Places To Eat in Nottingham A Bit On The Quirky Side Are you a sucker for the unconventional? Like to eat your pizza with flamenco’s and leafy palms? Want your chicken balls delivered on roller skates? Fear not. Amongst the throngs of great Nottingham restaurants, we’re not short of a few quirky eateries and the…
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Day 4 – Brixen & Braies with some Austria on the side
Day 4 as part of our Summer Roadtrip 2018 visiting the Italian Dolomites, Lake Bled and Istria. A travel diary, if you will… Brixen And Lake Braies With A Bit Of Austria I’m really going to miss this place; the smell of clean air, being fenced in by the most beautiful pieces of limestone, the urge…
Day 3 – Staying Local In The Val Di Fassa
Day 3 as part of our Summer Roadtrip 2018 visiting the Italian Dolomites, Lake Bled and Istria. A travel diary, if you will… Val Di Fassa Waking in cold sweats my subconscious had clocked before I had that this was to be our last full day in the most beautiful country on earth. Moving on…
Day 2 – Italian Dolomites & Bolzano
Day 2 as part of our Summer Roadtrip 2018 visiting the Italian Dolomites, Lake Bled and Istria. A travel diary, if you will… Pordoi Pass, Italian Dolomites Apart from the fact our waiter was far too happy for 7.30 in the morning and it was about all I could do to crack a bon giorno…
Day 1 – Italian Dolomites
5 hours driving and many epics views later I sit on my hotel bed with this amazing view. Feeling a tad too city-gal next to all the other holiday-makers who look like Regatta threw up over them, I think I misjudged this place. Apart from not buying my holiday wardrobe from Millets I also didn’t…
Review : Lake Maggiore Zipline
I don’t want to lie to you – I was having secret panic attacks at the thought of Ziplining 2K across a huge forest at 80mph. They had to be secret as I wasn’t about to let my kids know how much of a wuss I was : I teach them to be brave on…
A Self-Guided Walking Tour Of Nottingham
A Tour Of Nottingham Nottingham is famous for many reasons, not least that it’s menfolk seem to like wearing tights – think Robin Hood and Dean off of Torvil and Dean. It’s also the home of Raleigh™, Boots The Chemist, Paul Smith, lace, the very first football club, cricket and the oldest inn in England….
The Premier Inn Hub, Brick Lane – Budget Hotel Review
The Hub, by Premier Inn On Brick Lane In Spitalfields. I knew it was a London budget hotel room and I knew it would be small, that I had been told, but the name Hub? I started singing the nursery rhyme Old Mother Hubbard, except this time, instead of going to the cupboard, she was…
Holiday Sickness Sucks! – Advice For Before, During And After.
A few years ago my brother needed medical attention on holiday in Greece because he’d had an allergic reaction to the feather pillows – after being prescribed medicine from a local pharmacist it took 3 grown adults to help him off the plane home, including one of us to just guide his legs. No alcohol…
Futuroscope Themepark Review – Vienne, France
When planning our recent road-trip to Frnace with the kids, there were some places I was having a hard time convincing the rest of the family about. I just cannot fathom why they’re not interested in photographing an abandoned church in Normandy!? However, when I started telling them about Futuroscope in Vienne I think I…
Have a Roald Dahl Day – Museum Review
EVERYONE HAS A ROALD DAHL STORY Back in the day, when giving croggies and playing kerbie had you exhausted by 8 o’clock, the ultimate wind-down session was a few chapters of the latest Roald Dahl book, in bed with a mam that collected accents for a hobby. The Twits had you thinking up tricks to…
Is A Plaster Cast Really Necessary For That Broken Leg – And 6 Other Top Tips On How To Save Money When Travelling.
You may totally high five yourself/crack open the Asti/do a little Carlton shuffle when you nab yourself a £19.99 return flight to Italy this summer. And you absolutely are allowed to Instagram your laptop screen/jump on the bed in your nickers/hang your head out of the car window when you’ve booked yourself the elusive £50…
Last Minute Dot Com – Does It Pay Off?
Last Minute Dot Com – Does It Pay Off? We knew 6 months ago we had a week free but wanted to experiment with the world of last minute holiday booking. We’ve never done it before but we were poised to see if waiting till the end would pay off financially. Are flights cheaper last…
Kids Said “That Was The Best Walk Ever!” – LONDON
BEST WALKS IN LONDON WITH KIDS One Of The Best Walks Around London With Kids Can it really be classed as a walk when it’s with the kids? When every five seconds you’re stopping to let them catch up because they’re dragging their feet, or you’re biting your tongue because they’re complaining their legs are…
Wild About Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire In A Nutshell “I could murder a beer!” Walking through the Pembrokeshire National Park several miles from our hotel, we were enroute to the nearest town. Still only half way there with the sun collapsing on the surrounding hills a cold beer would have gone down very well accompanied by this awesome scene. Thirsty,…
Murano And Burano – Islands Of Venice
Venice Has Islands? But Venice is an island!? you say. Actually, 117 individual islands linked by bridges, separated by canals. But over the lagoon, a short boat trip away, lies 2 other ‘islands’ which are worth your time and effort – I’m talking about Murano and Burano. (The number 12 Vaporetto from either Fondamente Nove or…
Which Venice Neighbourhood Will You Choose – A Guide To All Six
THE SIX VENICE NEIGHBOURHOODS Venice became a thing when Attila the Hun’s crew scared the living daylights out of mainland Italians with their curly beards and funny pony-tail hats (I get all my History facts from Night At The Museum, please don’t judge) Land dwellers found refuge in the marshlands off the coast and built…
REVIEW : The Zetter Hotel, London
THE ZETTER HOTEL LONDON – REVIEW It’s hard to imagine a time when Clerkenwell smelled of anything other than fine hand soaps and artisan coffee but the East End of London in bygone days was nothing but a warren of dirt and industry. The cigarette factories, printing trades and overcrowded employee housing created a melting…
A London Food Guide – The Best Eats & Places To Eat!
In The Know : The Best Food In London! London is one of the top-ranked cities in the world for fine dining, holding over 70 Michelin stars, so it comes as no surprise that the standard of food in this wonderful city is outstanding. But you don’t have to sell a lung to afford the…
The Portugal Bucket List Everyone Should Experience!
Portugal – My Shy Friend This year we had the opportunity to show off our corner of Portugal to good friends who’d never visited the country before. We have been visiting Portugal for a number of years and over time we have come to learn about Portugal’s highlights : things that are unique to this…
