travel diary: madeira

Located 520km from the African coast and 1,000km from mainland Europe, a week on the mesmerising, remote island of Madeira was truly a summer escape. My family and I swam, read, relaxed and explored a place we had never visited before. Here are some highlights of the trip. On our first day, we were determined…

travel diary: how to spend 24 hours in Brussels

To celebrate the end of our A-Levels and satisfy our wanderlust this summer, my best friend and I decided to book a trip to Amsterdam to explore the canals, visit museums and enjoy the famous nightlife. As we were planning our trip a few months before our exams ended, we realised quite quickly that we…

travel diary: bordeaux

It is now the Sunday of half term and here in London we have had the most phenomenal weather- it has actually felt as though we've been gifted a magic interlude of summer to cheer us up through the dark depths of what is normally freezing February (and the distress of incoming Brexit, dare I say…