Easter could have been spent in Riga, Latvia. But why go through the rigmarole of sourcing a visa for an Aussie when we could go to Exeter instead? The Georgian Lodge B&B housed our room up several flights of skinny terrace house stairs. Overlooking a public car park, I could…
Another trip around the sun was celebrated with a weekend in the gorgeous town of Bath – a stately collection of period homes in uniform beige colours, soaked in history and Roman bathwater. We can recommend the Albany Guest House B&B, nice rooms and a great breakfast, run by lovely…
Bank holiday weekend, the very early morning dash to the airport, guide books from the library, a purse full of euros…hello gay Paris! After bumbling our way through the RER train and metro network, with a little non-verbal and nonplussed help from a local to break through the gate between…
As far as Christmas gifts go, Julie played all her cards at once when she presented my final gift last year – a week all-inclusive at the Marriott in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in January. Everyone else knew about it since once I’d opened that, Marion gave us some Egyptian…
Transport your mind, if you will, back to January this year. If you were anywhere near me you will remember short days, cold and wet, leafless trees and regretting the New Years hangover that was still fresh enough to limit alcohol intake for the whole month. Said hangover was cultivated…