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Iceland Vacation Tips: Things to Know Before You Go

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Details on visiting ⬇️ Carreg Cennen castle in Wal Details on visiting ⬇️ Carreg Cennen castle in Wales

Probably my favorite castle we visited on our two week road trip through Great Britain, 🇬🇧 this medieval gem has a history as epic as its views! 🏰 

This 13th-century castle has seen many battles, betrayals, and royal intrigue 👑! 

While what remains is just stone ruins, there’s still a sense of what it once was. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

About a 1-hour drive from Swansea, 1.5 hours from Cardiff, or a 4-hour road trip from London, it’s a great escape for history lovers! 🏰 

💰To visit, it’s £6.50 for adults and £4.50 for children. The hike up may be a bit tricky for some, & definitely don’t try to bring a stroller 😜 

Don’t forget to explore the secret cave below! Also get some scones at the cafe where you buy your tickets ☕️!

#walesadventure #carregcennencastle #visitwales #ukhiddengems #castlesofeurope #beautifulwales #exploringwales @visitwales
Helen, Georgia at Christmas is the perfect place f Helen, Georgia at Christmas is the perfect place for lovers of small towns looking for a Christmas-y backdrop. 🎄

This mountain town was designed with Bavarian architecture, & most of the restaurants, shops & bars have Alpine style & German fare. 🇩🇪 

Several Lifetime Channel Christmas movies have been filmed here, & it’s easy to see why! 🎥 

Here you can attend a “lighting of the village” event (with appearances by Mr. and Mrs. Claus! 🎅🏼), or a German style Christkindlmarket full of food, live music, & a craft show 🎨 

The main thing is to simply stroll the streets, enjoying the lights & decor 🎄

Grab some glühwein from Hofer’s bakery, a giant pretzel from Ludwig’s 🥨 & enjoy! 🍻 

There’s also a nearby “Christmas in the Mountains” parade & a “Victorian Christmas” event at the local Hardman farm site. 🎄🎅🏻

Plus, the area has loads of wineries & scenic waterfalls- there’s always something to do! 🍷 

We really enjoyed our visit, & made it to nearby Dahlonega too (another cute small town)! 

The southern hospitality truly is alive & well here- everyone was super chatty & friendly. 😇

#helengeorgia #bavarian #christkindlmarkt #visitgeorgia #christmastown #usatravels
#christmasinspiration #georgiatravel
#northgeorgia #smalltownusa
If you want to travel to Scotland and need help do If you want to travel to Scotland and need help doing it, I’m your girl! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Follow along for help planning your dream trip to Scotland 💕
I can feel the sadness melt away the minute I’m in I can feel the sadness melt away the minute I’m in a European country ✨

Can you relate? 

#europetravels #ringofkerry #ireland_insta #castlesofeurope #castlesofinstagram
GO WATCH PART 1 😇 More info ⬇️ Yep, even with re GO WATCH PART 1 😇

More info ⬇️

Yep, even with researching I still made mistakes! 💁🏻‍♀️ 

📌Be intentional about looking up places with highland cows beforehand, you might not just randomly see them while driving 🐂

📌If you have a US phone number, you can’t use the parking app they have for public parking, so be sure to have coins on you 💰

📌 Have a backup plan in case your ferry gets canceled. ⛴️ Thankfully we found another way home after ours was, but you might not be as lucky!

📌 Don’t rent a car unless you feel confident in yourself and your ability to handle the left side driving, roundabouts, narrow roads, and single lane roads with passing places. 🚙

For my detailed Scotland road-trip itinerary with daily schedule, route map, things to do, hotels+ …head to the link in my bio! 🌎 

I have another blog with my Scotland packing list too! 🗺️ 

#scotlandtravel #scotland_insta #scotland_lover #visitscotland
More info ⬇️ Yes I researched the weather ahead o More info ⬇️

Yes I researched the weather ahead of time, but I didn’t realize how dramatically it could change! ⛈️ 

I think we experienced all 4 seasons in one day 😂 !

In all seriousness though, we went in June & had rain, wind, cold & sleet! ☔️ Then we went in May, & had perfect sunshine every day & not a drop of rain even once! ☀️ 

Moral is: be prepared for anything and DRESS IN LAYERS - Yes, like a stylish little onion 🧅 

Oh yeah, & for visiting @edinburghcastle it is sometimes possible to get tickets the day of- depends on season, day of week and time of day- 🎟️ but to be safe just book it as far in advance as you can! 

Same goes for visiting the underground amazingness of @marykingsclose 😇

#scotlandtravel #scotland_insta #scotland_lover #visitscotland #travelblogger #familytravel #travelmistakes #iwishiknew THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MY FIRST TRIP TO SCOTLAND
Comment “schedule” for my full itinerary! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Comment “schedule” for my full itinerary!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 So much to see in Wales, and there were no crowds anywhere- even in summer. 🎉 Get yourself to these beautiful gems! 💎 

We started this trip in London, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 then drove over to the Cotswolds, followed by Tintern Abbey and began going counter clockwise basically around the country. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

When we finished up, we then drove to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Have you ever been to Wales? ⬇️

#walesadventure #walescoastpath #uktravel #ukhiddengems #visitwales UK road trip itinerary
Type “schedule” for all the details! 🍀 This Irela Type “schedule” for all the details! 🍀

This Ireland road trip itinerary was a great mix of nature, castles and pubs and city culture 🍻

As it was my second visit, we didn’t go to some of the usual tourist spots, but explored some slightly lesser known places instead! 🎉✨

#ireland_insta #ireland🇮🇪 #ireland_gram #travelireland
Hope you’re a fast screenshotter-er person and you Hope you’re a fast screenshotter-er person and you can read later! 😅 Learn anything new?? 👇🏼

This list took me an hour to write ✍🏼 It really is the sum of my cheap budget travel knowledge!

Shout out to @kayak @bookingcom @agoda @hostelworld @couchsurfing for making the cut 😇

#budgettravel #travelhacks #travelplanner #cheaptravel #travelblogs #cheapflights
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