How not to start the first day of your holiday in Manhattan

Hello! Today will be the start of many, many, many posts about my holiday and things I learned when I visited New York and Toronto in early March. I feel it is best to go straight to the start and the first day so let’s just get right into it and chat about the things...

Exercising while on holiday in New York and Toronto

WHAT! Are you stupid Gilliland!? Enjoy the holiday and relax, eat well and just calm yourself down son. These are the responses I am figuring I might get from the title of this post and they may be true, but I don’t like just chilling and doing nothing all day. I like being active. I...

Being smart with your money when choosing accommodation: part 2

Last week I wrote that when you are on a long trip you need to be quite careful with your spending habits as it is not always possible to spend 4 weeks away and stay in a hotel every night. I focused on camping and staying in hostels, which I did in Italy and Iceland....

One of many reasons to go travelling solo: Being disciplined with money when choosing accommodation

Welcome back to part three of my series on why you should go on at least one-holiday solo. The past two weeks I chatted about meeting new people and then having the freedom to not be held down by others decisions. This week is all about camping and staying in hostels and how doing so...

A birthday at Bay Tree Boutique B & B

On my birthday this year Victoria (retrosnowflake go check her out!) decided to treat me to a little night away from Belfast without me having the faintest idea. Where did we go? Well, she took me to just outside Hillsborough to a lovely little cottage called Bay Tree Boutique B & B. Here is how...