The Castro district of San Francisco is often seen as a haven for members of the LGBTQ+ community so it’s not surprising that it’s a popular place to visit for people from around the world looking to discover what makes this district so unique.  The history of this small area of San Francisco runs deep […]

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I’ve posted a lot about road trips in the last few weeks and that’s because driving the Pacific Coast Highway has really stuck with me.  As we headed up the coast from LA to San Francisco, stopping to take in the sights, I really got a taste of why road trips are such a huge […]

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As soon as I decided we were going to brave our first US road trip from Disneyland in LA to San Francisco I knew that driving the Big Sur just had to be a part of it.  We only had one day to drive the Big Sur so we didn’t get many chances to stop […]

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If there’s one place that attracts true crime lovers in larger numbers then anywhere else in the world it has to be the famous (and infamous) prison of Alcatraz.  No visit to San Francisco is complete without visiting Alcatraz on a trip to this fascinating Island. On my recent trip to California, I knew I […]

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As I have alluded to a fair bit in the last couple of months I recently turned 30 and ran away to California! After spending a couple of days in Disneyland and travelling up the coast we visited a city I’ve been desperate to visit for some time, San Francisco!  While I will be telling […]

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I adore visiting Disney Parks, I’ve been visiting them since the age of 3 and have my next trip booked for my 30th so my love shows no sign of waning!  Whilst most of the time it’s an experience I love to share with friends and family I have spent time in both Disney World […]

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In 2017 I did so much travel I almost burnt myself out (that feeling didn’t last for long of course).  When doing my travel round-up I had to split it into two (rather long) posts to fit it all in.  It was the year I fell in love with the city break!  This year things […]

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Some might say choosing to travel to six Disney Parks in different parts of the world in four years is a bit obsessive, I say…yeah you are probably right!  There are four of these parks that will defiantly happen, and I’m hoping I can squeeze in another two to make the final six! I’ve been […]

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