When, one Saturday morning, I suggested I take Mr MLLH to Horncastle in Lincolnshire, my proposal was met with resounding approval. Not wishing to paint my better half in such a puerile light but sometimes all it takes to convince him of anything is a casual reference to a school-boy gag. “HORNcastle? Point me in…
The 5 Best Sunday Roasts In Nottingham
The Traditional Sunday Roast To the French we are the ‘Rosbifs’ (Roast Beef) because of our love of a good roast dinner – goodness knows why they take offence when we nick-name them ‘frogs’! And, for centuries it has been the UK’s national dish, since the days when folk would drop their joint of meat…
The 10 Best Secret Spots In Rome – Sshh!
Rome Has Secrets Too! – The 10 Best Hidden Gems Rome was not built in a day and it would equally take more than a lifetime to really know the eternal city and all it’s secrets. It’s the kind of place that creates an inner struggle; to get off the beaten track is to discover…
Holiday Sickness Sucks! – Advice For Before, During And After.
A few years ago my brother needed medical attention on holiday in Greece because he’d had an allergic reaction to the feather pillows – after being prescribed medicine from a local pharmacist it took 3 grown adults to help him off the plane home, including one of us to just guide his legs. No alcohol…
Take An Alicante Food Tour
Alicante For years I associated Alicante as the gateway for all beer loving Brits to their beloved Benidorm – a concrete jungle of high rise hotels built in the decade architecture forgot. But after a two hour flight with orange pensioners and hen-partys it’s only 15 minutes before you’re stepping off a bus into a…
Review : Futuroscope, Vienne – France; Could I Run A Better Theme Park?
Being a travel blogger means you get to read a tonne of articles by other bloggers from around the world and before we started planning our recent Summer roadtrip I already had a few things in mind that I wanted to see or do due to great blogs that I follow. It was hard narrowing…
Top 10 Cool Facts About Honfleur, Normandy
Honfleur You Have My Heart On our recent road-trip from the UK to Portugal we made our first overnight stop at Honfleur, Normandy. It was the first place we visited and it was the most lasting memory I had at the end of our 3 week epic journey! Inspired by Clare’s photos over at Suitcases…
Lake Como’s Best Side – A 2 Day Guide
You may be forgiven for thinking I live in a dream world, where every town and country I visit shoots moonbeams from its ass and glitter and sequins line the roads we travel. My blog posts can be a little sickly sweet for some folk because I’m always completely gushing about our latest trip or…
Have a Roald Dahl Day
Roald Dahl For Everyone Back in the day, when giving croggies and playing kerbie had you exhausted by 8 o’clock, the ultimate wind-down session was a few chapters of the latest Roald Dahl book, in bed with a mam that collected accents for a hobby. The Twits had you thinking up tricks to play on…
North ZeaLand – The Holiday Destination The Danes Want To Keep To Themselves
North Sealand – The Danish Riviera I kid you not, I once heard Birmingham described as the Venice of Britain, so you can understand why I was a little bit dubious when my husband said he’d booked us a holiday to the Danish Riviera – North Sealand. (Incidently, I wonder if anyone ever says ‘Ah,…
Is A Plaster Cast Really Necessary For That Broken Leg – And 6 Other Top Tips On How To Save Money When Travelling.
You may totally high five yourself/crack open the Asti/do a little Carlton shuffle when you nab yourself a £19.99 return flight to Italy this summer. And you absolutely are allowed to Instagram your laptop screen/jump on the bed in your nickers/hang your head out of the car window when you’ve booked yourself the elusive £50…
Palma, Mallorca – A Unique City Guide : Hidden Gems And Best Bits
A Unique City Guide Of Palma – Mallorca The first thing you notice when you arrive in Palma is La Seu, the city’s gigantic cathedral. It’s boxy contours and generous proportions have me thinking of Noah’s ark, just waiting by the edge of the ocean for a tsunami style flood, hoping to float away. But…
What To Do With Boys In Nottingham
Boys!! Keeping any child entertained through the Summer Holidays will always be a challenge but keeping a boy entertained is another level altogether. What is it with their restless souls and their endless desire to be doing something? There are only so many times you can get him to mow the lawn or send him…
Summer Wardrobe 2017
No I haven’t taken leave of my senses and become a fashion blogger – I am so not cool enough for that! (And, don’t own enough hats or oversized spectacles) Besides, my taste is a little on the peculiar side and probably not one I should be encouraging. I blame my mother. She always let…
Nottingham Parks – Which One’s Are Worth Your Picnic?
Nottingham Parks – But Which One’s? Maybe you’re a tourist in Nottingham, wanting to find some green space? Or maybe you’re a local and just don’t venture beyond your immediate town that often? Whatever, it’s Summer and we should all be making the most of these patches of turf that this fine city has to…
Son of Steak, Nottingham
Jamie Oliver told me to go and get some flat iron steak from the butchers. He also said they might call it feather steak too. But, after leaving 3 boucherie’s empty handed I nearly had Joules on the phone to classify her husband as a liar (although she already knew that cos he never cooks naked)….
Family Friendly Mallorca
Best Mallorca Resorts For Families… I’m not the kind of person who wants to be trapped in a hotel, however nice, for a whole week, on a sun-lounger whilst the kids play in the pool or sea. And equally, I’d probably prefer a trip to Beirut over staying in a resort consisting solely of high…
Top 5 Coffee Spots In Nottingham
There’s the budding actress wielding a takeaway cup with a lip-stained rim and the baristas phone number on the sleeve. Then you have the suitcase-sipper who views every cup of coffee as a mini holiday : there with their morning paper, hogging the chair with the best view that they might as well have put…
Last Minute Dot Com – Does It Pay Off?
Last Minute Dot Com – Does It Pay Off? We knew 6 months ago we had a week free but wanted to experiment with the world of last minute holiday booking. We’ve never done it before but we were poised to see if waiting till the end would pay off financially. Are flights cheaper last…
The Brave Castellers Of Palma
We turned the corner into a little Spanish square only to be met by a wall of people. But, those behind us pressed forwards and before we knew it we had been sucked into a crowd of hundreds, packed tight and shuffling in a definite direction. The noise was a low hum, like something was about to…
