Gillian Alexandra

At the moment we’re not travelling (much) because we’re trying to do the grown up thing and save for a house, but Shaun managed to convince me that before we start saving we should have one last “big” holiday (not that it took much convincing!). He really wanted to take me to America so we decided to spend 5 nights in Vegas, drive to LA, spend 6 nights there, and then back to Vegas for one final night before flying home. In this post I’m going to tell you about our experiences in Vegas and some of the “must-dos”! Hire a Car Hiring a car is an absolute must if you’re going to be doing a lot of exploring, especially if you’re visiting places outside of Vegas. I’m so glad we decided to get one because we couldn’t have done half the things we did without it! Once we landed (after about a 15 hour journey!) we picked up our bags and made our way through the airport to the car rental desk (but not before posing for photos beside some sculptures!) We got to the desk and th...

I'm usually known as the laid back one, as Shaun says "you're so laid back you're horizontal"! But there are a lot of things that grind my gears, so here's my top 5.   1.   Incorrect Punctuation/Grammar/Spelling Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a complete and utter grammar nazi.  It drives me crazy reading through a news or magazine article where they haven’t even bothered to proof-read it!  I know, I know, I’m THAT person but I just can’t help it! It has recently been suggested that always feeling the need to correct someone else's grammar is actually a variant of OCD .  I just think that if you’re being paid to write and publish a post/article on a well-known website, it should be 100% grammatically correct.  If grammar and punctuation aren’t your forte, get someone else to proof read it. (note to self, Google “proof reading jobs near me”). Also, remember “back in the day” when you had your first mobile phone and each text h...

I read recently that Scotland has been voted the  “Most Beautiful Country in the World”  by readers of “Rough Guide” and if I'm honest, I completely agree, so here are a few of my favourite places to visit and things to do. Dundee (The City of Discovery) Ok so I’m kind of biased because it’s where I live, but I genuinely think Dundee is quite beautiful. Obviously it has its “not-so-great” areas ( what city doesn’t? ) but it is definitely on the up with the new V&A museum  and the brand new waterfront area. There’s also the Law  ( which used to be a volcano ) where there is a really nice walk and it gives you amazing views of the whole city, and over the River Tay to Fife! Dundee has a lot of history as well, and is famous for the three Js – Jute, Jam and Journalism. Jute because the Jute mills were the main source of employment in the 19 th century, Jam because of the worldwide export of Keillors marmalade, and Journalism because of the headquarters of...