Croatia and Montenegro

Hey guys,

So this kind of is a continuation from my last post on London and Wales. Right after my time in Wales my dad and I went back to London to go to Dubrovnik, Croatia. We were only going to be there for 2 and a half days before heading home. We rented a house in Dubrovnik only about 10 mins away from old town. It was a massive but was split into two so the owner had a place to stay and so did we. There was also a large garden and a church on the property. The first night we were there we went to a lovely restaurant which was right on the sea side and was on a harbour. We got to sit right next to the sea while having dinner and it was really lovely.  I will link the restaurant here. Also you will need a reservation for this restaurant first but I highly recommend trying it out.

 

The next day we went to old town as well as an island which is close by called Lokrum. It was a really pretty island that you can walk around with lots of different things to see. It was only about a 10 min boat ride from Dubrovnik. There was also a festival of some sort going on when we were there. That night there were fireworks in old town as well as music being played. We were also told that there were a lot of diplomats in Dubrovnik at that time. We went into old town that night to go see the fireworks and explore a bit more.

The next day we decided to get a early start and head to Montenegro. We were told that Kotor is the place to go in Montenegro. We drove around the bay area in Montenegro to Kotor and Tivat and back around to Croatia. Crossing from Croatia to Montenegro isn’t as easy as it sounds though. To get into Montenegro you need insurance that will cover your car for Montenegro specifically and not just Croatia. If you do not have this  you need to purchase insurance once you cross the border as there is an insurance company just on the other side of the border. You also need your passport for everybody in the car. Montenegro was different than Croatia but also very pretty in its own way. We went into a small walled in village type area. There were many churches and you could walk up to a fort I think it was. It was defiantly worth the trip though.

The next day was a really early day to head back to the airport. Our flight was really early and we got to the airport before it opened. The airport finally opened about an hour before our flight was meant to take off. We made it onto our flight to Frankfurt though. We had a long lay over in Frankfurt before heading on to our next two flights to Canada. We found it very difficult to find flights that went from Croatia to Canada so we ended up taking three flights to get home. It was a very long travel day but we made it home.

It was a short world wind of a trip but it was fun and I’m glad I got to see Croatia and Montenegro.

Ashley xx.

London and Cardiff

Hey guys,

So my last post was on leaving London but since then I’ve been back. A couple weeks after I left I went back as my dad had a meeting in Cardiff and I was joining him. We flew into London and spent a day and a half there before heading off to Cardiff.

I’ll talk about the London bit of the trip first. So the day we got to London we arrived around 12 and had plans to meet up with my cousin for dinner that evening. We meet him at Tottenham Court Road Station and headed to a place that serves flat iron steak. We each got a steak and shared some sides and it was so good. There was no fat on the steak and it was just so good. I highly suggest if you are in London you go to this place. I think it was actually called Flat Iron Steak. I will put a link in for it. It was super good though and a steak was only £10! Anyways we did that and had dessert there as well which was super good and then said our good byes and headed home for the night. The next day came and we had plans to go to a family friends for a BBQ.  We headed over and had a nice BBQ at their place and had strawberries and creme as it was during the time Wimbledon was on. It was a lovely afternoon before heading to Cardiff. That evening we got to Cardiff and the next bit of our trip began.

 

In Cardiff my dad had meetings the whole time so for the most part I was on my own. I had been to Cardiff once before in January but only for a couple hours and we just saw the castle and walked along the high street. So this was a time for me to truly explore Cardiff and do some shopping along the way. We had three days in Cardiff before heading back to London. Everyday I went down new bits of Cardiff and then met up with my dad for dinner. The first night we went to Cardiff Bay and ate at Nando’s which is always good. My dad had never been to Nando’s before so I decided to take him there. We also explore the bay a bit before heading back which was nice. The next day we met up with a friend of his who he got in contact with after not seeing her for about 20 years I think. We said in Cardiff with her and went to Jamie Oliver’s for dinner which was really good. We then drove her back home as she doesn’t live in Cardiff. This allowed us to see more of Wales which was quite cool as I had only ever been in Cardiff and Newport before. The last night we went to the bay again and had dinner at Strada with a work friend of my dad’s before heading back to London.

In Cardiff I did quite a bit of shopping as I love the shops in the UK and I can’t get the same things in Canada. I have two more travel update type posts to do but I may also do a bit of a haul type post on the stuff I bought in Cardiff.

Anyways I will post more soon as there are two more travel posts to do because I suck at posting as things happen or right after they do. I also have concert type posts I may do if I remember as well. I will post soon and I hope you enjoyed this little update.

Ashley xx.