Freckled Kirsty

Hello friends, Over the past couple of years I have visited Madrid more times than I can remember, for long weekends and at the start and end of holidays. I feel like I know parts of the city very well, but like any capital there is always more to see. I could probably write an essay about Madrid as a whole so for this post I wanted to introduce you to my favourite place to visit - I go here at least once per trip to Spain, and I hope you will want to visit it too if you are ever in the neighbourhood. The Mercado de San Miguel In English this translates to the market of San Miguel, and it is located in the older part of the city, very close to the Royal Palace, Opera Square and Plaza Mayor (all places that are also deserving of a visit). In a nut shell, this is a glass building which inside contains a very wide array of stalls with many of the different delicious types of food and drink that Madrid has to offer.  The beauty of this market is that within o...

Hello friends, I have been a little quiet on the blogging front for a couple of weeks because I have been off on my holidays, and destination one was Marrakesh. I had never been to Africa before, so getting a stamp in my passport for a new continent was pretty exciting (I really want to visit all of the continents and have stamps from each).  I spent 4 days in Morocco, and I think as an introduction to the city this is plenty of time. I spent two days exploring Marrakesh itself, went on a day trip into the Atlas mountains and the beautiful Ourika valley, and finally spent a morning out in a hot air balloon (one thing ticked off of my bucket list). I could write a lot about my trip, I learnt a lot, walked a lot and sweated a lot (it was very hot, up to 38 degrees), but I have decided to give you my top tips for visiting Marrakesh and shared some of my favourite photos which show how vivid this area is. Kirsty's top tips for visiting Marrakesh: The Moroccan currency is...

Hello friends, So over the long Easter weekend we decided to pack up the car and head North for a relaxing break in Scotland - we had a couple of nights in Edinburgh and then planned a day in Loch Ness before heading back South on Sunday. Well that was the plan. We inadvertently had to spend an extra night in Inverness, but I will explain more later! I have visited Edinburgh a few times before, but always with work - I have walked around the old city, but not really had the time to meander around and take all the sights in. Also, as we decided to drive it gave us the opportunity to stop off at Hadrian's Wall on the way, a landmark I have wanted to visit for a while. Our final destination Loch Ness was my other half's  idea - he wanted to go hunting monsters. The drive from home to Hadrian's wall was a long one - we got stuck in the normal bank holiday traffic, and it was a little cold when we got to the wall but it was worth the visit. We went to Housesteads Roman  Fo...