Dog Sitting – Adopt, Don’t Shop!

I recently had the absolute privilege of looking after my friend Jocy's rescue puppy, Juno. Juno is just over a year old and is a rescue from Romania. Jocy and her fiancé Stuart found out about a UK based charity in Romania called Barking Mad Dog Rescue (check out their cute doggos here), and decided …

Return to Valencia

As promised, here is a more detailed (and long) post about my surprise trip to Valencia. If you didn't see my last post check it out here and then come back to this post! So I landed at Valencia airport at just gone 11am which is of course the most perfect time for brunch! I had …

Valencia Surprise

Just a quick one today; Back in November last year I decided I wanted to go back to Valencia in January to visit my friends and 'Spanish Family'. But I didn't want anyone to know about my trip. Least of all my friend Hazel. I wanted to create the biggest surprise for her, and the …

Disneyland Paris

Back in the summer of this year while I was working on a ship I got a message from Jocy over at aspiring grown up asking if I wanted to go to Disneyland Paris with her for her birthday. Without even thinking I said yes and told her to let me know how much money …

I’m going to America!!!

So a few months ago one of my best friends told me she was getting married to her American girlfriend. They have known each other for a few years now and have lived in each others pockets for the last couple of years travelling the world working and exploring. Their story is amazing and I …

Stunning days in Ávila

I felt very lucky a couple of weeks ago as I got to go back to  Ávila. I went to Ávila last year with the lovely Harry, and then returned for one day later in the tour, again with Harry. See my previous post here. Anyway I was so excited when I was told I was …

More fun in Madrid

I have been to Madrid many times now (see posts here and here) but as it is so big I have been able to explore new areas and find new things in my recent travels there! El Prado is a famous gallery in the centre of Madrid, and it is well worth a visit! I have …

Happy New Year

Happy (Belated) New Year everyone! I had a wonderful Christmas/Chanukah (now) last year, and a lovely New Year! I spent Christmas Day with my family at my Buba's as I always do. Christmas Day included a lot this year: my Aunt and Uncle's Pearl (30 years) Wedding Anniversary, the second night of Chanukah and of course …

The Liebster Award

I was very surprised on Thursday to win the Liebster Award! As I haven't written on here for months I was absolutely shocked! The Liebster Award is awarded 'to bloggers, by bloggers' as my friend Jocy put it. The purpose of the award is to get blogs that you read and love that have a small …

Paella and Dulce De Leche

The weekend of the 13th of February and Monday the 15th of February consisted of delicious food and all I can say is YUM! On the 13th February we went for a delicious Paella in a little town called El Palmar which is famous for rice, and therefore the paella there is fantastic. Paella is an interesting …