Being on holiday on a cruise ship can actually be all-energy consuming! Princess Cruises has 19 decks on their Crown Princess, and when you’re not sunbathing, there’s a chance you’ll be walking all over it getting from one end of the ship to another to get to your next activity.
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Ahoy matey! Get your sea legs ready because you are about to embark with me on my Princess Mediterranean Cruises 7-day 4 port adventure from Barcelona to Rome. The Princess Cruises cruise ship will take you on a whirlwind journey through the most beautiful, romantic, jaw-dropping destinations, on a ship which is simply out of this world. It’s like visiting a whole new country that floats!
Nestled between Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy, Slovenia is Europe’s greenest and most peaceful secret, starting to slowly emerge from its forests and lush fields. Word of its beauty is quickly starting to spread: I’m not surprised. Slovenia is an adventurer’s playground and for those seeker peaceful, reflective moments – an absolute dream.
I’m sitting on a trusty tree trunk with ten other festival campers; my feet gently sinking into the soil beneath me. I’m holding a cup of fresh beer in my right hand, whilst my left gently taps on my thigh in time with the flowing rhythm of the guitar. Dum dum dum-dum dum…
Sometimes an adventurous solo female traveller just needs a full-on nature getaway in the middle of paradise and tranquillity, with lashings of luxury spread all over it…and let’s face it, a glass of wine on top. No matter how much I rough it up mountains or whizz through dirt on my bike, I’m realising that this girl has a limit – and is crying out for some serious TLC.
‘Look! Look over there!’ shouts Cat. ‘It’s right there!’ She’s got her eye on the prize for sure. Her finger is frantically pointing forwards and stabbing at the swaying horizon ahead. My eyes are rolling around in all directions. ‘Where is it?!’ I shout. Clasping the rail, stretching onto my tippy toes, my eyes rapidly scan Saguenay-St. Lawrence’s vast waters in Quebec, Canada. I follow her finger and squint. I had my eyes lasered surely for this very moment!
I have materialised from one month of living, mingling, drinking and curiously asking those questions you ‘shouldn’t do’ to locals in Skopje (скопје), the capital of North Macedonia. My plan, one week before I left to visit North Macedonia (landlocked between Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece) was to explore all of it. Yet on the flight over from London, I was so burnt out from travelling that I just decided to stay put in Skopje for my North Macedonia trip. It was an awesome decision.
‘Come visit Liverpool’ said my mate Tim. ‘There’s so many things to do in Liverpool city’. I conjured up dreamy images of riding The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Bus, sipping coffee with hipster Liverpudlian artists, sailing along the River Mersey; all whilst listening to the locals’ accent (my word, their accent is so good!)
It has links with seven world heritage sites. It boasts the biggest coral reef system on the planet. And, its coastal region extends for almost 7,000km! We are, of course, talking about Queensland, Australia. If you haven’t ticked this Australian state off your travel bucket list yet, it’s time to discover Queensland like a pro! I will be heading there in August, and in true travel blogger fashion, I asked travel experts for their top places in Queensland to stop at.
