With this summer’s travel plans curtailed globally, we – like many people – have been looking to vacation (or staycation) closer to home. Luckily we live in just the right spot! This past weekend was a three-day weekend and the perfect time for us to ‘get-away’. Even if it was literally just down the road! In over 5 years of living on Virgin Gorda, I had never once been to…
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For a long time, Brandywine Estate Restaurant has been a firm favourite of Tortola residents and visitors alike. An institution on the fine dining scene in the British Virgin Islands, they serve up delicious Mediterranean classics with beautiful views across the channel. Frustratingly though, often charter guests found it difficult to get there. Faced with a potentially pricey taxi ride from one of the marinas on island, frequently they were…
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Did you know that when you leave the British Virgin Islands the beautiful memories of your holiday, your Soggy Dollar t-shirt and your souvenir trinkets aren’t the only things that you can travel with? The islands have lots of adorable puppies and kittens looking for homes, that with a little bit of advanced planning could be accompanying you back to the United States! You can adopt your very own island…
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If you read anything about travel in Costa Rica you’ll know that the overwhelming recommendation is to spend at least two weeks exploring the country, since there is so much to do, and it can take time to get around! But, you can’t live life not doing things, just because everyone else says that you don’t have enough time! So, for those of you like us, that only have one…
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As recently promised on my Instagram account – I wanted to share with you my tips for affording luxury travel on a budget. We love to travel and it is my favourite thing to spend money on, but that doesn’t mean that we can afford lots of high-end trips! Where possible we have to travel on a budget. Here are my favourite ways to make those holiday funds go further!…
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