Wanderlust Wednesday Fika & Wine!

May 7, 2025

Wanderlust Wednesday brought to you by Fika & Wine from the beautiful city of Stockholm! 🇸🇪

Stockholm was a city that I couldn’t wait to visit and one that seemed a perfect fit after the crazy covid years with its beautiful archipelago, charming architecture, colourful streets and all the cakes and pastries a girl could want to keep in line with their fabulous Fika tradition… a city that was always going to capture my heart! It’s somewhere that I feel everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime and take with them that Lagom outlook for a balanced lifestyle : Not too little, not too much. Just right!

*Printed and ready for its new home in Canada!*

It shows just how special this beautiful city is to almost everyone who visits as Fika & Wine has now made its way to new homes in Australia, Canada, Germany, USA and mainland UK!

Have you ticked Stockholm off your bucket list?

Wanderlust Wednesday Bath City Edition!

April 30, 2025

‘It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do’ - Jane Austen

A Wanderlust Wednesday brought to you with a first time visit to the beautiful city of Bath.

It’s hard to believe that we are on to the last day of April already, but what a month it has been! If you follow me on Instagram then you may have seen that I started the month in beautiful Bath, a city that had been on my cityscape wish list for awhile now. From the The Royal Crescent to The Curve, The Roman Baths to The Weir and a museum dedicated to the author of my namesake, Bath is a city that everyone should visit at least once to experience its charming character! Not only is it surrounded in history, but its beautiful Georgian architecture takes you on a journey back in time to give it that perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life!

*Good Morning Bath - Famous for its beautiful architecture and charming little streets, it’s hard not to fall in love with this city and its character traits!*

*The Roman Baths - Constructed in 70 AD as a socialising and bathing temple containing natural spring water which the Romans believed would help purify, cleanse and heal.*

*The Night Crescent (The Royal Crescent, Bath). Inspired by the crescent moon, this row of 30 terraced houses was designed and constructed between 1767 - 1774 by architect John Wood and son.*

As with most of my cityscape trips I will be working towards a Love From Bath photography print series that I hope to add to my print shop this Summer season as it seems only right to coincide with the big Jane Austen 250th celebrations!

Copenhagen Callin'

April 28, 2024

‘The two most powerful warriors are patience and time’ - Leo Tolstoy

There is nothing quite like the craze of Christmas and the comedown of a very busy Winter season to put your October trip editing on the back burner, but as of these last few days in April, I am excited to finally announce that my ‘Love From Copenhagen’ photography print series is now live on Etsy with 10 beautiful city prints available for purchase!

*Copenhagen Contrail - A calming morning capture at Nyhavn complete with harbour reflection*

If like me you are obsessed with all things simply Scandi, then this is an original photography print series perfect for you! From the beautiful vibrant colours of Nyhavn to the calming interiors of The Round Tower and moody city views; there is a little something for everyone to help mark their special time in Copenhagen!

*Copenhagen Calling - A photography print set perfect for those Copenhagen dreamers with Nyhavn meets The Round Tower*

And if you find it hard to pick an overall favourite landmark or favourite photography print from the series (Copenhagen Sundown for me) then ‘Hello Copenhagen’ might just be the photography print for you with 9 special Copenhagen landmarks all in 1! The perfect wanderlust keepsake to add to your gallery wall or to add to your special travel photo albums with sizes starting at 5x5”.

*Hello Copenhagen - An exciting addition to the Travelling Squares series with 9 Copenhagen captures all in one!*

A colourful city that everyone needs to visit at least once in their lifetime, or at least twice as I missed out on two important locations due to flight cancellations…. but that’s a story for another post!

Copenhagen wanderlust wall art this way!

Dream. Believe. Achieve

January 19, 2023

‘Because you believed, it happened’

Kicking off 2023 with another business goal of mine ticked off the list : 500 Etsy sales! I think it’s important as a small business owner to celebrate all wins no matter how big or how small they may seem! Although it took a little longer than ticking it off my 2021-2022 list, it makes me so happy to know that even in these difficult financial times we find ourselves in with a cost of living crisis, people are still connecting with my photography. It really is true what they say, whenever you buy from a small business, an actual person does a little happy dance!

