The Armchair Traveller

Ja sam sretna This would be the best way to describe how I felt when I touched down in Split in late July – Happy. After my experience in this beautiful part of the world last year I couldn’t wait to get back again, I have literally spent a year dreaming about coming back to [...]

Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside I do like to be beside the sea! I do like to stroll upon the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play: “Tiddely-om-pom-pom!” So just let me be beside the seaside I’ll be beside myself with glee And there’s lots of ‘boys’ beside, I should [...]

One weekend at the end of August I did a visit to see my English ‘Family’ in Woking. On the Saturday Fiona and I did a trip south to the small town of Arundel and Arundel Castle. This was one of the most impressive castles I have seen so far in the UK and definitely [...]

I am sitting in my office, my first morning back to work since before christmas. I am cold (it is currently a nasty 11 degrees celcius and cloudy and there was rain earlier this morning – not what the ‘Summer’ is supposed to be in Wellington ), I am tired and not very interested in [...]

Dobro jutro, kako si? Kamo idemo? Hrvatska!! (well, more specifically Tučepi) Hrvatska is a destination high on my list of places to visit!! I have been born and raised on the culture of Hrvatsa. My Baba and Dide (grandmother and grandfather) were born in the town of Tučepi located on the Dalmatian coast, with the [...]

Right, to perk you up from the drizzly day we are experiencing here in Wellington today I am continuing along the tropical island theme that I brought to you last week with our glimpse at Jamaican life. Today I bring you the World’s Sexiest Beaches (and may I suggest you take a look at the [...]