Let me Catch My Breath Here: Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.

So I woke up in Poland 2 days ago with a wonderful message from Amanda from Aroamertherapy and I honestly had to do a double take, a re-read, make sure I wasn’t still dreaming – cause hostel sleeps aren’t always the best –  but no, it was there in black in white. She has nominated me for The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Wow, thank you!

To accept this nomination fully, she has asked me ten questions which will let you all into my thought process behind writing and learn a little more about me. Enjoy!

Dubai: My Little 5 Star Experience

“Most of people talk, we do things. They plan, we achieve. They hesitate, we move ahead. We are living proof that when human beings have the courage and commitment to transform a dream into reality, there is nothing that can stop them. Dubai is a living example of that.” – HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Standing on the Balcony of my impressive room, in a hotel built on a man-made island, staring across the water to the City lit up at night, imagining the amazing effort and spectacular dreams, vision and drive one man had which created a bustling hub city, internationally cultured and the meeting place for many all over the world.

Most of all, I stood there and realised just how lucky I was, at 22 years old to be in Dubai where I would be spending the next 4 days peeking into the luxury that is on offer.

Rome: The Ancient City meeting the Modern World

“Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning.” Giotto di Bondone (Italian painter and architect. Died 1337)

Leaving Venice our next stop was the legendary city of ‘Roma’.

Everyone knows something about the magnificence of Rome and the Roman Empire, it is ‘shown off’ in movies filled with action, adventure and romance, depicted in books and taught at schools all over the world. So it comes with no surprise that Rome is one of the worlds most iconic and ‘bucket-listed’ cities in the world.

Rome, once the hub of a legendary Empire is now known for its history meets modern city landscape, fashion, religion and of course food. We were here to explore it all – okay, maybe not the fashion part, but window shopping counts, right?

Venice: The Floating City.

“I stood in Venice, on the bridge of sighs. A Palace and a Prison in both hands”.

In the air, on approach to land in Venice it’s hard to believe that these (sinking) islands can sustain such a bustling and influential city. The dream city that is famous on postcards around the world.

Who decided to build a city on (floating) islands? They sit in such a way it looks as though one wave would engulf them all – and this plane was about to land on one, we hoped.

Venice is a city of dreams, where imagination comes to life and is begging to be explored, I was so excited to finally, be arriving with my best friend to experience the whole thing and to begin our fleeting love affair with Italy.

Other than the city itself, I was attracted to the city to visit one of my very good friends I met while travelling and volunteering in Nepal. I hadn’t seen her in years, but we had kept in touch (by writing gorgeous letters) and I had always promised one day I would be back – and here we were.

Why Everyone Should Go Hiking (in Scotland)…

My home playground is one of the most magical in the world.
Tourists flock here year upon year. – It’s the home of the brave and the land of the free – Scotland is a wild and passionate soul.

Scotland is where i call home in between my Globetrotting adventures and, oh, what a home it is.

The wanderlust doesn’t stop when i get home. Oh no.
My backyard is a beautiful playground, offering up adventure at every corner – the mountains yearn to be explored, the islands call, the cities sing and the woods enchant me.

I’m One of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I’ll wander into the woods and forget to come back.