I've just returned from a week of travelling through Scotland and Ireland, and bits of England. I have to say, it was absolutely fantastic, even more than I expected it to be. I visited several castles, museums, galleries, pubs and just sampled the cultures. I'd have to say that my favourites in Scotland were Stirling Castle and the National Gallery. In Ireland, I absolutely loved the Chester Beatty Library exhibits and, again, the National Gallery.

The history in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Dublin is fantastic, especially because of the way that it's incorporated into everyday life, just because you're constantly noticing monuments and plaques and all the old architecture around you. The week's been abso-bally-lutely brilliant (despite the cold and hacking cough I've had the entire time). It's definitely inspired an even deeper wanderlust in me. I can't wait for the next trip - it might be Sweden...