I can’t stress this enough: we are not in Antigua on holiday we are living here! We’re not working our way through a list of must-see attractions, racing from beach to beach, or ticking restaurants off an itinerary. In fact, one of the reasons we came here for a month was to do all thoseContinue reading “A Month in Antigua: Embracing Relaxation and Beaches”
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Living in Antigua: Discovering Local Life Beyond Tourism
So here we are in Antigua settled into our temporary home starting to live like a local. Just a week into this new life I’ve already noticed some differences to when we were here in February. It’s the Shoulder Season: As our first week began to unfold we soon discovered that whilst this time ofContinue reading “Living in Antigua: Discovering Local Life Beyond Tourism”
Why We’re Trading England for Life in Antigua
We were scheduled to go on a road trip around Wales starting on May 7th and lasting 26 nights. It was all planned, there was an itinerary, accommodation booked (with free cancellation), a budget in place and money allocated. However there is always room to change your mind. While we were in Antigua back inContinue reading “Why We’re Trading England for Life in Antigua”
Exploring the Best Local Foods During My Travels
After sharing my favourite cities and exploring some unforgettable places of interest, I found myself reflecting on something even more powerful — those rare, spine-tingling “WOW” moments that travel gives us. You know the ones. The moments when a view stops you in your tracks, when reality somehow feels bigger than imagination, and for aContinue reading “Exploring the Best Local Foods During My Travels”
Discover My Top 5 Favourite Panoramic Views
Welcome back to my mini series of WOW moments as I finally reveal my Top 5! Number 5: At Number 5 is “home”! Coaley Peak is only a short drive away from where I live and it offers one of the finest panoramic vistas in the Cotswolds. Perched high on the Cotswold escarpment in Gloucestershire,Continue reading “Discover My Top 5 Favourite Panoramic Views”
Top 15 Must-See WOW Moments from Around the World
Welcome back to my mini series of WOW moments captured on our adventures around the world. Number 15: Staying with architecture but of a similar vein to Number 16 on my previous post, let me introduce you to The Ben Youssef Medersa. This is truly a masterpiece, displaying Moroccan architecture through the ages with diverseContinue reading “Top 15 Must-See WOW Moments from Around the World”
Capturing WOW Moments: Adventures in Travel Photography
Do you recall those moments when you suddenly look up and the vision in front of you just makes you go WOW! Pressing the button on your camera or phone just becomes compulsory because you have to capture that point in time, that magnificent landscape, that beautiful piece of architecture, that funny moment, that unforgettableContinue reading “Capturing WOW Moments: Adventures in Travel Photography”
Unforgettable Places I’ve Visited: My Top Six Picks
Following on from my first post, in this series entitled “Unforgettable Adventures, My Favourite Cities Revealed”, this second post looks back on my favourite places of interest thus far.Scanning back through my blog posts, huge photo collection and pure memories of all the museums, places of worship, parks, monuments, annual exhibitions etc it was quiteContinue reading “Unforgettable Places I’ve Visited: My Top Six Picks”
Unforgettable Adventures: My Favorite Cities Revealed
As my Caribbean adventure came to an end I found myself struggling to find the motivation to write my next post. Call it writers block, general apathy, maybe even the world demise, something zapped my writer’s energy. My biggest surprise, therefore, was to return to my stats and find that for the first time everContinue reading “Unforgettable Adventures: My Favorite Cities Revealed”
Top Farmers Markets in Barbados: Holders and Brighton Compared
As we come to the close of our Caribbean adventure I thought I would introduce another aspect of Bajan life -markets!Barbados may be known for its beaches, but its farmers markets reveal a deeper, more local rhythm of island life. Two of the most popular—Holders House Farmers Market and Brighton Farmers Market—offer distinctly different experiences, each worthContinue reading “Top Farmers Markets in Barbados: Holders and Brighton Compared”
A Midlife Adventure 