I feel that part of the beauty of travel is also in the food that’s eaten whilst you’re away, so much culture is shared by not only those moments around the table with locals but also in the food preparation. When the food is brought fresh from farm to table or even garden to table. …
Continue reading Life // My 15 Favourite and Most Used Cookbooks
If you're travel obsessed like me, you probably like to do a bit of living your travelling dreams vicariously through others too. Instagram is great for this, even if it can offer up an unhealthy amount of fomo. However I do get a lot of inspiration from this platform and there are a few individuals …
Continue reading Travel // 9 Travel Instagram Accounts to Feed your Wanderlust
I've been yearning for Tuscany for the past three years. Maybe it was the dreaming of the wine, the people, the space, the nature. Check out this stunning resort just outside of Montepulciano in Tuscany.
I've decided to draw a line in the sand and write my top travel wish list as it stands at the moment in 2020 in the midst of covid-19.
I figured that as we haven't travelled anywhere yet this year that it's basically day dot for the year anyways. I've narrowed it down to 19 locations I'd like to travel to.
From small pools in decadent medinas in Marrakesh to luxurious pools with jaw dropping views, I've tried to include something for everyone. Check out my top 11 swimming pools from around the globe.
Nikoi Island Resort is well set up for families, our kiddos say that kids club was their favourite part of the holiday. They basically spent all-day making woodwork spears, arrows, shields, catapults and even a sailing boat. Check out this Nikoi Island Review...
Not many people know this (myself included before we moved here) but Singapore is actually the perfect base for some relaxing island hopping holidays. There are 100s of beautiful islands which can be reached by boat from this city island. We've been lucky enough to escape to a few of them but there are lots …
In October we took the kids to Bali for their first trip, and my husband's first trip up to Ubud. I was a bit conscious about doing the same trip which I'd done with a friend earlier in the year (link here) and wasn't sure it would be as much fun for them. But I …
Continue reading Travel // 6 Things to do with Kids in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia {2018}
We've been fortunate to have lots of visitors this year. It's been such a pleasure showing people around the town we're lucky enough to call home, Singapore. What's been really interesting is watch each of these visitors carve out their own experience and view of Singapore. Each one has had a different experience, my brother …
Continue reading Travel // 9 Things to do on a Weekend in Singapore {2018}
I love to be taken to far away places and dream of places I haven't yet seen but also enjoying the familiarity of places which feel like home. Better yet to read about times and places before travel was as accessible as it is today.
Well 2020 turned out to be a road to nowhere for so many with the rapid development of Covid-19 but before the storm we did manage a mini-break in Penang. As we live abroad as expats we've been fortunate and have continued to explore this city island we live on, Singapore. We had so many …
Continue reading Travel // My 10 Best Travel Photos from 2020
With travellers turning their attention to domestic destinations and overland journeys, train voyages are having a moment in the spotlight. Enter Aman’s Journey to Java package, a brand new itinerary launched by the luxury hotel group in partnership with local rail operator PT Kereta Api Pariwista in the Indonesian island of Java. Overlooking Selogriyo’s rice […]AMAN …
Continue reading SHARED POST // AMAN LAUNCHES LUXURIOUS TRAIN VOYAGE ACROSS JAVA — BLACK FLY BIRD
I often forget when I'm sat in my little bubble that our life is very different to most of the world. What feels like 'normal' to us and routine is actually very unique. Whilst covid-19 has effected everyone and the impact has been felt all around the world, but those ripples have been experienced very differently. So I thought I'd share our covid-19 journey so far, it's basically the only 'journey' we'll be taking in 2020.
This summer especially I’ve enjoyed following Matteo’s travels all over his beautiful home country of Italy. So in a year where I haven’t been able to visit Italy myself, as I would usually do in the summer, I’ve enlisted Matteo to share some Italian delights so that we can all travel vicariously through his pictures.
I'd heard that the iconic Raffles Hotel was open again after its lengthy refurbishment and was offering some really good rates for those staying more than one night. I'd also read good reports from other expats who'd already been and stayed. What an opportunity to stay in this iconic hotel with no other tourists, plus they always do the best Singapore Slings.
Weaving my Way 