Since the Pugs came into our lives 2 years ago I’ve developed quite a large mental rolodex of dog-friendly places to take them. It’s nice to have them as part of our lives and we want to take them on holiday and do nice stuff with them. Besides, if we need to leave them with…
Yes, I know that Travel Man already use the 48 hours in…. title. But seeing as I pretty much spent EXACTLY 48 hours in Venice, from arrival to getting on the bus to head home I figured it was as good a title as any for a quick run down of my birthday trip earlier…
Those of you who follow me on Instagram or Facebook may have noticed last week I spent a totally envy-inducing few days in a spa in Slovakia. Today I’m going to tell you all about how it came to happen, and how you can get there yourself! Honestly, Slovakia wasn’t a place that was really…
Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have noticed that, before the return of the freezing weather, I spent a glorious couple of springlike days in Oxfordshire last week. We were the guests of the Manor Weston, a gorgeous country house hotel. Who invited us to stay for the night to try out…
We all know that rest is just as important as hours spent in the gym. But how many of us really spend much time and effort planning our rest and relaxation time? One of my goals for this year is to focus more on listening to my body, I’m a very stressy person, and have…
Sometimes you just really need a change of scenery. And if that scenery could be majestic pine forests, with a mysterious history, and right on your doorstep, then all the better. Things around here have been stressful lately and there came a point where we just couldn’t stand being in the house, and constantly working,…
Remember on Monday I promised to tell you all about my birthday adventures in Canary Wharf? Well, here it is, the post you’ve been waiting for! How I ended up on Canary Wharf on my birthday is an interesting tale that may reveal to you some of the inner workings of my mind. On Tuesday…
And today it’s the last installment of my trip to Switzerland. We’ve had Day 1, where I got up at 2am to watch a lantern parade and drank Gluhwein for breakfast, and day 2 in which a mean old lady shouted at me while eating chocolate. It seemed to make sense to finish off the…
Last week I told you about the absurdly early start of the Carnival in Basel. This week I thought I’d tell you about what Basel and the carnival is actually like in daylight. I’m calling this day 2, but day 1 actually included part of day 2. So this is technically just part of Day…
