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📸 Another slice of Sintra! 🇵🇹 Portugal

📸 Another slice of Sintra!

🇵🇹 Portugal is such a great budget destination if you’re looking to travel in western Europe.

🗺 You can easily get by on a daily budget of €50-60, which is pretty good for this part of the world.

🌞 Shame it doesn’t warm up there until around April. I’d be back in a flash!

🚗 Great country to road trip too!
Especially heading all the way down to the Algarve.. where I actually haven’t been yet.

🏖 I’ve heard Lagos is pretty awful though. Any other top spots for Algarve fun you’d recommend?

#sintra #sintraportugal #sintragram #visitsintra #portugaltravel #portugaltrip #traveleuropeonabudget #budgettravelportugal #daytripfromlisbon #lisbondaytrip

"The only woman I envy is the woman who has not ye

"The only woman I envy is the woman who has not yet been to Africa - for she has so much to look forward to."
- Richard Mullin

Couldn’t agree more myself Richard!

🌍 And I’ve got the perfect thing for them!

My Ultimate Guide to Travelling Africa for Less is the complete handbook for first-time visitors, including solo female budget travellers like me!

📚 Just click the link in my bio to grab your copy…

📍 Spitzkoppe, Namibia

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🇲🇦 Morocco was the last country I visited ri

🇲🇦 Morocco was the last country I visited right before the pandemic.

🛶 I travelled there without flying all the way from London (think bus, train & mad ferry ride from Barcelona), but only got to spend 2 weeks there before having to make an emergency exit as the world started shutting down!

🌍 This was my 7th trip to Africa - my favourite of all the travel continents - and during this time I’ve adventured from South Africa to Sudan, Eswatini to Egypt, Mozambique to Malawi and beyond, on many a wild solo ride!

📚 So now I’m very excited to announce that I’ve just PUBLISHED MY LATEST EBOOK!, which brings together ALL my advice about travelling in Africa for less in one handy place!

🌟From money-saving hacks to destination guides, packing and planning lists right through to safety advice and safari tips, not to mention where to go, what to do and how to get there, this eBook seriously packs it in, with 278 pages of the best info based on my real experiences.

🗺 So if you’re thinking of heading to this amazing continent for the adventure of a lifetime, then check out my Ultimate Guide to Travelling Africa for Less by clicking the link in my bio.

🏆 Travel is coming back this year and it’s time to get ready!

#travelafrica #africatravel #africatrip #africatravels #backpackafrica #backpackingafrica #budgettravel #budgettraveller #budgettraveltips #africabudgettravel

It doesn’t have to be far and it doesn’t have

It doesn’t have to be far and it doesn’t have to be long, but an adventure is always a good idea!

I spent a lot of 2021 trundling around the U.K. and paying a lot of rent in London!

In a marked U-turn from my former global nomad days, this year was the first time I’ve lived in one spot for 12 months since 2015!

And I can’t lie, it’s been delicious!

So while I really hope travel comes back on the main menu in 2022, I’m hoping to serve it with a side stability. A home base + some banging adventures sounds like a pretty good recipe for happiness to me!

Wishing you all a very happy new year. May 2022 bring you all the joy you deserve x

📍Bodiam Castle, Kent, England

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Take me back! ❄️ 🇫🇮 ❄️ #ourfinland

Take me back!

❄️ 🇫🇮 ❄️

#ourfinland #ourlapland #visitlapland #ranua #finnishlapland #finlandlapland #laplandtrip #golapland #visitfinland #finlandtravel #glassigloo #glassigloos #glassigloofinland

✨Top Budget Tips for a Trip to Lapland ✨ 🇫

✨Top Budget Tips for a Trip to Lapland ✨

🇫🇮#1 Head to Finland - it’s the cheapest Lapland country

#2 Avoid Travel Agency Tours - organise an independent trip instead

✈️#3 Fly Direct - budget airlines run direct from London to Lapland

#4 Escape the Main Towns - head to smaller Lapland destinations away from the more commercial tourism hotspots

❄️#6 Book Multiple Activities with the Same Provider - and choose a small, local operater for the best rates

#7 Choose your Splurges - don’t try to do it all, but rather select a few key items to enjoy i.e. night in glass igloo or a snowmobiling excursion

🎄#9 Travel Off-Season - Jan & Feb are cheaper than Dec

#10 Download an Aurora App - check the app for weather updates and don’t pay for a Northern Lights tour if there’s no chance you’ll see them

#ourlapland #ourfinland #travellapland #visitlapland #visitfinland #travelfinland #finnishlapland #ranua #laplandfinland #laplandtrip

❄️ Usually, I’m not one for loud or fast act

❄️ Usually, I’m not one for loud or fast activities, but riding a snow mobile in Finnish Lapland was ABSOLUTE JOKES!

💫 I definitely recommend going out both at night on one - to see the Northern Lights - and during the day - for the wonderful wintery views!

🇫🇮 It’s also quite easy to do (if you have a driving license) and our guide and safety instructions were top notch. Did you know, many Lapland locals use them just to nip around to their neighbours! … well bicycles don’t go too far in the snow!

🤣 Swipe to the end video for IRL footage of me shrieking away!

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#ourfinland #ourlapland #visitlapland #ranua #finnishlapland #finlandlapland #laplandtrip #golapland #visitfinland #finlandtravel #snowmobiling #snowmobile

❄️ Y’know, just living my best Lapland life!

❄️ Y’know, just living my best Lapland life!

🧊 Staying in a glass igloo really is worth the splurge for the full experience of this winter wonderland.

💫 The opp to see the Northern Lights from your bed is just the beautiful icing on the cake.

🔥 In practical terms, I was totally amazed how warm and well-equipped my glass igloo was. Complete with running water, gas stove, ice fridge, USB charging points and high-speed wifi, it was so comfy I found it hard to leave!

📍Arctic Guesthouse & Igloos, Ranua, Finland
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🇫🇮 Helsinki! 🥶 Colder than I thought (mi

🇫🇮 Helsinki!

🥶 Colder than I thought (minus 17), but not as expensive as I thought (Airbnb €40 pppn).

Also more going on than I thought 💫

Could well have spent 3 days here exploring the city and its trendy suburbs, as well as day tripping to the coast and historic towns around.

❄️ As it was, I accidentally chose to visit on a public holiday (Finnish independence day) in a freak cold spell, when not much was open.

Some might call it a travel flop, but I’m calling it a travel win. Anywhere that is better and cheaper than I expected is a travel win!

🌟 Extra points for the fact I want to come back. Which I do. In the summer.

📷 Just sorry about the poor snaps. It really was too cold to get my camera out.

Not sorry about the fact I walked the whole city (20,000+ steps) and didn’t get frostbite. Actually very happy about that 🏆

#ourfinland #helsinkitravel #visithelsinki #visitfinland #finlandtravel #finlandtrip #helsinkifinland #helsinkicity #uktravelblogger #uktraveller #femaletravel #finlandinwinter #helsinkiwinter

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