Good morning guys, its been such a long week I'm so glad its Friday
tomorrow. If you have followed my blog
for a while you know I love to travel, I have travelled to 15 countries in the
last couple of years and I'm looking forward to travelling a lot next year now that
the massive wedding expense is behind me.
This post in association
with loveholidays.com on why us Brits love to go abroad, I wanted to write
about what motivates me to go abroad. Loveholidays.com
sent me this cool scratch offworld map. It was really fun scratching
off the countries I have visited, I also realised how much more of the world I have
yet to see!
I love going abroad so I'm always motivated to travel anyway, I love learning about new cultures, admiring
architecture and learning about the story behind them, tasting new cuisines and
as my photography interests are growing every day (thanks to blogging) I enjoy
taking photographs of picture perfect scenery.
Another reason why I like
to travel is to have a break from work, especially because I work in an office
so I spend 8 hours of my day sitting in front of a computer screen, it becomes
very routine and boring. It’s also a
great time for me and Lewis to spend some quality time together exploring and enjoying each
other away from every day distractions.
As a Brit the main reason I
go away is to get away from the British weather! We haven’t had much of a
summer this year. When researching where
to travel the weather is normally the deciding factor for me, as you can see on
the map the countries I have been to are normally scorching hot. I have never really thought about getting out
of my comfort zone and going to a colder climate but I would love to try skiing.
When it comes to preparing
for my flight I normally try to have my suitcase packed at least two days
before I fly, but I leave my suitcase open until travel day just in case I have
extra items to throw in! I have learnt
the hard way when it comes to toiletries, it really hurts when airport
security throw away your expensive shampoos and creams without even a
flinch of guilt! Arrgh. So now I make sure to pack all my toiletries in miniature
bottles (you can also buy mini versions from boots or Superdrug).
A trick I have learnt when I run out of space in my suit case or reached my baggage allowance is to
take a mini suitcase as hand baggage. I use
to take a regular handbag enough to fit my passport, wallet and a book to read,
but I soon realised I wasn't taking advantage of the extra items I could bring
with me, but I only do this for longer holidays. In this
case I would take a small clutch bag so I can access my passport and cash quickly.
What do you enjoy about
travelling? Do you have any tips to make travelling easier? I would love to
hear them.
