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A Day In Transylvania, Romania

Transylvania often conjures pictures into ones mind of great looming castles and murderous vampires that transform into bats and fly across the mountains.

Well, one part of that is correct at least (hint: It’s not the vampires).

Some people don’t even realise Transylvania is a real place, not just a made-up land from storybooks. However, it is – and until the Romanian Unification in 1918 it was its own province.

The region of Transylvania located in the centre to north west of Romania, and is bordered on the east and south by the Carpathian Mountain Range.

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Bucharest’s secret treats – Romania

Home to around 2 million people, Bucharest is both the capital and largest city in former Communist nation, Romania.

I’ll admit, while I’ve had the urge to explore Eastern Europe for some time now, Bucharest as an individual location wasn’t high on my priority list.

But just a few days in this history-filled city that was once known as “Little Paris” was enough to have me recommending to everyone I spoke to that they give Bucharest a try.

From the expanse of social, political and cultural history on offer, to the friendly people, good food, abundance of beer – especially in the beautiful Old Town area (not that I could enjoy it, as I was pregnant at the time) – and ease of accessibility to get around on foot or subway, there were so many things that made Bucharest a winning travel destination to me.

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Magical times at the Harry Potter Studio Tour, London

Hello Hogwarts!

As someone who was a child when the first Harry Potter books were originally released, and then the first movies too, I was definitely one of those humans who was caught firmly in the grips of HP fever.

I shouldn’t say “was”, because – let us be honest – I still am. I still re-read the books every other year, and will forever have the Deathly Hallows symbol tattooed on the skin over my ribcage to remind me of my love for this wizarding world which gave me happiness, hope, and sometimes pure escape during my childhood.

The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was released when I was 5 years old, in 1997, but it was in early 1999, at the age of 7 (and an avid bookworm by this point already), when I first came across it.

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Month 1 Pregnancy Update

The two little sticks that changed everything.

Welcome to a new journey here on my blog! Yes, I’m pregnant, and as someone who loves reading blogs and watching YouTube videos about other women’s experiences with pregnancy, birth and beyond, I thought I’d share my own adventure with you too.

So here it goes, follow along if you like these kinds of posts (If you don’t, that’s fine too, I’ll still be posting other travel and lifestyle content as well).

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