The Brijuni Islands are a gem off the south-western coast of Croatia’s Istrian peninsula, a maritime National Park that includes more water than land within its boundaries (78% of its total surface area is sea) and it’s just a short drive up from Pula, making it an ideal day trip, although with two hotels and … More How to visit and explore Brijuni National Park from Pula
Pula is a port city in northern Croatia, on the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. It’s a world away from bustling Dubrovnik – it was a Roman city and still has plenty of very visible evidence of that. The entire region is bilingual, noticeable on the road signs the moment you leave the airport, … More How to spend 24 hours in Pula, Croatia
Packing for Pula was a difficult task: what’s the weather like in April (changeable!), what am I going to need, what am I going to want and what am I going to do? I had the luxury of a big bag despite my easyJet flight – by which I mean cabin bag, not hold bag, … More What I packed for four days in Pula, Croatia in April
Being both a keen Guide and a keener traveller, you’d think I’d be an INTOPS regular- that is, Girlguiding’s shorthand for International Opportunities, or trips abroad. But no, I’ve only in the last two years really come across INTOPS and I’d never thought about going for it myself. But now I have and this intersection … More What happens at INTOPS (International Opportunities) adult selection?
I enjoy the Boat Race. There. I said it. I’m not a fan of sports – not of watching it, anyway. I’m still not accustomed to the idea that I myself could be a participant in sports but archery & fencing are both in the Olympics and therefore sports, and kayaking is indisputably a sport … More In defence of the Boat Race
The second part of the Switzerland 2014 post to get rewritten, because the photos had broken, is our day trip to Our Chalet. Quick recap: this is a Girlguiding trip; it’s a county adults trip with no selection process other than being the first twelve or so to send a deposit and we went to … More Switzerland 2014: Our Chalet
For reasons that might become clearer later in the month, I was looking at my old Switzerland posts the other day and discovered that all the photos had broken in the first two posts from our county trip in 2014. So rather than just repair the photos, I thought I’d rewrite them altogether because it’s … More Switzerland 2014: Anita’s B&B
Did you know you can kayak in London? Central London, that really busy bit with the thousands of Clippers and tourist boats and all the other chaos? Whether I could take my own kayak and do it myself, I don’t know, but there’s certainly a company that offers the experience with an expert guide and … More I kayaked across central London
You know the drill by now. I like 35mm film and I often take a film camera with me when I travel and then come back with a selection of 90s-style photos of dubious quality which I just really enjoy. But on this trip, I had something even more fun. You see, back in 2003, … More Great German Spa Towns on film
The last stop on my adventure around the UNESCO Great German Spa Towns was Bad Ems, which is only a short train trip from Koblenz (when the line is open, which it wasn’t when I was there). Unfortunately, I was coming from Bad Kissingen and that meant five trains and a rail replacement bus, taking … More Bad Ems is lovely but it’s very quiet in winter
I Am A Polar Bear 