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.’ …
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 …
Often, when I’m travelling, I will unsuspectingly turn a corner and find something that, quite frankly, if you had told me earlier that I was going to see I may have thought you a little unusual. I don’t mean things …
Malta in January is a breath of fresh air. You travel in from the UK armed with your sunglasses, sun-cream and cardigan in case it is ‘a bit cooler’ and then try not to self-piteously laugh as you sit there …
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 …
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 …
Our day at Plitviče Lakes National Park in Croatia was one of my favourite and most treasured days. I felt like I was in a dream the whole time and looking back over my photos now literally gives me butterflies …
On 23rd December 2013, I went to Ireland for the very first time. This also happened to be the first time I had been away on a trip so close to Christmas, which was very exciting! Off we went, armed …
My previous post ‘Reykjavík: A Mysterious City’ foretold of a post focusing on the cool street art in Reykjavík, Iceland. Here it is! It had to be done. After looking through mine and a friend’s pictures from our separate trips …