This private Italian-style village was conceived over 90 years ago by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. I visited as part of my bank holiday staycation in Wales, mainly just to stroll around for a few hours… and for some whiskey gelato. The North Wales tourist attraction is like nothing else in the British Isles, and on a sunny … More Why you should visit Portmeirion, Wales
I’ve made no effort to hide my love of streetart on this blog. It’s often one of the first things I research about a place before I visit. It’s bright and colourful, photographs well and tells me a little something about a place and it’s people. I’m just back from a visit to London where … More 7 cool pieces of street art in Camden, London
I headed up to the Lake District for Easter weekend, and what a sunny weekend it turned out to be! So close to my roadtrip around USA and Canada (have I mentioned it enough times), I didn’t want to venture too far for the long weekend, especially since I have so much travelling planned (and … More A long weekend in the Lake District, England
It was my birthday this weekend!! To celebrate turning 25 I headed into central London for a little R&R in the form of a staycation with Scott – the boyfriend. We headed to a hotel next to Kings Cross after work on Friday. We stayed in the budget Travelodge, which was pretty basic but you get … More My Birthday Weekend in London!
I’ve been playing tourist in my own capital this weekend. Me & Scott checked in to a central hotel within walkable distance of the usual tourist haunts on Friday night, put on our comfiest shoes and headed out. Here’s one of my favourite Friday night snaps! I didn’t realise until after that the eye had … More The London Eye Turns Red
While I was staying in Lincolnshire last week, I couldn’t go and not make a little trip to the Cathedral. It was built from 1088 onwards, and was even the tallest building in the world for a while. As I am saving hard for other trips to come, I’m trying to do a series of … More Lincoln Cathedral by Night, England
Happy New Year from rural Lincolnshire! Although I have been working over the Christmas and NY period, I’ve been fortunate that I can work from home (or rural Lincolnshire in my case.) The beautiful scenery and wildlife – coupled with long countryside walks with the dog – have given me a great opportunity to try … More First impressions of my Canon SX510 (Happy New Year!)
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes There beneath the blue suburban skies Being the lovely girlfriend that I am, I organised a Beatles-themed weekend for my boyfriend’s (Scott) birthday. He is both a Beatles and Liverpool FC so it seemed like an obvious place to visit, although he actually had no … More Strawberry Fields Forever: A very Beatles weekend
I was invited by Natural Retreats to visit their Yorkshire Dales lodges in richmond, and with Yorkshire being my favourite county, of course I was gonna go! I say it on here time and time again, but I definitely prefer nature to urban jungle. The brit countryside is just so massively underrated! Theres a time … More Eco-lodges in the Yorkshire Dales
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