Exploring Elsewhere

Here you will find all of my posts about my adventures outwith the UK:

1. What Shocked Me When I Visited Africa

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Seeing Scotland #1 - Inveraray

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This May I had the pleasure of spending two days in the quaint Scottish town of Inveraray. During this time I visited a number of the nearby shops and restaurants and I was so blown away by some that I had to list my favourites here for you. This post will detail my top 6 must-sees in Inveraray, with plenty of pictures, and there’s even a bonus at the end for you! Plus, all of the listed must-sees are dog friendly, so you can go on holiday with your furry friends and treat them to a day out too – no member of the family need be left behind! I’ll start by showing you the incredible view as you approach along the coast towards the town: Inveraray is on the West Coast of Scotland, in Argyll. I visited on a bank holiday weekend and, although busy, we managed to get parked on the main street of the town both days. All of the must-sees are on the main street and the bonus attraction isn’t far. I imagine it gets busier again during the summer, but all of the holiday lets and carav
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What Shocked Me When I Visited Africa

When I was getting ready to travel to Malawi, Africa I had people throwing all kinds of advice at me – what clothing to take, what vaccinations to get, what else to pack. However, the most common piece of advice that I got was to prepare myself emotionally for what I what going to see. People starving, without water or clothes or even a roof above their heads, children begging for money with their stomachs bulging due to the fact that they hadn’t eaten in days, weeks even. These are things that, no matter how hard you try, you cannot prepare yourself for. There were things that I saw in Malawi that I will never forget. It’s one of the reasons that I was so keen to start up my own charity, Maggie’s Beautiful People Project . However, there was one thing that will haunt me for the rest of my life. In every town, every family, no matter where we visited, we were met with more generosity than I have experienced anywhere else. There were people starving, whose children hadn’t eaten in
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