Elle Field's Blog

Oman: Snorkelling in the Ad Dimaniyat Islands

There's only one place you should go if you want to go snorkelling in Oman and that's the Ad Dimaniyat Islands. Located northwest of Muscat, what you're going to be able to do and see there depends on what time of year you're in Oman. 

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Georgia: A city break in Tbilisi

Last year we jetted off to Tbilisi for a wedding, which was originally meant to be in 2020 but the pandemic thwarted that. Here's what else we got up to in Georgia's capital city:

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Austria: Four musical things to do in Vienna

The reason we headed to Vienna last summer was because we managed to score tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Which gave me the idea to centre this post around music, even though the concert, sadly, didn't happen. But since Vienna is considered the world capital of classical music, we still managed to hear some excellent music whilst there. It was just a different kind!

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Azerbaijan: A city break in Baku

We didn't have Baku on our list, but we needed to pick a layover city where we could fly to Tbilisi from as there were no direct flights from London last summer. Baku was one of those cities; given the title of this post, you've probably guessed where we picked! Here's what we got up to in our 2.5 days in Azerbaijan's capital city:

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TMTW: September 2025

What happened:
Finished work, took a stroll down the Thames from Surbiton to Kingston to see a flotilla in the River Cultures Festival, watched Hercules on the West End and had surgery.

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Hungary: A city break in Budapest

Last summer we headed to Budapest for three nights. Which was more than enough time to have a fun city break in Hungary's capital city before we departed for Bratislava. Here's what we got up to:

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Five fun things to do in Budapest

I've been to Budapest before - it's a great city - and that was still my impression after visiting again. Here are five fun things you should do if you're in Hungary's capital city:

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Hungary: Where to eat in Budapest

During our summer trip last year to Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna, we definitely found Budapest to have the yummiest food - and the cheapest food. Here's where we ate:

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Holidaying in Thailand

In January we jetted off to Thailand for a much needed break. It wasn't our usual non-stop adventuring and exploration of a new country as we wanted to relax, but we still saw lots. (And that gives us a great reason to return to explore more!)

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Thailand: Where to eat in Samui

Part of the reason why we decided to go to Thailand was because of Thai food, and we found that we actually had better Thai food on Samui than we did in Bangkok. Which surprised us. Here's where we ate:

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