Last week I went on my first cruise with Carnival Cruises to New Caledonia and boy was I clueless about this way of holidaying. Some readers kindly shared their beginner’s tips with me prior to departure (this post by On The Luce was particularly enlightening) but I still had much to learn about cruising. 12 … Read more
I’m always looking for new places I can visit with my girlfriends, particularly during wedding season if we want to organise a hen weekend that’s different from all the ones we’ve been on before. After visiting Lille last month I can firmly place this on the girlie weekend location list. From shopping to cake-eating and nail-decorating … Read more
Vegas is cool. I’ve found proof. It’s slightly off the beaten track, but there is a boneyard in Downtown Las Vegas that celebrates the history and decadence of Vegas in an unexpectedly hip fashion. It’s called The Neon Museum and it is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a graveyard for old neon signs from … Read more
I immediately recognised the white wedding gazebo on a wooden jetty extending over aqua waters. A few months prior I had watched X Factor UK with even more anticipation than usual because I knew this time I would be going to the Judge’s Houses too, albeit a little while after the X Factor crew. The … Read more
Well 2012 turned out to be quite a busy year! If my maths can be trusted, in 2012 40before30.com took me to 20 cities and 13 countries, of which 7 were completely new to me. These new places racked up my count to 33 countries visited and blogged in the last 3 years. I’m 28 … Read more