Diners at packed outdoor tables at a waterfront restaurant in Naoussa harbour at golden hour, with waves lapping at the rocky shore and white-washed buildings glowing in the evening light

If you follow me on Instagram you will know by now I have a small obsession with Paros. In fact, I've been back four times and I'm still not done with the island. It might be small but there are...

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woman in a red sundress carrying a straw hat walks along a cobbled alleyway in Paros, flanked by white-washed buildings and a large overhanging bougainvillea in full pink bloom

If you're planning a trip to Greece, you're in the right place. I have been back to the Cyclades islands every year since 2018 (yep, even in 2020!) and I have used the Greek island ferries more time than I...

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A girl sits in front of Mykonos' famous windmills

I've lost count of how many times I've been to the Cyclades, at least six trips, eight islands, and I still find myself planning the next one before I've even unpacked from the last. These are my favourite islands in...

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A girl in a pink dress an straw hat sits on a wall in a quite whitewashed street of santorini. she looks out over the aegean sea as the sun is rising, across the blue domes of oia in santorini

My obsession with the Greek Islands continues. What started out as a week in Mykonos and Paros in 2018 has turned into a full blown Greek Island obsession that keeps me going back year after year. I've been to 14...

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Hope Cove is the prettiest village in South Devon... it's a bold claim but I stand by it. I have been twice and my conviction on that has only strengthened. It is not the most famous, not the most visited,...

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A woman with dark hair sits on a wooden farm gate at Snapes Point, looking out over Salcombe harbour and town at sunset, with pink and orange skies reflected across the estuary and a cocker spaniel in the grass below

I have visited Salcombe multiple times and my opinion has never wavered. It is the most beautiful town on England's south coast. Not the most famous, not the most written about, but the most beautiful, and if you have never...

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St Ives Cornwall aerial harbour with turquoise water, boats and sandy beach A curved harbour filled with small boats sits beside a sandy beach and tightly packed seaside buildings. The water is clear and green-blue, with the open sea stretching beyond.

I have driven almost every stretch of England's south coast at some point, throughout all seasons of the year too. The chalk cliffs of Sussex, the ancient limestone of the Jurassic Coast, the almost topical feed of Salcombe, and the...

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The dramatic clifftop town of Polignano a Mare in Puglia, southern Italy, with whitewashed buildings perched on rugged limestone cliffs above crystal clear emerald green Adriatic sea water on a bright sunny day

I've visited Puglia twice, once with a hire car, once entirely without one. The car trip was easier, I won't pretend otherwise. But the car-free trip taught me far more about the region, forced me into conversations with locals I'd...

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The Arundel Castle Tulip Festival is one of the best day trips from London and a must visit if you are in West Sussex. I have had this event on my bucket list for a few years now and finally...

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