Eating and drinking my way through life and learning all the while
This year has been a weird one, full of new experiences- but one I wasn’t expecting and was thoroughly unprepared for was to survive an
I arrived back in Madrid, Spain last weekend after four long months away. I’ve collected a lot of stories on my travels and have a
The City of Madrid has been confined over Christmas with residents not able to leave or enter without good reason. This city perimeter confinement has
I woke up this morning to at least 15 inches of snow on my terrace and opening my front door to go out – I
I’m leaving Zipolite feeling refreshed, energised and ballsy. I was a little nervous about coming here after discovering it is most famous for its nudist
So as I somehow landed in Zipolite, a nudist, surfer beach and had braved getting naked, I figured I should give surfing a shot too.
I’m headed to a nudist beach in Mexico! Like much of my travels this year, this was certainly not the plan. I ended up in
Due to the Russian roulette of the UK Travel Corridor Green List I found myself unexpectedly making a stopover in Warsaw last month. Flexibility seems
I’ve woken up this morning with a real wave of despair about the state of the universe, the reality dawning on me I won’t be
A remarkably relaxing break in Lake Bled, Slovenia during COVID-19. Where stay, what to do and how to get there.
Lake Bled is a stunning glacial lake about an hour north of Ljubljana. It is seriously photogenic from every angle, but more than that is it remarkably relaxing and peaceful – just what the doctor ordered.
I’m lamenting the loss of STA Travel which this week has stopped trading due to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry. STA
This is a month of lots of post COVID firsts. Last night, we went to the first jam session in Madrid post lock down and
Part of the beauty of living in a country and immersing yourself is no matter how lazy you are with formal language study there are
Stories from a weekend trip to Almuñécar to see Tomatito at La Caña Flamenca 2020 and spend some time eating and drinking with friends and enjoying the beach at Playa La Cabria
When I told people I was travelling back home via the U.S. people thought I was crazy and my family were concerned. Are there no
It’s our second weekend in Madrid, 3 weeks since the state of emergency ended here and the city seems to be springing back to life.
So, last night we went to our first Opera in Madrid. Quite possibly, the world’s first socially distanced opera in the world. Verdi’s La Traviata
Watching the reports of pubs reopening in the UK and having seen reports of bars reopening in the U.S. and hastily needed to shut down
Part of the dream of living in Madrid was being able to run in the Retiro each morning, and today I did my first run
I first visited Granada back in 2006, it was one of the first stops on a backpacking trip, we stayed in a hostel by Gran
Tomorrow I’m moving out of the most beautiful flat I’ve ever lived. I chose this place solo when my husband was back in the UK
Returning to Granada, roaming the Albaycín and once again frequenting the tapas bars I used to before COVID-19 struck, I received the same statement everywhere
I am Sarah, a curious traveller, cocktail lover, student of wine and embracer of new experiences. I split my time between Spain and the UK and wherever else in the world I need or want to be, usually with some sort of food or drink adventure in mind.