After spending almost 2 months in Guatemala, there are countless amazing places and stories I want to share..but this will be the first, because literally no-one I have spoken to has ever heard of it, and it was beautiful. A perfect, hidden, beachside paradise just waiting to be discovered – Playa Quilombo. It was only a week or two after having surgery in Guatemala city, so I was searching for a peaceful, beach side location where I could recover. Yep, you heard that right..I had to have surgery in Guatemala. That’s a story for another time, but take note – travel insurance is definitely not something to skip! So from…

Imagine all the best things that come to mind when someone says Italy… The language, the people, the irreverence and sense of joy overflowing from it’s lively inhabitants…and of course the food! All these things and more, you will find in Polignano a Mare. For these reasons it remains one of my absolute favourite places in the world. A small walled city dating back to Roman times, Polignano a Mare is perched on a cliff on the heel of Italy’s beautiful boot and boasts perhaps the most picturesque tiny pebbled beach in the region. This little town is a mecca for Italian tourists in the hot summer months, but is…