The Garden Makeover

Hey everyone! Like many of you, lockdown has left me with plenty of time on my hands and so I’ve taken this opportunity to decorate and restyle the house.  For those of you who follow me on insta, you’ll know that I’m forever checking Rightmove for new properties on sale as we had originally hoped…

Woah we’re going to Ibiza

  Jeez – November has almost passed us by in the blink of an eye and the cold is well and truly creeping in isn’t it! To bring a bit of light (reading) on these dark and gloomy evenings I thought I’d get settled on the sofa armed with a cup of tea and a pack of biscuits and take us all back to warmer…

Stockholm Sweet Stockholm

Firstly I need to apologise for my complete neglect of the blog in recent months – it was my intention to write about our trip to Tenerife but that turned out to be more Tener-Grief so gave that blog a swerve. However, I am back into the blog groove and have to tell you all…

Lanzarote: Not So Grotty!

Lanzarote: Not So Grotty!   Having recently returned from a week in Lanzarote if feel a bit sorry for the island. In recent years it has often been dubbed ‘Lanzagrotty’ and, even when people would ask where I was going, I would say “oh just Lanzarote”…”Just wanted some cheap sun”! On arriving and exploring I…

Amsterdam: Return of the Dam

Amsterdam: Return of the Dam

Amsterdam Trip: My tips and hot spots – mama Kellys, Airbnb, pulitzer hotel and Staling bank cards!

Casa Cook – Rhodes Review

WOW! Time really does fly by. It feels like only yesterday I was telling you about my stay at Devonshire Club in London but since then I’ve had a month taken up by being laid low with flu, dog sitting for my parents and preparing for my holiday, and it’s my holiday I want to…

My stay at Devonshire Club

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post and so I thought I’ll tell you about my recent trip to London where I thought I’d take full advantage of the Virgin Trains East Coast 1st class seat sale (it would be rude not to) and save my other half from his regular commute…