Today my Around The World post takes you to Switzerland, my homeland. You have probably heard of or have tasted Gruyère cheese. But do you know the region it comes from? La Gruyère is the quintessential image people usually have of Switzerland: Mountains, a lake, green pastures, chalets and cows. This very picturesque region has [...]
Having been to Butlins many times before and staying in the chalet style accommadation it was a HUGE difference arriving on our holiday and checking into the new Wave Hotel at Bognor Regis. We were originally going with my parents so had booked into a 3 bedroom Reef apartment, we were very lucky and we [...]
Having travelled to Boston last year, I thought I’d blog about this fantastic city following the terrible events earlier this week. After much deliberation, I hit on the idea of America for last year’s holiday. Eventually settling on a multi-centre trip to New England, we planned on using public transport instead of hiring a car. [...]
As we opened our eyes it struck us all that this was our last day and in 11 hours we would be in the air on our way back to England. The kids were excited about having another week off, The Husband was excited about giving his wallet a rest and I was ………Well, I [...]
After Larry and Clare had checked out we hoped and prayed nobody else would check in…..WRONG!!!! We now had a family of 4 from the deep south who sounded like the family from The Nutty Professor. In fact I was convinced Eddie Murphy was in there doing all 4 voices. Like this?Read more… Recommended by [...]
Our American friends checked out this morning and had one final “Love session” before going. I instructed the kids to be as loud as they wanted and even turned up Lady Ga Ga on the Ipad, before accidentally on purpose throwing a suitcase at the adjoining door. As we left, so did they and I [...]
My one and only experience of Australia goes back to the early 90′s. I spent three weeks on this fascinating continent, visiting Brisbane and its surroundings as well as flying to Townsville. My wonderful memories include gorgeous beaches completely deserted on Magnetic Island and close encounters with koalas and kangaroos. I have always wanted to [...]
Today was Monday and we all awoke after a slightly disturbed night due to Larry and Clare having extremely loud “Special Time”. I was glad I had kept all the earplugs from the plane and made everyone shove a pair in to save any embarrassment. I had decided that if it happened again tonight I [...]
Today was The Husbands day and he had a jam packed itinerary for us. First was Ground Zero which was thoroughly moving and we all felt very sad whilst looking at all of the hundreds of names engraved around the edge of the memorial waterfalls. Like this?Read more… Recommended by To Wax Or Not To [...]
Yippppppeeeee !!! I said out loud as we landed in the good old U S of A. I wanted to be excited about our forthcoming holiday, wanted to join in with the kids enthusiasm and should of been getting butterflies in my tummy but all I could think was “Thank God that plane journey is [...]
Portugal is a great value-for-money destination with plenty of options to suit every budget and interest. Plenty of reasons to visit, but what if you had some insider tips to help make your travel money go even further? Like this?Read more… Recommended by Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal
some inspiration for travelling with a baby Like this?Read more… Recommended by Babybudgeting
I am just going to say it outright “I love small towns”. Why? Well, for the simple reason people are friendly and polite. Having just returned from visiting middle child and the teenage boy who attend university in Lennoxville, Quebec, I found people said “good morning and how are you”. If you are about to [...]
A couple of weeks ago we had a short break in Edinburgh. I love Edinburgh we’ve been going there for more than 10 years now and I have to say it’s one of my favourite cities. There are loads to things to do in Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle to tours of the crypts it’s definitely [...]
This month it was my sister’s 30th birthday so we all headed off as an extended family to celebrate with her at a rural retreat, aka a cottage in the countryside. Like this?Read more… Recommended by AMummysView
This month it was my sister’s 30th birthday so we all headed off as an extended family to celebrate with her at a rural retreat, aka a cottage in the countryside. Like this?Read more… Recommended by AMummysView
We meandered along quaint streets lined with cafes and designer boutiques also reminiscent of York in that respect . First stop was the Victoria Art gallery http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/ where an excellent Katie Sims http://katiesims.carbonmade.com/ exhibition was being held. Having seen so many great works It takes a lot to get me excited at Art exhibitions but [...]
Last weekend we visited family and friends in Switzerland. I still read the Swiss newspapers and had therefore discovered that an exhibition about the Chinese emperor Qin and the terracotta statues found at his burial place had just started in Bern, where we would be spending most of the time. The exhibit is being held [...]
I first visited the Alps in 2001 as a 17-year old on a post-graduation France trip. It was my first time to see “real” mountains, and not from an airplane either. Initially our group had fought our teacher on the decision to do a 3-day extension to Chamonix at the end of our 17-day tour. [...]
A couple of weeks ago we had a short break in Edinburgh. I love Edinburgh we’ve been going there for more than 10 years now and I have to say it’s one of my favourite cities. There are loads to things to do in Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle to tours of the crypts it’s definitely [...]
