Sydney may be 1000km away, but it’s only an 1.5hr flight away from my nearest airport, Ballina.
So luckily, on Sunday I was able to visit Sydney for the day to see one of my close friends, Rachel, who recently moved there.
A Day Trip to Sydney
A trip to the happiest place on Earth! Disneyland Hong Kong
I can show you the world,
Shining, shimmering, splendid,
Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes,
Take you wonder by wonder….
What a magnificent world Disney takes us too – when we pop on a film, listen to a Disney song, or engross ourselves some other way in the stories of the characters of Disney.
What fun it was then, when I got the chance to indulge my inner child (Basically still 25-year-old me anyway) with a visit to Disneyland Hong Kong!
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The Passport Tag!
The gorgeous Roman Baths of Bath
Bath was a little place of heaven on earth for me.
There was nothing particularly outstanding about the day I had there, travel wise at least, but it meant a lot to me personally.
For a day I got to wander around this absolutely gorgeous town, soaking in the history of it before soaking myself into luxurious relaxation in the afternoon – all while hand-in-hand with my man, while we were still blissfully in that soppy “honeymoon” stage.
I’ll always remember my day trip to Bath as one of the happiest and loveliest days of my life, because it was simply blissful (and beautiful!). Continue reading “The gorgeous Roman Baths of Bath”
Blarney Castle and my hometown’s twin?
Climbing up a castle to lean over a cavity backwards in order to kiss a dirty old stone, hoping for a gift of eloquence – sounds like a normal thing to do, doesn’t it?
At Blarney Castle, near Cork in Ireland, it is.
The breathtaking Cliffs of Moher
On the western coast of Ireland, there is a little touch of what I imagine to be heaven.
The Cliffs of Moher were undoubtedly my favourite sight that my eyes beheld on my journey through Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Seriously, I fell deeply in love with this place – I could have built a little shack into a rocky hovel of the cliff face and lived there happily ever after.
It felt like the place of fairytales.
Walking the Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
We took the “ordinary” path for travellers doing a road trip across from Scotland to Ireland.
An early morning departure from Glasgow, driving down the highways to Cairnryan; ferry across from Cairnryan to Belfast; One night in Belfast then a trip to the Giants Causeway as we moved south.
An “ordinary” path filled with extraordinary sights, however.
Welcome to one of the most beautiful places on earth (in my official opinion): The Giants Causeway.
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Tea time in the Cotswolds and wartime at Leeds
Following on from my adventures at Stonehenge and in Bristol, it was time to begin the journey north through England.
Myself and Dan hoped in my trusty rented Ford Fiesta and headed off from Bristol bright and early to take a walk through Britain’s history.
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The UK Roadtrip begins with a visit to Stonehenge and Bristol
Exploring the United Kingdom and Ireland in depth has been on my bucket list for a long time.
So I was pretty psyched to be heading to England, Scotland and Ireland (both Northern and the Republic of) for a three week road trip during April – May of this year, in a way I’d never travelled abroad before – with a partner, in a car, without much planning.
2013 Marnie would never have considered travel without at least a daily itinerary and booked in accommodation in advance…
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What I packed for the UK and Ireland
So here’s something you may or may not already know: I’m headed to the UK and Ireland!
Well, by the time you read this I’ll already be there, but never mind that.
I thought I’d give you a peek into what and how I’m packing for this three-week trip, which will be a road trip of sorts (to give you some context)