If you haven’t been to Edinburgh yet, why not? It’s gorgeous. A beautiful city brimming with history, atmosphere and fun-loving locals. But you may not be aware that it actually feels like two separate towns facing each other across the green ravine of the Princes Street Gardens. The Old Town to the south is aContinue reading “Edinburgh: A tale of two cities”
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My favourite places: Lisbon
Watching Rick Stein’s Long Weekends (we love him, Padstow is on the wishlist), he raved about the seafood in Lisbon. ‘Why haven’t we been there?’ we wondered. In fact, I’d never been to mainland Portugal, horror!Better book something quick. Lisbon is definitely a bit underrated. Nowhere near the top 10 of European capitals despite theContinue reading “My favourite places: Lisbon”
My favourite places: Bruges
While we’re all in this strange situation of being confined to a small geographical area, I’m going to indulge myself every week by thinking, ‘Where do I want to revisit today?’ And then writing about it. It will be a great test of my memory, and almost as good as actually going there in theContinue reading “My favourite places: Bruges”
Travels in my neighbourhood: The ancient woods of Burnham
It’s going to be tricky writing a travel blog when travel in or out of the country is banned right now. A chance to talk about what’s close at hand? You bet! This is my opportunity to show that I can still be a great travel blogger without going very far. In today’s blog, I’mContinue reading “Travels in my neighbourhood: The ancient woods of Burnham”
A voyage through Vietnam
It’s a cold and damp March day when I start writing this. Yes, again. So I decided to write about one of my favourite places, Vietnam, in a bid to transport myself somewhere hot and vibrant. Hopefully it will work! No chance of actually getting on a plane right now… Everyone knows about Vietnam forContinue reading “A voyage through Vietnam”
Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.
The worst part about a holiday is always coming home. Back in the day, Tony and I would drive home to Yorkshire from a sunshine-and-wine-drenched holiday in France, griping all the way. You could guarantee the sky would turn grey somewhere in the middle of the Channel. And why was it that French motorway serviceContinue reading “Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.”
Rambling around Reykjavic
We’d booked a weekend in the Icelandic capital last Summer, and I was looking for ideas on what to do there. Go horse riding. See the waterfalls. Ride a snowmobile through the countryside. Everything suggested was well outside the city, and involved a few hours of transportation and joining groups of other tourists. Hmmm… IContinue reading “Rambling around Reykjavic”
It’s a trifecta: London, by train, for some gin tasting
What’s not to like? No matter how many great cities I visit, London remains one of my favourites. The fact that it’s only a quick train ride from where I now live, so I can go as often as I like, doesn’t diminish the attraction. And gin, well who doesn’t love gin? Our trip startedContinue reading “It’s a trifecta: London, by train, for some gin tasting”
In praise of small countries – Liechtenstein and Luxembourg
Some time ago, I decided that I wanted to visit all of the smallest countries in Europe. Why? Like there has to be a reason. Why not? Don’t you want to visit them too? It’s good to have life goals and mine are all travel-based! Vatican City is the smallest country in Europe, with anContinue reading “In praise of small countries – Liechtenstein and Luxembourg”
Market Harborough – a middle class fairy tale
That’s according to the Sunday Times anyway, which included this market town in Leicestershire on a list of the top 50 places to live in the UK. So why am I here? Agreed, it’s a bit of a random choice for a weekend break. But I live in Berkshire, my friend Bev lives in Yorkshire.Continue reading “Market Harborough – a middle class fairy tale”
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