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taarna-hendrix · 11 months
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Travelling with babies - the guide!
If your little one already arrived or you are expecting and can't wait to take the wee feet travelling, read on and get ready for that daunting first trip with your baby.
Yup, she has arrived! As you may have noticed in the latest Year in review post, last year we found out we were expecting a tiny human to join us on our adventures. She was born earlier this year which is why there have been no posts in over 3 months. And guess what? We finally did our first trip together! What was it like to travel with a baby? What did we pack? How did it affect our travel…
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taarna-hendrix · 1 year
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2022, year in review
Another year behind us! No, I did not forget my year in review post, there are just big things happening in our life that put the post writing on the backburner. Read on to find out more!
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taarna-hendrix · 1 year
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Capitals of the Baltic - Escape the Riga centre
City breaks can be more than just the touristy city centre. Check out what we found outside of Riga's Old Town during our long weekend getaway.
Riga made us realise how much we love city breaks. But it wasn’t just the cobbles streets of Old Town and its coffee shops. Riga, like Bucharest, has quite a lot more to offer if you venture a bit outside of the “tourist trap” city centre. We spent only 3 days in Riga so we had to choose carefully what we wanted to see – what is the point of spending about 40 minutes on public transport to just…
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taarna-hendrix · 1 year
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Capitals of the Baltic - Gallivanting through Riga
Some people love lounging on the beach for 2 weeks on their all-inclusive holidays, some love hiking... Riga reminded us we absolutely LOVE city breaks and exploring new destinstions!
Last month Ryanair had one of its many sales with cheap flights to different destinations (mostly around Europe). Usually, it is difficult to find cheap tickets for a weekend getaway where you don’t have to take extra days off (holidays are a commodity nowadays) but this time we were lucky. One of the destination on my “to go” list ever since I went to Tallinn was just that, a perfect city break…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Booklovers itinerary to Dublin
Whiskey, beer and... books? If you think you got Ireland all figured out, think again.
**For the main post on my trip to Dublin, check here.** If you think Dublin is only whiskey and beer, you are so wrong! As a massive bibliophile, I already knew about the Trinity College and its library. However, I did not know that Dublin had quite a bit more to offer the travelling booklover. So what can a booklover do in Dublin? Keep on reading (see what I did there?) Book of Kells and…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Summer on the English coast - Dorset
Summer on the English coast – Dorset
Another August and another “I am too late to find a holiday”. We planned a few trips to do this year, but some situations arose and we decided against booking. The prices don’t help either. It is so expensive everywhere! It looks to be another staycation for my birthday… If you are in a similar pickle (low budget) and live in the UK, a quick trip to Dorset might be just what you need! The thing…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Does the wind ever stop at Lanzarote?
When was the last time you had a "leave me alone" holiday? This is our first ever trip that was booked with the main purpose of relaxing and unwinding and not running around like blue-arsed flies exploring everything we can.
This is our first ever trip that was booked with the main purpose of relaxing and unwinding and not running around like blue-arsed flies exploring everything we can. After all that happened since the beginning of lockdown, we decided we needed some time off. We only booked 4 nights not wanting to get bored. Who would’ve thought we’d enjoy it so much… The Canary Islands are the southernmost…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Going solo in Dublin
Full of traditional-looking pubs and restaurants cramped in narrow streets. Dublin has a lot to offer, but is also not a massive city. Three days in Dublin should be more than enough to see the interesting spots and chill about.
First, an apology for not writing anything in ages. With the weather getting warmer and sunnier, we are using the longer days to fix up our house. I have loads of ideas to write, I just haven’t had time to sit down, get into the zone and start typing. Second, don’t worry, this post is not named “going solo” because we are divorcing, it is just one of my work trips where I managed to squeeze in…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Undiscovered corners of Croatia - Pelješac
Do you dream of a summer holiday where you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get out of bed and go throw yourself in the crystal clear sea? Pelješac is one of those places on Earth where this dream is a reality.
Do you dream of a summer holiday where you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get out of bed and go throw yourself in the crystal clear sea? Pelješac is one of those places on Earth where this dream is a reality. And you won’t have to share it with thousands of other tourists. This post won’t be me writing about some amazing adventure we had here. Pelješac is very close to my…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Post-Covid air travel - are airports back to normal?
