Billie in Barcelona
Wow, it has been a while since I blogged… I journal regularly for myself, but it has felt like a lifetime since I last wrote anything for the public eye to consume. Why now? I hear you say. Well, as cliché as it may sound, there is no time like the present. I have found…
Atlantic Crossing Diaries – We made it!
Hello and my bad for writing this post so late! If you hadn’t already guessed by now… we made it to the Caribbean! I think it took us 13.5 days in the end… This was slightly longer than anticipated but I will fill you in on the details. We made it to our final destination…
Atlantic Crossing Diaries 4
Sun coming through the clouds in Gran Canaria Rugged Cape Verde Quick pit stop in Mindelo Moonlit skies 09/11/2022 We made it to Cape Verde! Only a few fish lost to the ocean – including one that locked its whole mouth around Josh’s ankle – but luckily no other major dramas. More dolphins were spotted,…
Atlantic Crossing Diaries 3
01/11/2022 Greetings from the Canary Islands! I have put this diary entry together while we approach Gran Canaria – we are due to arrive there this afternoon and stay on the dock. It is supposed to be for just one night like last time, but there are a few things that might need fixing on…
Atlantic Crossing Diaries 2
28/10/2022 And we’re off on the next leg of our journey! We had a busy morning getting ready to leave Sotogrande, Spain after spending a night on the dock. I got up and started cooking/prepping food in case the weather ahead was bad! I baked a banana bread, froze some bananas that were going bad…
Atlantic crossing diaries
A nice photo that I took (not of our boat though, and not anywhere near the Altantic) 27/10/2022 Hello!! What better time to come back to my travel blog than right now? It’s safe to say that keeping my social media channels up to date with my adventures has not been a strong suit of…
2021 summed up… and on to new adventures
Now… where do I start? I can’t remember the last time I wrote anything of substance on my computer. It has been a long while, that’s for sure. And… I guess a lot has happened during that long while. I feel different. I’m pretty sure I am different. It’s quite hard to put into words…
30 hours in Seville (even during a global pandemic)
Hello and welcome back to my blog! I actually started this post a couple of months ago but of course, I have only just managed to post it. I had lots travel post ideas towards the end of 2020 (mainly through fantasising about places I’ve been/am desperate to go to) but the motivation to write…
Why visit the Algarve?
Updates as Portugal lifts its quarantine, why the Algarve may be the safest holiday destination for Summer 2020, some of my favourite spots… The breathtaking views over Praia da Cordoama on the western coast of the Algarve, a great spot for surfing Views from above… this is what you see down below when you walk…
Travel plans = no more
Hello… it’s been a while. Considering the world has well and truly turned upside down all in the space of a few weeks, I thought there couldn’t be a more perfect time to come back to my blog. Yes, everything is stressful and uncertain right now. Yes, travel is definitely off the cards for the…
Post-uni anxiety – travel? work? both?
So this post comes under a slightly different subject area… and it’s not a super upbeat colourful one full of travel pictures, but I like to think it is still worth a read. Besides, it is still relevant to a travel blog because you definitely go on a journey when you leave uni. Yes, for…
My first time EVER in Asia – Part Two
Part two: Bali Yup, it’s been a long time coming but my Bali blog post is FINALLY here! In all honesty, my trip to Bali feels like a lifetime ago because so much has happened since then… but my memories are still clear as day and I want to share a bit more about what…
Life update
So….. I am back again with yet more excuses as to why I haven’t written a blog post for about two months. I won’t bore you with all of my reasons, but I have been in the process of moving to a new country which is a BIG DEAL. I have a few different posts…
My first time EVER in Asia
Part one: Thailand Friday evening in Koh Phi Phi – 02/08/19 So I have somehow broken my phone after just under a week in Thailand, brilliant. How did I survive five months in South America without even a scratch? Definitely not trusting a word Apple say when they say a phone is *waterproof*. I thought…
I’m back, beaches!
Okay, so there are not going to be any actual beaches featuring in this post, but I thought it was a relevant, travel-related title. I’m back and I’m sure you’ve really missed reading my lengthy waffling posts… Anyway, I can’t believe I haven’t written a post on here for over two months (!). Well actually…
The end game – taking time to reflect
So I am officially coming home and I am feeling a weird mix of emotions. On the one hand, I am currently sat on the terrace at the hostel I’ve been working at in northern Peru, chilling with some of the guys that run the surf shop next-door, having surfed for a couple of hours…
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Hello and welcome to my next cheesy post. I thought I would mainly focus this one on making decisions, seeing as it’s something I’m not great at and something that’s pretty important when you’re travelling. If you can’t make up your mind on where you want to go next, or how long you want to…
The past couple of weeks and going off solo (for real this time)
Well then…I’ve been in 3 different countries within the past 10 days and have packed in A LOT. So much so that I can’t write about everything I’ve done but I will post some cool pictures and write some little captions about what I’ve been up to. Then I want to talk about where I’m…
No probllamas in Peru
Hello from Peru. I haven’t been intentionally lazy with my blogging, it’s just genuinely been hard to find the time to fit it in. I’ve had a pretty manic time since arriving here 11 days ago, having packed in a trek, a day trip and a couple of walking tours, all the while having still…
Medellín and more
So it’s been quite a long time since my last blog post, and this is in part because I’ve been pretty busy, but sadly it’s also because I got ill the other day which completely wiped me out and I just couldn’t face sitting down to write. Ok, maybe I’m being an eenie weeeeeenie bit…
Colombia – a first impression
So the time came for me to bid goodbye to the beautiful Central America. Having spent almost six weeks in this stunning, culturally diverse corner of the world, I decided it was time to explore further afield. Of course, I could have spent longer there and have only covered two central American countries, but I…
The things you don’t know about travelling and need to be prepared for
So… having not travelled much before, there are certain things that I am learning. Having left pretty much everything until the last minute, I have learnt that this is not always the best way to travel. Not going to lie, it has made it pretty fun so far, from being one hundred percent certain that…
Thoughts and Goals
A week has already passed since I wrote my last blog post. Somehow a week can just slip away from you here, as can a month it seems. I have now been away from home for over six weeks – how time flies when you’re having fun. I am currently in San Jose, the capital…
Life update
Hi. So I have officially been in Costa Rica for three weeks. Woweee. Has it gone quickly or slowly? I don’t even know. It has been such an amazing experience being in Tamarindo but I think my time has come to move on. In a way, it would be so easy to just stay in…
Fooooood
So after my previous post, I thought I would write a slighlty more light-hearted one all about food. I wanted to write something for everyone and who doesn’t like food? I for one am a massive foodie and therefore am loving this part of my travelling experience. I am now heading into my final week in Tamarindo,…
Anxiety while travelling
So I ummed and I aahed when I thought about what I wanted my next blog entry to be. I could have just decided to write about Costa Rican food (which is amazing by the way), but I decided that I wanted to do an honest post about how it can feel to be solo…
Travel to, and arrival in Costa Ricaaaaa
Hola. I promise I haven’t forgotten about this blog! It’s just taken me a few days to piece something together. It’s now my fourth full day in Costa Rica. I’ve mainly been writing from a hammock in the middle of the jungle, with the occasional bug crawling across the screen of my tablet, just to…
The Journey Begins
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Thanks for joining me! In the New Year, I will be embarking on a journey of self discovery… at least that is what I’m hoping for. I tell myself I love travelling, but really I don’t know that much about it. Yes,…
Billie Besos 