Hi, everyone! After 8 fruitful years under the guise of Sound Mind Travel, I feel that this blog has somewhat evolved and will now be more suited to a new and fresh name. That is going to be ‘Mint Bluebells.’ …
Pulling up in the car park that is situated right opposite ‘Another Place’ on that cold, drizzly first day of December was surreal. It was like a scene from 1970’s Doctor Who, and I was almost convinced that these weathered …
During my trip to Croatia, I stayed in a place generally lesser known by tourists; a little village called Kožino. I knew Croatia was going to be something special; I had heard very good things about an unspoiled and picturesque …
During my November ’18 trip to Vilnius in Lithuania, it seemed a great idea to fit in a little trip to a town nearby, enabling me to experience a bit more of what the country had to offer during my …
Want to feel quintessentially British? Visit the Cotswolds! This place. Wow. What an absolutely gorgeous part of England. Cottage after cottage, pretty floral patches, thatched roofs and tea room after tea room after tea room. Scones and jam and cool …
Admittedly, before I booked this trip, I had absolutely no idea that vilnius was the capital of Lithuania and I didn’t know a great deal about the country. I felt quite ashamed that I hadn’t known about Vilnius before but …
If it was possible to wrap a place up and give it as a present to all the people you love the most and say something along the lines of; Here is a beautiful village for you to escape to …
A short walk away from Waterloo Station lurks one of London’s hidden gems, Leake Street Tunnel. It is basically what the name suggests, a tunnel in Leake Street. However, it is not your typical tunnel; dark, dingy, creepy. In fact, …
Featured image: You can’t keep me here Following on from my previous post ‘My Favourite Songs from Around the World’, here are five more of my favourite songs from five more countries around the world to feast your ears on. …
Recently, I visited Stonehenge and while I know that due to its age, mystery and subsequent popularity, it has been photographed and written about countless times, I still wanted to do a quickie post conveying my own thoughts and feelings …