Solo in Seoul: The Photos!

As I said in my previous post, Seoul is a city of incredible contrasts from fast and furious to calm and sublime, from cutting edge to traditional, and from ritzy-glitzy to at-best-basic.  Add ornate wooden palaces, delicious street food, lively markets, bright lights, gorgeous arts and unique culture to a city of sensory overload andContinue reading “Solo in Seoul: The Photos!”

Korea? WHY on earth WOULDN’T I?!

When I told people I was going to Korea I was met with unequivocally perplexed looks and a blunt-to-the-point-of-being-rude question of “WHY are you going THERE?!”. My reasons were straightforward.  I follow a Korean girl on Instagram who is also a solo traveller and I’d seen her photos of Seoul and thought that it looked amazing. Continue reading “Korea? WHY on earth WOULDN’T I?!”

Perfect Porto – except for the weather!

A dark night in November, after weeks and weeks of working crazy hours, I decide to shoehorn in one last trip of 2017. I set myself a challenge to take the cheapest flight I can find and make a successful trip out of it. Easyjet comes up trumps.  Manchester to Porto return for £37.98. GameContinue reading “Perfect Porto – except for the weather!”