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travel blogging

  • How to start a blog

    Tweet I’ve written so many features on How to start a blog for magazines and websites I kind of forgot that I hadn’t actually written a post about it on The Mum Blog. Doh.…

    February 2, 2015
  • My big fat 2014 review of the year

    Tweet MADE IT. Yes, dear reader I realise this 2014 review of the year has taken a while and it’s nearly 2015 but I’ve been busy doing stuff like moving house and stuffing my…

    December 30, 2014
  • My 2015 Travel Wishlist

    Tweet I know what you’re thinking. It’s not even December and she’s talking about 2015 travel already? But as all travel writers and travel bloggers know, the thing about the travel bug is that once…

    November 11, 2014
  • My best travel photography… so far

    Tweet I was watching The Bridge II last night (bit of a late comer to The Bridge, #mybad, but The Tunnel made me want to see the original – isn’t it AMAZING? So addictive…

    January 5, 2014
  • 2013 review: My Big Fat Rollercoaster Year

    Tweet Ah, 2013. There’s a reason why the tagline for this blog is ‘a magical rollercoaster journey’ and that’s because life (well, certainly my family’s life, anyway) has a habit of taking you in…

    December 30, 2013
  • Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree

    Tweet I’m trying not to panic, and I know there’s only ONE WEEK TO GO, but honestly, this Christmas Tree is about as far as I’ve got with getting anything ready for December 25th.…

    December 18, 2013
  • My Top 10 Destinations 2013

    Tweet Sometimes I have to pinch myself (you may want to pinch me too, after reading this post): not only do I get to travel for a living, but I’m also invited on some…

    December 9, 2013
  • Morning in Helsinki

    Tweet I took these photos in the Finnish capital Helsinki on our Baltic Cruise in the summer; of course the Midnight Sun means it doesn’t really get dark, but the mornings in Scandinavia and…

    December 4, 2013
  • If the Giant’s Boot fits

    Tweet So yesterday I told you how I’d visited the spectacular Giant’s Causeway at the weekend during my visit to Belfast and Northern Ireland. It’s a UNESCO heritage site and an Area of Outstanding…

    October 23, 2013
  • A weekend in Belfast and Northern Ireland

    Tweet ‘Are you sure it’s safe?’ I asked my tour guide, Billy, as he encouraged me to get out of the car on the Falls Road and take some photos of the murals on…

    October 22, 2013