To celebrate the arrival of our puppy Baxter, Alex and I decided this summer we would do a staycation rather than go abroad. We thought…
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When researching holidays to Paros in Greece you will more than likely be faced with the decision of choosing between the main town of Parikia,…
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Is Lefkes one of the most beautiful villages in Greece?
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Paros has recently been voted the best island in Europe, but how long can it stay at the top?
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Mykonos is known to be one of the most photogenic places in 2019, but is it really as beautiful as the pictures would lead us to believe?
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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…