The Joys of Not Travelling

Yes, the title is correct. You’re reading a travel blog about the joys of not travelling. I’ve written before about how much I love being home after travelling. I admire those who do travel long-term, as a career, but that’s not the life for me. At least, not at the moment. Mitch and I moved home for various reasons, one of which was to settle down for a while, save some money, be nearer family and enjoy UK events. We’re attending a fair few weddings and events this summer, as well as planning our own wedding for next year. via …

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A Sunny Weekend for a Wedding in Durham

This year, Mitch and I don’t have any travel plans (can you believe it!?). This is mainly due to the fact that we’ve just moved to Croydon and Mitch has embarked on a new job. While my job allows me to work remotely, Mitch’s does not, anymore, so, we’ve moved into a lovely little flat and are enduring the life of rent, bills and complaining about Southern Rail. However, despite having no lavish plans to hop on a plane somewhere, our year is filled with many great events throughout the UK. We have five weddings this year and the first …

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Aussie Adventure: Gems of Australia’s East Coast

This is a guest post from Zara Lewis. Zara is a regular contributor at ripped.me, a traveller and a mother of two. Originally from Chicago, she found her place in the sun in Perth, Australia. Passionate about spreading the word about fantastic places to visit and creating a better world for the generations to come. With almost 18,000 kilometres of beaches, beautiful coral reefs, rich wildlife and amazing tourist sites, the East Coast of Australia is a dream destination for many travellers. From Sydney in the south to Cairns in the north, the East Coast will surprise you with all the …

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International Women’s Day: Women Around the World

Today is International Women’s Day. I’m a very lucky woman. I’m in a relationship with a man who is feminist and I work in a job with equal pay between men and women. What’s more, we have more women in leadership roles despite working in an industry which has more men. Yet, not everyone is so lucky. I only found out while researching this that in 32 countries, women need their husband’s permission to apply for a passport. International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time for us to call out gender inequality. One of my favourite things about travelling is the …

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Beating the January Blues with a Week in Prague

As January 1st 2018 approached, I commented to Mitch that for the past three years we’ve always booked a flight to somewhere on New Year’s Day. Often in a tired state, we book an adventure for later in the year or, sometimes, about three weeks time. We joked that we should make it a tradition. So, this year we continued the trend. What better way to perk up January than book a flight for a week’s holiday? I say holiday; we were working but also holiday-ing. We booked to go for one week to beat the January blues. There was …

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