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  • Getting Around in August & September

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …paigns. It was an honour to be part of the panel in the Guardian answering new graduates questions on careers in digital advertising. Most excitingly it led on to possibly the most exciting opportunity of my career to date… see September highlight below… I also managed to squeeze in a few fancy dinner’s, including an evening at St James’s Palace with my bestie and some handsome soldiers (see above) and reviewed some delicious restaurants and cockt…

  • My Top Ten Travel Experiences on my DTour

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …y for 23 days and each day was filled with new experiences, whether it was new beaches, new cuisines, new countries, I truly had the trip of a lifetime, packing more into three weeks than you would usually pack into three years. However after much deliberation I have cut it back and here are my top ten travel experiences on my DTour across Africa and The Middle East. 10 – Double Bubbles in The Seychelles Champagne and a big bubbly spa bath on my b…

  • Touring Zanzibar in Real Time.

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …his feeling of seeing somewhere new, learning something different, meeting new faces! We drive on to our first stop, the Maganga Spice Gardens. I’m sat sheltering from the rain, and when I say rain I mean RAIN! They say when it rains it pours and that is what is happening right now in the Spice Garden. Small streams have formed all over, as I was upgraded from banana leaf, to umbrella to full blown coconut tree leaf built shelter. The Maganga spic…

  • Winter Warming with The Wordsmiths

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …at You See’ and ‘Arguments’ to get us all thinking creatively and learning new writing skills, whilst also learning from each others experiences, battles and successes as writers. It was a really supportive group and was heart warming to know that we all struggle with many of the same issues with writing. I left feeling inspired and motivated to write, write, write… exactly what I had hoped. I also have a new close knit group of people to continue…

  • Volunteering to organise music festivals around the world? Sign me up!

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …eloper – they are currently looking for a website developer to help with a new website for their record label. Yes they have a record label. Helping bring new international stars into our conscience. The Super Seed Challenge – Fundraising isn’t all about cake sales and sponsored marathons at Moringa. The Super Seed Challenge is a Super fun fundraiser to help raise money for their festivals and projects. You get a magical Moringa Tree seed and star…

  • I’m going on a #DTour

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …Dubai. On my DTour I will be trying out the local delicacies, seeing some new tourist sites, meeting the locals and experiencing DoubleTree’s award winning hospitality, including their amazing DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie. YUM! So here is how I won… I saw an exciting competition via the Traverse Facebook page and just knew I had to give it a go. It was one of those competitions that is so amazing you wonder how anyone ever wins, it seems like…

  • Filming skills and other tips from #BlogattheBeach

    ByJen Lowthrop

    …off with non alcoholic cocktails, whilst catching up with bloggers old and new. There were a few friendly faces and lots of new faces too. There aren’t many travel blogger events up north so it was great to see some of the northern based bloggers I have followed on Twitter but don’t often see in real life! The format was simple, with three training sessions and lots of time for cocktails, food and networking. Each of the speakers taught me somethi…