When I made the decision that the year 2018 would be a year of solo travelling, I was met with two responses. The first was excitement and the second was a thinly veiled version of pity. The truth of the matter is that there are so many things I want to see in this world, … Continue reading “Won’t you be scared?”
Fear + A Trigger = Witch Hunt
That equation was explained to me when I went to visit The Salem Witch Museum in Massachusetts, and it’s something that has stuck in my head since then because it just makes sense to so many situations. We think of a witch hunt as being something that happened in ancient times, but if we look … Continue reading Fear + A Trigger = Witch Hunt
5 Worst Packing Hacks I found on YouTube (when I’m supposed to be sleeping)
I’m the kind of person who doesn’t sleep a lot. Generally, I get about 3 hours sleep a night and then one night a week I will just completely crash out for 12 hours. That’s just how I operate, have done for years. The point of this is – I spend a lot of time … Continue reading 5 Worst Packing Hacks I found on YouTube (when I’m supposed to be sleeping)
Man I hate carry-on luggage!
Since I started this blog, I’ve had quite a few questions from friends and followers about packing, so I thought I would combine a few rules that I try to live by with my trips. This is 100% my views based on my travel style, but please read on and let me know if you … Continue reading Man I hate carry-on luggage!
A view worth getting the flu for: Fingal Head Lighthouse
As much as I generally make fun of this label (mostly because it sounds a little hipster), I will admit that I am a bit of a weekend warrior. My jobs (my business and my call centre job) both require me sitting at a desk and staring at multiple computer screens for long hours, and … Continue reading A view worth getting the flu for: Fingal Head Lighthouse
Unpopular Opinion: Bali & Thailand barely count as an overseas holiday for millennials.
I’m starting this off with the title ‘unpopular opinion’ because I feel like I’ve argued this point many times. Let me just start off by saying – please lower your typing fingers, keyboard warriors, and keep reading so that you can see the point that I am trying to make. I’m in my mid-20’s, … Continue reading Unpopular Opinion: Bali & Thailand barely count as an overseas holiday for millennials.
The Schengen Zone …. That’s a yoga studio right? No?
The Schengen Zone (to me) sounds like a really hip, Norwegian yoga studio where beautiful people hangout and exercise without sweating. But as it turns out, it's something that is actually very exciting for my life that I had (obviously) never heard of. My excitement has led me here, to tell you guys. So pull … Continue reading The Schengen Zone …. That’s a yoga studio right? No?
I’d travel with my mum over my friends ANY DAY …
I’ve been EXTREMELY lucky in my life to have traveled as much as I have in the last 11 years, and when I talk about it, the thing that people usually find the most interesting is the fact that most of my travel has been with my mum by my side. Now I just want … Continue reading I’d travel with my mum over my friends ANY DAY …
Updates coming soon!
To whomever may be reading this - I sincerely apologise that this website is currently blank!! There is quite a few things at the almost ready stage to publish here, but I have been somewhat of a perfectionist (it's that anxiety coming out in me). Thank you for the support and I promise when the … Continue reading Updates coming soon!
The ominous beginning
This blog, this website, whatever you call this - is a new beginning for me. I'm a writer. I'm not published (anywhere) (ever) and I have a phobia of showing people what I write, but none the less - I am a writer. I call myself one. It makes me happy, it always has. Writing … Continue reading The ominous beginning
Sometimes Lauren Writes 