About this site
After 20+ years of travelling I set up On the Luce to share some of my favourite places, photos, travel tales and tips to give inspiration to other independent travellers who might not be in the position to travel long term but want to make the most of their travel time, and anyone else who’s trying to combine a love of travel with work, love, friends and everyday life.
Some of the regular features on the site include Travel tales (places I’ve been and things I’ve seen), In pictures (photos that tell a story), Guides (tips and advice I’ve picked up on the road), Weekending (travel guides for when you only have a few days to spare) and Reviewed (my favourite accommodation for a touch of luxury on a budget).
All trips featured on On the Luce are planned, booked and paid for by me. Where I accept the occasional discount or sponsorship these will be clearly marked and I promise I’ll still give you my honest opinion.
Other travel blogs I like
I’m an obsessive travel blog (Twitter/Facebook/insert other time-wasting device…) reader and although I’ll read almost anything, particularly when I should be doing some work, there are a few I keep coming back to. Here are a few of my favourites:
… for inspiration from other bloggers who are trying to combine a love of travel with everyday life: Backpacks and Bunkbeds, See My Travels, Need Another Holiday and A Dangerous Business.
… other female travellers exploring the world: Beyond Blighty, Legal Nomads and Alex in Wanderland.
… for giving me hope that it is possible to combine marriage, kids and other such grown up exploits with travel and adventure: yTravel Blog and The Planet D.
… for inspiration to actually try and learn a language (or ten in his case): Fluent in 3 months.
… for general “you can give up your day job, travel the world, follow your dreams and have the best life ever” cheerleading (even for a slightly cynical Brit): The Art of Non-Conformity and Location 180.
… and finally some lovely (and talented) bloggers I’ve got to know since starting this site: Travel with Kat, Restless Jo and The Travelbunny.
Gorgeous blog! Look forward to reading more!
Hi! I love your blog and I’ve nominated you the Liebster blog award http://nuresma.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/liebster-award/
Congratulations and best wishes!
Thanks so much for the nomination, such a lovely idea!
All the best, Lucy
What a beautiful blog! We will be following your adventures.
Mike
Hi Mike, thanks and welcome! Look forward to checking out your site too.
Lucy
Very nice travel blog. Good luck with your 2012 wish-list trips! Pretty interesting stuff there.
Thanks for stopping by. Hopefully it should be a good travelling year, though the more I see the more I want to see, so the wish list gets ever longer!
Good to read about your travels – hope 2012 is a great one!
I go back to Madagascar this year, and really looking forward to it.
If you get the chance, have a look at my site, and let me know what you think:
http://tipsfortravellers.wordpress.com
Hi, thanks for stopping by. Madagascar sounds amazing, hope you have a great time. And good luck with the blogging – I loved the packing lists and tips on your site, how ever much I go away I’m still an overpacker!
Hi,
Good to hear from you. I go to Madagascar in October, so a while to wait. If you ever think of going, I can recommend going through friends who live in the south of the country.
Thanks for your encouragement and the feedback on my site! The truth is that I’m still a little bit of an overpacker, but every time I go away I try to improve!
Just seen you mentioned me here! I’m really chuffed. Thank you
You are very welcome! It’s been lovely to ‘meet’ you through blogging, and hopefully sometime us blogging ladies can all manage to be in the same place to actually meet up in person!
Beautiful blog. To be followed by me.
Thanks for visiting, and I’ll be sure to check out your site too.
Hi Lucy, great blog and good photographs…you can add Isle of wight …i thought it is heaven on earth. one the places that gives me peace………..
Very true – I’ve been to the Isle of Wight a couple of times, for family holidays and to visit a friend there, though not for a while. It’s a very peaceful place, almost like going back in time to what the rest of the UK was like 30 years ago.
Hi Lucy, I love your blog and photographs. I recently started one as well, mainly for a class but I would love to continue it after. You inspired me a lot. Please tell me what you think of mine too. I would love some advice on it especially I am new.
Hi, thanks for visiting. And good luck with your new blog! It’s looking great already. My big tips would be keep posting regularly when you start (even if it feels like no one is reading for a while, it takes a while for it to pick up!) but don’t go too overboard and run out of things to write about. That and take loads of photos on every trip you do as you never know when they can be useful for other posts. Blogging does take up a lot of time but it’s so worth it!
Hi Lucy,
You’ve got a beautiful blog going. Wonderful photos and writing.
Look forward reading more.
Christiane
Hi Christiane, thanks for visiting and glad you enjoyed the site, should be lots more travel stories and photos coming up this year!
Lucy