This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses The art of turning a hurried day trip to a relaxing break comes easy with practice! Take a…
A super day trip from Belfast to Giant Causeway
This post is part of a series called Northern Ireland My brother, sister-in-law and myself visited Belfast for a long weekend primarily to visit Giant Causeway but we ended up…
Belfast – an up-and-coming European Capital
This post is part of a series called Northern Ireland Visitors from abroad are great. They inspire you to visit places nearer home that you have overlooked! When my brother…
Captivating Cambridge
This post is part of a series called English cities & towns Visiting Cambridge on a day trip is like having an elusive glimpse of the beautiful countryside on an…
Blenheim Palace – a real (birthday) treat!!
This post is part of a series called Historic English country houses My daughter bought me a voucher for a day out and afternoon tea for two at Blenheim Palace…
Novi Sad – a feast for the eyes
This post is part of a series called The Balkans On the itinerary of our trip to Belgrade, my daughter and I set aside one day for a visit to…
Belgrade – what a stunning Balkan beauty!
This post is part of a series called The Balkans I have been longing to visit Belgrade for years. So when I found out that British Airways reopened the route…
Breathtaking Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
This post is part of a series called Gorgeous Gardens On our way back from Budleigh Salterton to our base in Sidmouth, we passed by Bicton Park Botanical Gardens. It’s…
Spellbinding Sidmouth
This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon I had barely unpacked my suitcase from my last trip to Devon, when I was off there again last Friday….
The romance of train travel in Devon
This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon My partner and I just returned from a few days in Devon for my birthday. We did something quite different…