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A Year in the Life of an International Teacher

July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 Bratislava, Europe, Expat, Expat Life, Featured, Travelling, Working Overseas austria, bojnice, Bratislava, castle, cornwall, expat, heviz, hungary, iceland, international teaching, lake, looe, mountain, salzburg, Slovakia

I often get people asking me about life as an international teacher, so to honour 10 years of living overseas I have put this post together to show you what a year in my life

A Day Trip to Devin Castle from Bratislava

October 9, 2016October 9, 2016 Bratislava, Europe, Expat Life, Featured, History, Tourist Attraction, Travelling Bratislava, castle, Devin, nature, Slovakia, walk

Autumn has arrived in Bratislava. Only last week I wore summer dresses and flip-flops, but this week it’s all scarves, winter coats and boots. When yesterday dawned cold but sunny, I went for a walk

Europe’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Castell Coch, Cardiff

April 20, 2013June 21, 2013 Europe, History, Nature, Travelling, United Kingdom cardiff, castell coch, castle, fairytale, uk, united kingdom, wales

Ascending dramatically from a sea of tangled forest, the three turrets of Castell Coch are a scene straight from a fairy tale. The castle would not look amiss in any part of medieval Europe. It

Scottish Highlands: A Romantic Retreat

March 6, 2013January 20, 2014 Europe, Nature, Travelling beach, castle, eileen donan, fairy pool, glencoe, isle of skye, lake, morar, romance, scotland, silver sands, skye, travel, uk, waterfall, wedding

There is nothing more romantic than the beauty of natural scenery, and my recent trip to the stunning Scottish Highlands got me thinking about how Scotland has the perfect landscape for a romantic retreat, and

Europe’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Peles, Romania

November 17, 2012February 16, 2013 Europe, History, Nature, Photography, Travelling castle, europe, fairytale, peles, romania, sinaia

When you think about Romania, what do you think of? Ugly communist buildings? Shaven-headed children in run-down orphanages? Oppressed people ruled by a tyrannical megalomaniac? Or do you think of jagged mountain peaks, lush pine forests, pretty medieval

Why You Should Visit Wales

July 26, 2012September 9, 2012 Europe, Photography, Travelling, United Kingdom beach, castle, coastline, cottage, ogmore, stone wall, uk, united kingdom, wales

Rather than flowing over the top of the British Isles as usual, the Jet Stream's current positioning to the South has brought the rainiest summer that the United Kingdom has had in decades (and let's face it