With the UK dropping all the travel restrictions and many other countries opening their borders, you can expect the airport to be packed. And it is packed. Read on for how to navigate post-Covid air travel.
Happy Easter everyone! Photo from 2015. Yes, that is wine on the table… For breakfast 😀 We decided to spend this Easter holiday in Croatia with my family. I haven’t been home for Easter since 2015. I miss the big breakfast feast my mum makes. Also, our family dog is really old and his health is failing, we need to give him as many cuddles as possible. Last summer, Ryanair opened a direct line…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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From Lyme Regis to Old Harry Rocks - Jurassic Coast on two wheels
There we were, hurtling on the motorcycle among herds of gracious herbivores, roaming the green pastures of the Dorset coast...
Below them spread the Dorset countryside, shimmering in the heat of the day, the distance almost lost in a blue haze. Enid Blyton Have I mentioned I am lucky enough to have my birthday always fall very close to, if not on, the August bank holiday? I am sure I mentioned it… Every year we try to do a trip for my birthday. 2018 we went to the Netherlands 2019 we did a few day trips to Kent – we…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Glasgow's City of the Dead
Whether visiting cemeteries is your thing or not, there are some of them that shouldn't be missed, and the Glasgow Necropolis is high on that list!
City of the Dead or Necropolis – from Greek nekros (dead person) + polis (city) If you ever looked up things to do or see in Glasgow, you will have noticed the Necropolis. It is usually pretty high on the list. Visiting cemeteries on your travels might sound morbid but there is magic in visiting these resting places. By this I don’t mean you should try and visit every cemetery everywhere you…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Idyllic Isle of Skye - where civilisation takes a back seat
The Isle of Skye is a perfect place for nature lovers, adventurers, hikers, explorers, and anyone really looking for a digital detox trip. So what if your phone hasn't connected to a network in several hours??
Some of the most magical photos of Scotland are taken on the Hebrides – the archipelago of hundreds of islands on the Northwest coast of Scotland. You could easily imagine 12 dwarfs and a hobbit trying to shoo a dragon from a mountain or a fellowship roaming these landscapes in search of a new adventure carrying something precious (they carry nothing!). *For motorbike stats and the full route of…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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A bad case of itchy feet
It's been ages since we travelled somewhere new and outside of the UK. It's time to get the whiteboard out, crack open a bottle of wine and get planning!!
About a week ago I woke up with a bad case of itchy feet. It’s been ages since we travelled somewhere new and outside of the UK. Our last international holiday was in February 2020, to Morocco. I still think that was one of the best decisions we made that year as the world shut down a month after we got back home. Since then, we have kept ourselves grounded and any trip we planned was within the…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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2021, year in review
Another move, new family members... How did 2021 change your life?
Christmas came and went and once again we are in the limbo period between two holidays. With another Death to [insert year here] streaming on Netlifx, it’s time to look back on the year behind. Have things changed from 2020? Of course they have! But is it for the better or the worse? There were some big steps made in our lives. Now, at the end of the year, I can see how the move to the in-laws…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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Glasgow indoors - make the best out of the weather!
The rain caught us unprepared; the majority of the places we wanted to visit were out in the open. Take our unpreparedness and turn it into an epic "Glasgow within 4 walls" plan!
Have you ever travelled to a city only to have the weather ruin your plans? Be it constant, heavy rain, or freezing temperatures and ice, or even a heatwave that makes you run away from any asphalt areas into colder shades of nature (or aircon space). Glasgow was the first stop on our Scotland road trip. We arrived Saturday afternoon and this was the only dry weather we had. We had an absolute…
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taarna-hendrix · 2 years
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This Halloween take a spine chilling trip to Croatia
Coprnice are waiting for you among the buildings of the Upper Town of Zagreb. Or maybe you wish to go wake a giant? Travel down a haunted highways? These are only a few spooky thing Croatia has to offer.
Crystal clear sea, beautiful beaches, Roman ruins… Croatia doesn’t sound like your typical Halloween trip destination, does it? Well, you would be wrong. The country is swarming with myths and legends, from witches to giants, to fairies and a black queen. Yes, this is another on in the series of “Croatia is more than just beaches” posts. I know Halloween is just around the corner and it might…
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