Review: Cotswold Grange, Cheltenham, UK

Review: Cotswold Grange, Cheltenham, UK

Cotswold Grange is quintessential Cheltenham. Created from light honeyed Cotswold stone in 1856, for its affluent merchant owner to enjoy its high ceilings and spacious dimensions, the house’s grand facade captured the confident style of the mid-Victorian era. Located...
Walking the Wainwrights: Troutbeck Tongue

Walking the Wainwrights: Troutbeck Tongue

Over the years, we’ve walked many of the Wainwrights — the 214 fells in the Lake District, immortalised by Alfred Wainwright’s meticulously hand-drawn guides. Some are towering peaks such as Scafell Pike (England‘s highest mountain) and Helvellyn, while others, like...
Is Travel Insurance Worth It?

Is Travel Insurance Worth It?

When I first started traveling, I was at odds with myself. I would ask myself the same question: “Is travel insurance worth it? Nothing is going to happen…right?” It’s especially hard because, when I’ve just spent so much money on my travels themselves, it can feel...