What’s your unique travel style? – Travelling my way in Poznan

What’s your unique travel style? – Travelling my way in Poznan

ByJen Lowthrop

…ndon terrified me and so my cycling days slowly dwindled. However visiting Denmark brought back my love of cycling, as Denmark is possibly the world’s capital for cycling culture. Everyone rides a bike in Copenhagen and the city’s infrastructure is built to help everyone ride a bike. Cycling around Copenhagen for the Scavenger Hunt I took part in was the perfect way to tick things off my list of what to do, whilst seeing everything in between. Pas…

How I walked over 100 miles in January and how it helped my wellbeing

How I walked over 100 miles in January and how it helped my wellbeing

ByJen Lowthrop

…o meet up with one other person for a walk outside, so if you can and feel comfortable, I recommend doing it. Whether you live alone or with a house full of children, I think we are all craving communication with people outside of our household. Zoom calls just don’t cut it. How Walking Every Day Improved My Wellbeing Walking 100 miles is great, but the real benefit has been to my wellbeing. I would say on the whole I have felt a lot better than S…

One year freelance – highs, lows, lessons learned and money earned!

One year freelance – highs, lows, lessons learned and money earned!

ByJen Lowthrop

…es is hard. There is a lot to think about, especially if you are a limited company like me. I recommend staying as a sole trader as long as you can, it’s much simpler and accountancy fees are cheaper too. Don’t forget your expenses. Linked with point 1 you are a business and therefore have expenses. Make sure you keep all relevant receipts and keep track of them online or on paper to make things easier at the end of the year. Have a contract. This…

5 ways to welcome refugees to the UK this Refugee Week

5 ways to welcome refugees to the UK this Refugee Week

ByJen Lowthrop

…ne Flowers in collaboration with Box Tale Soup 2 – Share you message of welcome using #RefugeesWelcome The Refugee Week team are asking everyone to share their messages of welcome to Refugees. What would you do to welcome a refugee to the UK? Offer them a cup of tea? A warm smile? a big hug? Invite them to your art group? Share your messages of welcome using #RefugeesWelcome on Twitter and Facebook or write a blog post and share it with us. You ca…

Uplifting Positive Playlists on Spotify to Improve Your Mood

ByJen Lowthrop

…and want to sing along! Add Feelin’ Good playlist to your Spotify 6. Self Compassion – Museum of Happiness This playlist was put together by Vicki, one half of the Museum of Happiness Founders and was played during my Happiness Course they delivered. It’s full of positive, self love tunes. It’s more calming than the others… except for the ‘Love Train’ which is sure to make you want to get up and dance 🙂 Add Self Compassion Playlist to your Spotif…

Glastonbury Myths Busted in 2013

ByJen Lowthrop

…for a less than desirable toilet. I’ve grown up with composting toilets at www.hillholtwood.com Glad to see they’re catching on By the end of the weekend you will stink like the toilets Wet wipes are the answer and a couple of showers in a can and you’re sorted. No need to be a stinky horrible mess. You can even get a shower. Still fresh faced on day 5! So what have I proven in this blog? That Glastonbury is nothing but AWESOME! All those worries…

Zanzibar – 5 Things to do in 5 days

Zanzibar – 5 Things to do in 5 days

ByJen Lowthrop

…to be caught in a rain storm, which only added to the experience. https://www.instagram.com/p/wCmyOLOMut/ Visit Stone Town You can’t go to Zanzibar and not visit Stone Town, the capital of the island. A place seeped in a mixed history of slavery and spices. There is plenty to keep you entertained for a full day, even if it is just wandering the back streets stopping in little souvenir shops and local cafes. You’re sure to find plenty of museums a…