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Unlike most people, I had far more control over my spending at 18 than I do now at 24. Back then my waitressing wage didn’t stretch too far and I was determined to put every possible penny away for my travels. Now at 24 I find myself with more disposable income, yet also more spending [...]  First day of advent clearout It’s that time of year again. The Christmas lights are going up, the stockings are being hung by the fire place and the advent calendars have arrived. Since we’re incredibly spoilt, Alan and I have two each this year (Thanks Mum and Nan) so we’ve decided to put them to [...] I’m somewhat disproportionately excited about the fact that last night we bought travel insurance to cover our next few trips. I’m excited, firstly because we got a great deal, and secondly because it feels like we’re one step closer to it all actually becoming a reality. On it’s own, of course, buying travel insurance is [...] This week I took my very first Aikido class. I’ve been promising myself for years that I’d take up some sort of self-defence class, but it’s one of those things I’ve never quite gotten around to. However, the prospect of travelling to South America, combined with my brother taking up the new skill (he’s already [...] In these times of economic uncertainty the car boot sale has had a resurgence. Although similar to the American garage sale it is, in some ways, a completely different animal. There are no fewer than four day time television programmes here in the UK devoted to the idea that there are bargains to [...] This is the 9th in the series of ‘5o steps around the world series‘ Sometime around February I’d been browsing a charity shop when a dress caught my eye. Although pretty, it was not that which drew my attention, rather the tag. It was a genuine French Connection tag which had an R.R.P (recommended [...] Whilst resisting the temptation to fill this post entirely with “Eeeeeeeeee…” I am very excited to announce that we have booked the flights for the first part of our trip. After much tortuous decision making we finally agreed that taking two months to go to Asia pre-Nanny’s birthday is what we both really wanted to [...] This is the 6th in the ’50 steps around the world series’. (There was a little confusion with numbering so 6, rather unusually, comes after 7!) There are no wrong answers and none of the choices is likely to lead to regret. And yet, making those travel decisions can be tough going. Where shall I travel to? When should I [...] In the last few weeks, several sets of friends have finally put into motion some long-talked-about travel plans. And I couldn’t be happier for them. Although I don’t believe that travel is for everyone, I do believe that if it’s something you want to do then you should make it happen. These [...] Venus of the Rags – The Tate Modern This is a piece of art we recently saw at the Tate Modern in London. I think it’s supposed to represent the broad gulf between classical and contemporary culture. For me, it resonates of a more personal gulf that between my current life and where I would like [...] |
 
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