Staycation // Scottish Spa Break 💆

My mum & I try to organise a spa break once a year, mum left the planning to me this time round and I chose a Treatwell deal to stay at the Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa, North Berwick. The perfect location North Berwick is just a 30 minute train from Edinburgh Waverley and an hour and…

Travel // Seven Days in Santorini 🇬🇷

I was so excited to be jetting off to Santorini for a week to see the picture-perfect white and blue caldera views for myself. This was the first relaxing holiday I had booked in years, but Santorini is full of surprises so we did squeeze something in every day to make the most of the…

Staycation // Mhor 84 Motel 🦌

Mhor 84 has been on my radar for a wee while! With it's quirky charm & recommendation in the Michelin guide, I was sold. It's just over an hour from Glasgow, or the perfect opportunity to stop off to climb Ben A'an like we did before check in at 3pm. Ben A'an is a steep…

Travel // Budapest Winter Break 🇭🇺

I've been having a wee reminisce of when I was told to pack some cosy clothes for a surprise city break for my Christmas present last year. When I finally got to the airport to discover I was going to Budapest, I was so happy! I'd seen pictures of the Hungarian Parliament sitting on the River Danube…

Travel // Barcelona Dreaming 💭

Living in Scotland drives anybody to dream of a little bit of sunshine in the middle of Summer! One night when my best friend, Kath & I were sitting in Zizzi for dinner on a rainy night in June, we impulsively booked flights to Barcelona to escape the rain & cold for a weekend city/beach break. I was so excited to be…

Sakura Seeking – A Wonderful Japanese Whirlwind 🌸

Being somebody who loves sushi & cherry blossom trees, it's safe to say I was pretty ecstatic when we booked flights to Japan between the 27th March - 12th April 2017 when the sakura bloom would be in full swing! We visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima, Hakone, Takayama, Kanazawa and back to Tokyo at…