What’s in a name? Well, far from being irrelevant as implied by Shakespeare, a name fires the imagination, conjures up images and piques one’s curiosity. Why else do “celebrities” have…
After 2 years of staycation, I was thrilled to be able to travel abroad again. Madeira in January was the ideal destination for a few days of winter sun to…
What a fabulous way to wind up the year with a visit to National Trust’s Stourhead to see the magical light show! It took just over an hour to follow…
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”, so said Dr Samuel Johnson in 1777. I wouldn’t go that far, but on my third break in…
As one last fling at staycation before the onset of winter, my partner and I spent a few days in north Wiltshire. What an inspired and fortuitous choice! Not only…
London – brash, bold and bewitching – was the exact antithesis of the rural destination of my recent outings. London is a beguiling mix of elegant period buildings and ultra…
My friends assumed that a hodophile like me, or frog traveller as my friend Galina calls me, would be moping around waiting for the travel restrictions abroad to be lifted….
How could I follow up a great day in Stratford Upon Avon? (see link) Have a walking tour of wonderful Warwick guided by a local – my partner’s brother, of…
The Cotswolds (which means “King Cod’s lands”), famous for picturesque villages, spread across six English counties in central England – Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. It’s a perfect place…
What can I say about Gloucester except that it’s a great base for exploring the Cotswolds (see separate blog) and captivating place for a city break?! The Thatch Inn, Quedgeley,…