Oman is a fairly liberal place, however as an Arabic country with Islam as the official religion, you do need to be considerate of the local customs. This post covers what to wear as a woman in Oman for different occasions, as well as some insight into the traditional dress! What to wear as a…
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Holiday Hack: Double your leave in 2019!
This past year I’ve been trying to make the most of the various bank holidays available to me to get the most out of my already generous annual leave. Cue a trip to Florence over New Year’s Eve, Athens for Easter & Hong Kong in May! However having just changed day jobs, I’m now getting…
Wild Swimming with Secret Adventures
Have you ever been wild swimming? For this I mean swimming usually in a lake or pond (rather than a swimming pool or beach). I think the wildness comes in when you do this in the UK – especially when you don’t do it in Summer! This September I joined Secret Adventures on their wild swimming…
Gin guide to Edinburgh & Fringe festival 2018
You may have seen from my Facebook that I spent a long weekend up in Edinburgh last weekend. We had a LOT of fun and of course comedy (and other performances) are normally washed down with beverages. So I made sure to check out everything that included ‘Gin’ in the name in the festival programme!…
HotTug – the floating hot tub
I really do get to see and do it all with the Love Pop Ups London crowd! Last week (on the first rainy day post heat wave), we decamped to West India Quay to go on a HotTug. Yes I said HotTug and not hot tub…. read on to find out more about this unique…
A Flashpacking Weekend in Finland
Have you ever been to Finland? Until this weekend away I hadn’t and it seemed like a great place to go to disconnect and be in nature. It turns out that the Finns appreciate this highly and so the weekend ended up being a cultural experience too, but in relative comfort. I went with Flash…
Sightseeing with a difference: Thames Rockets
Imagine this…. sat in a boat on the Thames gently cruising past those London landmarks you see from the riverside all the time. Sounds idyllic, right? Then a few minutes later you are screaming and holding on to the safety bar in front of you for dear life….. welcome to Thames Rockets, sightseeing with a…
Up at the O2 – walking across the London Landmark
Have you ever been to the O2 arena (formally known as the Millennium Dome)? I’ve been there for several concerts (Tina Turner, a family favourite) and some tennis (ATP tour) on the inside… but I’ve never been up and over the top. As a Londoner I felt that it was remise of me not having…
LimiteZero: Zip-lining from Spain to Portugal
Also known as time travelling as you arrive in Portugal 59 minutes earlier than when you left Spain! As I was in the area of the Spain-Portugal border I decided that zip-lining from Spain to Portugal with LimiteZero was the only way to go! Limite Zero cross border zip-line Limite Zero have been operating their…
Copenhagen gin guide – the alternative CPH guide
The alternative guide to a weekend in Copenhagen! Whilst this Copenhagen gin guide isn’t a complete guide, it should inspire you for lots of gin related ideas for a weekend in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. It’s ideal if you’ve visited Copenhagen before and done the main attractions (Tivoli Gardens, the Little Mermaid etc), or…