Travel Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/travel/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Travel Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/travel/ 32 32 2696646 Croatia – An Activity Holiday https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/09/croatia-an-activity-holiday/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/09/croatia-an-activity-holiday/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49426 Another holiday? Yes, this one was booked quite a while ago and ended up somewhat shoehorned in between our recent trip to Sweden, the Traws Eryri next week, and a few upcoming weekends away as well. Fortunately, it was also a package holiday, so there wasn’t much organising to do and little in the way...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/copenhagen/feed/ 1 49185 Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago: Aspöja and the Central Islands https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-aspoja-and-the-central-islands/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-aspoja-and-the-central-islands/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:52:49 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49165 Day 4 This would be our final full day in the Sankt Anna Archipelago, so after a chilled breakfast we packed up, left the cabin behind us and wandered across to our kayak, where we replenished our fresh water supplies and slipped back into the calm waters. The wind had dropped off even more now,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-aspoja-and-the-central-islands/feed/ 1 49165 Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago: Missjö to Aspöja https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-missjo-to-aspoja/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-missjo-to-aspoja/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:59:21 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49137 Day 2 It was still windy in the morning, so we had a relaxed breakfast, packed up camp and were ready to start paddling by around 9am. Rather than head south-west across more open water towards Harstena, we adjusted our plans and decided to head slowly north, taking shelter where we could from the wind...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago-missjo-to-aspoja/feed/ 1 49137 Sea Kayaking in the Sankt Anna Archipelago https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49122 After a long trip to the Sankt Anna Archipelago on the south-east coast of Sweden, we finally rocked up at the Kajak Paradisetheadquarters and collected our kit. We had booked a large double kayak and camping kit for four nights and five days and were soon sitting on the grass with one of the girls...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/sea-kayaking-in-the-sankt-anna-archipelago/feed/ 0 49122 The wrong way to Sweden https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/the-wrong-way-to-sweden/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/the-wrong-way-to-sweden/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:17:57 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49108 Scandinavia isn’t that far from the UK as far as overseas holidays are concerned, but Anna had decided she’d quite like to have an overnight train experience on a sleeper train. Quite why she wanted this hadn’t been confirmed until we met a German guy towards the end of our holiday who said, “I guess...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/the-wrong-way-to-sweden/feed/ 1 49108 Costa Rica Coast to Coast Video https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-video/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-video/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:35:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48565 Finally had chance to edit some video from Costa Rica. Enjoy.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-video/feed/ 0 48565 Costa Rica Coast to Coast – Winding Down and Coming Home https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-winding-down-and-coming-home/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-winding-down-and-coming-home/#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 11:40:51 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48537 Leaving the Caribbean Having finished our coast-to-coast journey on Monday lunchtime, we were now on the Caribbean coast winding down. In hindsight, I probably should have treated the next few days as part of the holiday and made the most of them. Instead, something in my brain decided that the main event was over and...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-winding-down-and-coming-home/feed/ 1 48537 Costa Rica Coast to Coast – Reaching the Caribbean https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-reaching-the-caribbean/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-reaching-the-caribbean/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 06:37:55 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48510 Today was the day we would finally reach the Caribbean coast and complete our coast-to-coast journey across Costa Rica. The Pacific now felt a very long way away as we prepared for the final push. Early Start We had another early start, which suited me perfectly. Everyone else had been going to bed incredibly early...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-reaching-the-caribbean/feed/ 1 48510 Costa Rica Coast to Coast – Rafting Towards the Caribbean https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-rafting-towards-the-caribbean/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-rafting-towards-the-caribbean/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 05:52:18 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48490 Costa Rica Rafting Adventure After another night at the Pacuare River Camp, it was time to get moving again, continuing ever onwards towards the Caribbean coast. So, after breakfast, it was back into our rafting kit and onto the Pacuare River for a full day on the water, including some proper Class IV rapids through...

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