Year of Travel: 2016

It has been announced around the internet that 2016 was a bad year. It was bad in terms of celebrity and high profile deaths, the fact that everybody managed to vote the UK out of the European Union (Brexit), Donald Trump is now US President, and the several terror attacks across the world. Sadden by these events, …

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Losing Weight. Gaining Motivation.

I am sitting with a little red lunchbox on one side of me and a bowl of the remains of Heinz Tomato Soup on the other side that I ate earlier. It's evident in my bedroom that I am far from tidy. However, that little red box contained my meal prep lunch so I am …

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Getaway money: ways to help save money (for trips, of course!)

Note: I can only provide advice and information from a student living in UK / Northern Ireland perspective. One day I hope to write about living abroad. Dreaming of a holiday but struggling to save money, these tips may - or may not - help you. Living at home with your parents does have it's …

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Banana Berry Smoothie Recipe

Lately, I've been loving mixing smoothies together, especially for breakfast or as post-workout . protein shakes. Not that I'm doing well on the working out front, but more on that later!  Thanks to the wonderful Kayla Itsines, I've been hooked on making and shaking. I find it hard to eat breakfast sometimes. Mostly because my …

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Dealing daily with Depression: A Guest Post from Yummy Scrummy Tummy

I recently put out a call for Guest Bloggers to come and write for Found Astray, one response I got was from the brains and beauty behind Yummy Scrummy Tummy 'A Londoner's Journey towards health and wellbeing'. In a new short series of posts, she is here to share some of her story and hopefully give you …

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When you’ve seen Malmö, go home, you’ve seen the world!

Date of Visit: 23rd July 2016. There's not many places in the world I can say that I felt at home in. Or so I thought. The more I think about that statement the more I realise that with every bit of travelling I do, the more I feel at home with different places. The …

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Crossing the border from Denmark to Sweden

Travel Date: July 23rd 2016 / Afternoon  Copenhagen is located in such an accessible place to Sweden; with easy connections to Malmö in less time than it takes to get to Central Copenhagen, it's no wonder we took a trip up. After spending a few days in Copenhagen exploring it's Freetown, tasting Danish treats, walking lots and seeing …

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Kayla Itsines’ Avocado Chocolate Mousse (Easy Dessert Recipe)

Earlier today one of my favourite Fitness icons (Kayla Itsines) posted a link to the recipe for 'healthy' choc mousse.  This recipe uses Avocados as the base, a little odd however I didn't oppose to trying it. I love some Guacamole on my Nachos. Nachos. Sour Cream, Guac, Salsa, Cheese. Ladies and Gentlemen; this is why …

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