12 Trips in 12 Months | 6 Month Update
They say that “jobs fill your pockets, adventures fill your soul” and with this in mind (plus the memory of lockdowns fresh in our minds) I announced to the better half that I fancied doing [minimum] 12 trips in 12 months this year.
He sighed – for context I spent December and January on the other side of the world and I hadn’t even unpacked my suitcase from that trip – but simply gave in.
A few things we’ve had to balance with this wanderlust are busy calendars, family stuff & the unreliability of flights in/out of England recently – but I love that it’s been a very ‘us’ 6 months of adventures.
January – New Zealand
Of course! I began the month in Tauranga, spent some quality nephew hanging time, popped down to Nelson, enjoyed a country stay in the Waikato and then rolled up to Auckland. It was a delicious month of summer before returning to the bleak winter weather of an English February that’s for sure!
February – London Staycation
Is this cheating? Probably. Do I care? No. Occasionally I just get all outrageous and book a cheeky little staycation right in the centre – who doesn’t love enjoying 5 star hotels in London..?
March – Liverpool
“Emma” you say, “didn’t you just have a weekend in Liverpool?” Well, yes – we had a city staycation late last year, but on that trip we discovered that the National Trust own & have tours through Paul McCartney & John Lennon’s childhood homes – and we knew we were going back again. Meeting our friend who caught the ferry over from Belfast, we thoroughly enjoyed Liverpool (trip v2)!
April – London, but with a surprise Japanese twist
Ok, so technically we didn’t make it away this month due to being really busy AND the delightful surprise of a last minute visit from one of our favourite friends who lives in Japan. But I’m going to count it!
May – Antwerp
We really fancied a low key city break – and Antwerp caught our eye. The home of the Flemish language and infamous for it’s diamonds, it was just so easy to hop on the Eurostar then a local train. We loved exploring this Belgian city, learning all about the history between sips of local beer.
June – Margate, Lincolnshire
Margate is outrageously easy to access from London; – so on our super chilled, very last minute break we grabbed a few outfits, both packed emergency coffee supplies (the mark of excellent people IMHO), made sure we had plenty of SPF and just rolled onto the train.
Later the same week I dimbled up to Lincolnshire – my second home in England – for a relaxed break with family. Lincolnshire is the perfect place to take a leisurely roadtrip – one of those ones where you have plenty of time and wander into local pubs for dinner (after fish and chips on the seafront for lunch obviously.)
Have you explored many of these places?
