Exploring the Lakes with Salomon Techamphibian 3 shoes
Shoes. We have hundreds of them. At least Hubbie does, obviously a lady never discloses the extent of her own stash. Footwear is kinda…
England
Why you should visit the UK this year
Go Back In Time The UK boasts a wealth of historical monuments, castles and country estates. Go back to Tudor England at Hever Castle in Kent,…
Things to do in Totnes, a quaint rural Devon idyll
It had been a day of dappled light and dragonflies. A day of strolling beside sun drenched vineyards, lazy meandering rivers and fragrant herb gardens alive…
How to up the luxury on a weekend in London
I love London. The juxtaposition of ancient and modern. The surprising outfits worn by fellow Tube passengers. Even the pop up hipster restaurants that think…
The Wheatsheaf Inn – a stylish Cotswolds weekend
It was past midnight in the quaint Gloucestershire village of Northleach. The moon was full and doing it’s best impression of a ghostly galleon,…
Betty’s Afternoon Tea and Fountains Abbey
I could tell you that I wanted to visit Harrogate because it’s an 18th Century historic market town. I could pretend that the majestic…
How to survive Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
I don’t do hats. I just don’t have a hat head, unless you count the woolly kind with a bobble on top. Yet somehow…
Campfire fairytales at the North Star Club
The forest around the North Star Club was alive with shadows and secrets. Lights twinkled magically in the celestial kingdom far above, and the call…
Discovering the ancient art of Well Dressing in Tissington
I crawled stealthily on hands and knees through the graveyard, my furtive passage between the tombstones flooded with moonlight. Trying to ignore the silent…
Champing – sleeping in your own private church
Experiencing Champing in rural Northamptonshire I sat bolt upright in bed and forgetting for a moment that I’d gone champing, wondered where the hell…
No trials or tribulations at London’s Apex Temple Court Hotel
I’m a pretty confident traveller. I think nothing of tackling the bright lights of major foreign cities and feel quite at home strutting about…
Afternoon Tea at One Aldwych – it’s not just a girl thing
More at home half way up a mountain in his waterproofs cooking boil in the bag whilst huddled over a camp stove, hubbie was…
