A Melody of Swans

In my last blog I said that another travel diary would be featuring soon, and here it is! In the first week of September two of my uni friends and I decided to go on a city break to Barcelona for five days. Although it was a girls holiday, it wasn't one of those holidays, as we did do a lot of sightseeing during the day. If I could name this trip, I think all of us girls would call it 'Barcelona on a budget', as we did make the most of the culture whilst not spending loads of those euros. Monday 2nd September: On the Monday I met one of my gal pals (Ellen) that was embarking on our Barcelona adventures at Farringdon station, where we got a Thames Link to Luton airport. There we met gal pal number two  (Laura) and after a confused wander (oh how British we learnt this term was) around Luton airport we made it to security. After losing my shoes to airport security, and walking through the metal detector like a Victorian orphan looking for bread, I soon regained my s...

Hey loves, As the leaves start to redden and brown, it is finally approaching my favourite time of year that is autumn. This got me reminiscing over summer, and the next two blogs will focus on my summer travels. My family and I had the pleasure of going away for two weeks to the US, with a stop at Orlando for a couple of days combined with Miami Beach, so I thought I would share my experience.  A street in Miami Sunday 28th July: After fighting off the jetlag and humid Miami heat we stopped off at what would soon become our favourite lunch spot: Shepherd café. The staff were so friendly, and there was such a vast amount of healthy salads, sandwiches, cakes and shake options to cater for everyone. One day my sister and I asked for some help with making something on the menu vegan; they kindly made us a completely fresh vegan salad that was delicious. The rest of the day we were pretty chilled out, but the evening highlight was the restaurant Essensia. They cooked us ...