Exploring Liverpool by car

As most of you might know I've lived close to Liverpool all my life, its my nearest city and I honestly love it. There are so many amazing things to do and see.
Visiting Liverpool and its surrounding areas is definitely easier by car as there are so many other pretty places to see outside of the city centre.

PSD are located within the Liverpool area and are a great family run business offering amazing car and van hire making travelling around Liverpool so much easier. They have many different vans and cars available for all different types of budgets.
I thought I would share some of my favourite places to visit by car around Liverpool.

Knowsley Safari Park- This is just round the corner from me. Its the perfect place for a day out especially with children. With over 700 wild animals to see, amusement rides, gift shop and more to explore.

Formby Point- This is definitely the best beach location in the area, along with its national trust squirrel reserve were you can feed the red squirrels it really is a beautiful location. There is even a picnic area if you fancy stopping for lunch. It has a massive car park and easy to get to by car.

Sefton Park- This is one of my favourite parks, its so beautiful. It perfect for walking your dog, talking blog photos, having a bite to eat in the cafe or visiting the stunning palm house.

Source: Here

Liverpool one shopping- Liverpool one is my all time favourite place to shop, it has a range of highstreet and designer brands as well as department stores and many places to eat. You are literally spoiled for choice. I could talk about the shops and restaurants all day there is that much choice! There is also a Liverpool one car park located centrally to the shops.

Museums- Liverpool has so many great museums to see! Including the museum of Liverpool, Maritime museum, walker art gallery, world museum and many more. Lots are located within Liverpool city centre with many being on the Albert Dock and some near Liverpool Lime Street. They are all great and definitely worth exploring.

There are so many more things to see such as Otterspool Prom, Cheshire oaks, The Albert Dock and more!
Liverpool is my favourite city and definitely one I would recommend visiting and I would recommend checking PSD out if your looking for a car to make travelling around the city a lot easier!

Have you visited Liverpool?

Olivia

X

My thoughts on university

I'm now at the stage when all I have left is two exams and then I have finished university. I have been studying for three years at Liverpool Hope University studying both Tourism and Marketing. I can't quite believe how fast the time has gone! I thought since my university experience is coming to an end I'd write up my thoughts about my time there. 

1. Was it worth it? At £9,000 a year it certainly isn't cheap! Now I've finished I question if I knew then what I know now would I still go? I think I would as for me its definitely helped me decided what career path I want to take and allowed me to come out of my shell a little more. The debt is a hell of a lot so it's definitely not something I decided to do on a whim. 

2. Living at home is okay - There are so many people who say there is no point in going to university unless you move out, as thats all part of the experience. Yes for lots of people moving out is the right thing to do but not for everyone. Personally university for me wasn't about the social aspect, I don't go out drinking and parties aren't really my thing. Therefore I decided to live at home and for me it was definitely the right decision. Yes in the beginning it felt like everyone else knew each other but there were plenty of people who also lived at home and soon enough I found friends. 

3. Get experience - After three years this is definitely something I wished I had done more of. Now as I am looking for jobs and seeing that many require experience I wished I would of put more effort in to finding experience within different fields while I had the free time. I did get experience in a hotel chain doing social media marketing at the end of my degree and I definitely wish I had got more. 

4. Did I do the right course? - If I could go back now I definitely wouldn't do the degree I did ( Tourism and marketing). Before university I had never done marketing so it felt quite risky, but honestly I have loved it, whereas tourism which I had done before I really didn't enjoy. It definitely makes me think as long as you find a subject you are interested in and are willing to work hard then you can do any subject you like. 

5. Assignments - I wish I would of spent more time on my assessments earlier on in my degree. Now I've done my dissertation, after spending so much time planning and writing each aspect, I wish I would of done the same with my other essays. The disseration is definitely hyped up in my opinion, for me I had essays in my final year that were worth more than my disseration, yet I spent so much more time writing and perfecting my disseration which looking back doesn't make any sense. If I had my time again I would definitely be more organised and spend more time on each assignment. 

So there we go, there are my thoughts on university. Have you been to university? what was your experience?

Olivia

X