant romcoms – but in truth the UK and its film industry is a whole lot…
2014 in Photos
Back in January, who knew that our 2014 would look like this… When we came home from Taiwan at the end of 2013, Luke told me that 2014 was my year. By that, he meant it was up to me…
An Unexpectedly Great Escape in the Isle of Wight
Last year, I escaped to the Isle of Wight with Luke’s family. Unlike other family holidays I’ve been on, this escape to the Isle of Wight wasn’t about escaping the rain, nor escaping the domesticity of home. In fact, it was…
How to Afford Travel in the UK
Everyone knows that the UK is notoriously expensive; budget travellers and backpackers avoid it, and even UK residents don’t travel around all that much because of the cost. Although I’m originally from the UK, I’ve never held down a full-time…
Iconic Film Sets and Butterbeer: Does the HP Studio Tour ruin the magic?
Despite living right around the corner from The Harry Potter Studios at Leavesden, my best friend being a supervisor there, and being a decent fan of the whole saga and infatuated by film, it has taken me 2 years to…
5 Unexpectedly Romantic Moments from Travelling as a Couple
The idea of travelling as a couple always conjures up romantic notions; thoughts of being swept off your feet on golden beaches, kissing at the top of a majestic mountain and drinking wine as the sun sets in Paris. It…
Exploring England: Is it really grim up north?
“It’s grim up north.” When talking about the north of the UK, you will always hear a southerner use this idiom, no matter what the subject of discussion. Growing up in the south, I always heard this infamous phrase but…