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It’s that time of year, we have seen the cherry blossom, the magnolia, and now it’s time for the wisteria, perfect purple petals cascading down…
Around a year ago someone wrote on Instagram ‘where would you travel to if you couldn’t post it to Instagram’. There were so many places…
As many of my readers know, I was once a travel consultant for a well-known luxury travel firm (tour operator) in the UK. This was…
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The weather has been a bit odd the last 12 months… we started March 2018 with a lot of snow, summer was the hottest I…
For years I was desperate to visit Portofino, so much so I was trying to get my family on a boat from Cinque Terre during…
This is a blog post I have been toying with for a while. I was originally going to write about travelling solo but decided to…
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Bruges is a beautiful city but one of those you might find yourself in for a disappointingly short amount of time. I spent an entire…
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If I asked you to think of Scotland what would you think of? The historic streets of Edinburgh? The Highland mountains? The Isle of Skye?…
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The Cotswolds are fast becoming known as the cutest place to visit in England. And by cute I mean beautiful countryside, charming cottages, and sheep…
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Located in the far east ‘bulge’ of England, Norwich is a city you might not know to visit unless you have a reason to go…
Last year I wrote a blog post about Christmas in London, this year I am doing the same! No it won’t all look the same,…
I have known all about Blenheim Palace ever since I was a single digit age, my parents used to go there for an annual ball,…
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Whilst the UK has so much to offer any traveller, most will make their way to London, a magnet to tourists from all over the…
Is it possible to explore Rome in 12 hours? Okay maybe not, the city is pretty good, but I took a whack at it and…
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Any excuse to go to Italy and I am in there like swimwear. When the Genoan Tourist Board invited me on a two day trip…
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Cambridge is one of (maybe THE) my favourite cities in England. Luckily for me, I only live around 45 minutes away so I can visit…
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When you think of London, what springs to mind? I can guarantee for a lot of people it will be Big Ben, the London Eye,…
Have you ever considered the UK for a beach holiday? If you live abroad then you probably haven’t, most people turn their noses up and…
Country hotels are my absolute favourite places to stay and lucky for me Widbrook Grange invited me along to experience their Georgian country house accommodation.…
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Lacock is (in my humble opinion) one of England’s prettiest villages. The centre of the village has retained all its historic charm, largely thanks to…