Life Life Simply and my ramblings about travel

Travelling Sri Lanka my first few weeks

The reasons why I travel

Yesterday I went to the beach again for around 1 hour. I have to be very careful due to the scorching heat, I don’t want to end up crinkled. With my goggles on, i was able to really go for it. Swimming

Yesterday was a busy day. Went for a lovely run in the countryside then did a late shift at work. Getting a little bit frustrated at how isolated i am, and how every small problem takes such a long time

Decided to go for a run in the midday heat, which was a bad move. Afterwards I was absolutely wiped out! But it should be worth it in the long run. Enjoyed a very relaxed day, watching YouTube, cooking

Yesterday was a really fun day at work. I am starting to feel pretty confident with my own capabilities both in the kitchen and my Italian skills. It’s giving me a lot more freedom to laugh and joke around,

Yesterday was one of my days off from work. So I decided I’d cram in a lot of exercise. I started the day with a 5k run in 30c heat up a steep incline, which is great training. Then I did some interesting

I have returned to the UK for a few weeks, to see family/friends and celebrate birthdays. I will take the time to do a few blog posts based on my travels. Each individual place will get its own write up.

I started a new job in Noto, an historic city in the south east of Sicily. A beautiful historical area, which I’m excited to explore more of. It’s good that I’m surrounded completely by authentic Italian

Today I visited Pompeii, I’d see it in 2019, but it’s a spectacular site. Fun to also just wonder around in and enjoy the sunshine. I love how immersive it is, you can really visualise the daily walking

Yesterday I did a lot of walking around Napoli, soaking in the beautiful sunshine. I really enjoyed laying down on the rocks sunbathing, felt nice and refreshed. I find the city a bit too chaotic for me,

Yesterday was again more relaxed because I wasn’t 100% from my illness. Still got to see a good chunk, walked all around the main square including the forum which you can see in the picture. It’s incredible

A few days ago I started to feel slightly unwell, just tired with a sore throat. Nothing that prevented my normal site seeing, but it has brought my mood down slightly. So I’ve taken it slightly easy,

Yesterday I woke up quite late after a heavy night out + Karaoke. Very enjoyable and made plenty of friends. Instead of hitting lots and lots of areas I just aimed for the Vatican museum, which was very

Yesterday, I had my first full day in Rome as I arrived late Sunday. I decided to just generally explore the city, heading from my hostel to the Vatican meandering across interesting buildings. The best

I quite enjoyed Pisa, not too much there except from the obvious but I met some lovely people. The city itself is quite small, you could probably walk all of the main area within 1 hour. The only issue

Yesterday I arrived in Parma, I was feeling incredibly tired from my expeditions in La Spezia. The hiking and constant travel wears you down! So I decided Parma for a quiet time, and I didn’t see as many

I visited Porto Venere yesterday, absolutely breathtaking. Me and 3 others from the hostel set out, and feeling ambitious I brought my trunks. Near the basilica which is on the cliffs edge is a little

Yesterday I decided to go for a long run down to Boccadasse. It’s a suburb of Genova and only 7km from the centre. It has the same historic buildings but no cars or loud port. It was a lovely run, which