Since the start of 2018 I’ve really got into yoga and pilates classes as my local gym. The classes are a true escape from reality for me where I can get in tune with my body and just remember to stretch and breathe. I find that the flexibility exercises feel amazing when I have been sat at my desk all… View Post
I’ve teamed up with TUI Sensatori to help you combat holiday blues with sensory travel, and to share my most vivid sensory travel memory. Have you ever smelt something that instantly transported you back to a holiday? Or tasted some food which immediately reminded you of somewhere else around the world? I know I have. The smell of orange blossom immediately… View Post
If you’re thinking of planning a 2 week Nepal Itinerary, you’re in the right place. I’m so excited to share this guest post, which has been created exclusively for The Travelista by Louise Watsham, my friend and fellow female traveller. Having spent over 8 months living, working and travelling in Nepal, it’s safe to say Louise is a Nepal expert. Based on… View Post
Let me introduce you to Victoria Jackson, an Interior Stylist and The Editor of multi-award-winning blog Apartment Number 4. Victoria and I met for drinks in Leeds recently and cooked up the idea to do a blog takeover on each others blogs. Today we’re both setting the blog posts live! Exclusively for The Travelista, Victoria has created this dreamy interiors-inspired post about… View Post
Blogging is a platform that so many women have used to find their voice, make an impact and leave a lasting impression on people. Many of these women are are bravely stepping out of their own comfort zones, challenging societal norms and tackling sensitive issues in the hope that their efforts might just inspire others to do the same. Some… View Post
I’ve been playing with the idea of writing my first interiors post ever since we bought our first house back in June last year. Since then we’ve been busy decorating and trying to put ‘our own stamp’ on the house, which definitely took longer than I first anticipated. Our house is only 20 years old and was more or less… View Post
I’ve got an exciting trip coming up, and it’s going to be one hell of an adventure. I’m eagerly preparing for my Baltic Capitals Cruise with Princess Cruises, which will depart from Berlin on 2nd May. This is going to be a trip of firsts in many ways. It will be my first ever cruise, it will be my first… View Post
This question has been on my mind for quite some time, so I thought it would be productive to write a bit of a think piece to make sense of my thoughts. I’m not writing this post to answer the title question with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. I’m simply writing it to play devils advocate and to start a… View Post
You’re never too old for a girls weekend away, right? My best friend Naomi lives in The Lake District, so we’re always making plans and finding excuses to meet up. Every time we meet, laugh hysterically, indulge in good food and drink and quiz each other about every little detail of our lives. It’s the best kind of therapy I… View Post
Allow me to put Edmonton and Calgary on the map. They’re the two largest cities in the Canadian province of Alberta and I had the pleasure of visiting both of them on my recent trip with Travel Alberta. Calgary and Edmonton were the starting and finishing points of my adventure through Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, but they’re so much more than… View Post
