This post is part of a series called Around England At the last weekend when we visited my daughter and son-in-law in London, they gave us a surprise treat –…

This post is part of a series called Around England The joy of Autumn It’s the time of the year when summer plants put away their brightly-coloured flowers, some trees…

This post is part of a series called Around England I always look forward to our annual trip to Warwickshire to visit my partner’s brother in Claverdon, Warwickshire. The journey…

This post is part of a series called Around England When one thinks of Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick immediately spring to mind. However the elegant spa town of Leamington Spa…

This post is part of a series called Delightful Devon As my partner hails from Bideford, our annual trip to north Devon tends to be based around there. This year…

This post is part of a series called Travel to Italy Bolzano is known as “the gateway to the Dolomites” for good reasons. It’s the nearest city to the heart…

This post is part of a series called Travel to Italy It’s my other half’s turn to celebrate his milestone birthday in June. He chose to spend it in Val…

This post is part of a series called Around England What can be a more traditional English weekend break than to have mid morning refreshment in a pretty market town,…

Unlike Utrecht which oozes gregarious vibes, The Hague exudes regal charms and sophistication. It’s expectable, given its status as the home of United Nations’ International Court of Justice and the…

Utrecht, the 4th largest city in the Netherlands is all that – vibrant, incredible and pretty! Vibrant  – with students accounting for one-fifths of its population, the largest in the country, it’s…