So, here is to chasing dreams and ticking off that next business goal!

‘Success is a series of small wins’

Dream. Believe. Achieve

Love From Stockholm

May 23, 2022

It seemed only right that after an unforgettable trip to the beautiful city of Stockholm that I create an exciting new photography series based on some of my favourite Stockholm scenes! From Gamla Stan to Sodermalm, first morning light to colourful night and many cobbled streets and lakes along the way… there is a little something for everyone!

*Introducing the newest city print to the Travelling Squares Series; Hello Stockholm!*

*Love From Stockholm : Sodermalm Moments*

*Love From Stockholm : Stockholm Nights*

Do you have a favourite print or would you like to see a certain scene added to Love From Stockholm series? These are just some of the prints available to purchase for your home decor or to gift that someone special with a real love for this beautiful city! Be sure to check Love From Stockholm on Etsy to see more!

Hello Again Travel, Hello Stockholm!

May 20, 2022

Lagom : not too much, not too little, just right

After almost three years with no foreign travel I was finally able to tick the beautiful city of Stockholm off my bucket list! I don’t know if it was due to my love of ABBA or that simple Scandinavian lifestyle that I’m drawn to, but something about Stockholm was calling out, and what better to have kickstarted travelling again with somewhere completely new!

A city filled with colourful and characteristic architecture, cobbled streets leading from island to island, a culture that encourages you to find life’s balance and that all important tradition of Fika! Stockholm is a city that everyone needs to visit at least once in their lifetime to experience that high vibing energy. Although a second Winter had hit during my April visit with temperatures dropping to -6 (I’m sure nothing compared to their actual winter temperatures) I couldn’t help but notice how re-energised I felt. It was so easy to switch off from the real world and focus completely on the surroundings of this beautiful new city and dreamy islands. I don’t think I’ve ever come away from somewhere feeling so happy and so sad all at the same time because I did not want to leave its way of life! There is something to be said for just how special a place is when you feel like you have left a piece of your heart there and turns out that Stockholm is that special place for me. I can now see why so many decide to up and relocate there after their trips!

*Postcard stories from beautiful Stockholm*

Although I did not get to experience a proper Stockholm sunset, I did get to see it blanketed in a light (and unexpected) covering of snow, making my trip even more special and giving me a reason to visit again! I would love nothing more than to explore more of its hidden gems and more of Sweden itself, maybe rent out one of those cute little red houses to watch a sunrise / sunset on one of those many lakes…

Now to visualise… and for Belfast to start a direct route!

Ticked off my list:

ABBA Museum ✓

Vasa Museum ✓

Fotografiska ✓

Gamla Stan ✓

Djurgarden ✓

Royal Palace ✓

Stockholm City Hall ✓

Still to tick off :

Sunset at Skinnarviksparken

Stockholm Archipelago Cruise

A Sense Of Wanderlust

May 2, 2020

‘She wasn’t bored, just restless between adventures’ - Atticus

Goodbye April, Hello May! What a strange and very surreal April it has been, a month of glorious sunshine and absolutely nowhere to go to take full advantage of it. Instead of ticking off the road trips that I have had planned on my Northern Ireland/Ireland bucket list I have been using this lockdown time to go back through my older travel photographs to create a series of wanderlust prints.

It’s an unusual feeling knowing that as of right now there are no plans for future trips, but I have found comfort in going through my travel photos and taking the time to appreciate each and every detail. It has been a fun process to go back in time and work on the photographs that I feel might appeal to people right now to add a touch of that much needed wanderlust to their home decor.

Below are just some of my new wanderlust prints available for purchase, you might recognise them as some of your favourite holiday locations or a place that is on your bucket list….

From the tranquil scenes of Australia to the historic sights of Rome. The colourful streets of London to the calming tones of Northern Ireland. There is a little something for everyone to help with this unusual lockdown life in which we find ourselves.

Find your sense of wanderlust here.