My blog fell off a cliff last year, mainly due to: Getting out of a habit of posting Buying a house that needs full renovation Buying a van which needs full renovation in order to transform it into a motorhome camper I’ve documented the whole journey on our Instagram page @Athena.Camper where you’ll find photos […]
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Face Masks – How to make your own with a Step-by-Step Tutorial
With the rise globally of Covid-19 cases and Germany having just made it mandatory for people to wear face masks when outside, it won’t be long before the UK Government potentially do the same. Personal protective equipment is hard to come by, with the NHS and care workers not having access to enough to adequately […]
Mumbai Diary Post. India Trip Part 1
Day 1 – Mumbai Our trip to India spanned 16 days and was almost four holidays in one. In Part 1, we visited Mumbai and a friend, Stuti, and her husband Sahil. In Part 2, we fly to Goa for two days in Panaji, Goa’s capital, followed by an Indian wedding in Candolim. Part 3, […]
The Day I Got My Ice-Cream Stolen By A Monkey
Ahead of finishing writing my diary posts on India, I thought I would share one of my favourite stories from my trip. In Mumbai, on day 2 of our trip in India, we headed over to Elephanta Island to explore the caves. The Island is full of monkeys, stray dogs and cows which make for […]
7 Things No One Tells You About The Greek Island Santorini
Santorini is a beautiful location, there is a reason it is a destination that everyone talks about and recommends, but it is massively over hyped. I’ve been to busy destinations, but if there is one place that tourists are ruining, it is Santorini. I wanted to check it off my bucket list having seen so […]
Three Days in Santorini, Greece – Honeymoon Part 2
Day 1 After three days in Athens for part 1 of our honeymoon, we headed to the Greek island of Santorini. Santorini has been on my bucket list for a long time and it is just as beautiful as in the pictures. We booked to stay in Oia in the north of the island with it’s […]
Our Wedding – Full Gallery
I thought I’d start over again with the thanks yous now that we’ve actually had a chance to sit back and reflect on the day. It was incredible and we couldn’t be happier. I want to start again with some thank yous to our Mums and Dads. Julie and Mark, thanks for your constant questions (Mum) to […]
Three Days in Athens, Greece – Honeymoon Part 1
Day 1 We arrived at our Air B&B to be greeted by the Acropolis. It’s probably the most impressively cheap view in the city we could have found and I could have stared out of that window all day or night! It was a prime location, just 30 seconds from Monastiraki Square and station which meant […]
Santorini, Greece Holiday Video
Sometimes pictures just don’t quite do it justice, so here’s our 3 1/2 days on the beautiful Greek island Santorini in video form! We stayed in a cave apartment in the village of Oia in the North of the island with it’s iconic blue domes and white buildings, tiny streets and sunsets that people wait […]
The Best Joint Hen/Stag Do in Budapest
Jack and I decided quite early that we wanted to do a joint hen/stag do (aka a hag, sten or whatever else you want to call it). We have a lot of mixed friends and we wanted to bring everyone together to celebrate in Budapest; a city we fell in love with during our Europe […]