November 10, 2021 | General
Reframing Solo Travel I’ve never considered myself a ‘solivagant’. Never heard of the word?! Neither had I until I decided to embark on a six day solo trip to the Balearic Island of Ibiza four weeks ago. For the past twenty years my travels entailed...
August 12, 2018 | General, Life
Ivy League – The Ivy Brighton and The Ivy Chelsea Garden Going to the newly-opened Ivy in the Lanes this week in Brighton was a last-minute decision prompted by the fact that the Hubster and I had no children for the evening. So we grabbed the bull by the...
August 03, 2018 | General, Life
Oh Country Girl I can’t really decide if I’m a city girl or a country girl at heart. I mean, both have their obvious charms and I love the two in equal measure. But is there anything more relaxing than staying somewhere peaceful, relatively remote and away...
April 29, 2018 | General, Life
Paris – Willkomen, Bienvenue, Welcome… The City of Lights isn’t known for its welcoming attitudes towards the younger kind. Chain smoking residents, tutting, unsmiling professionals, no offers of help lifting prams on public transport and the...
February 16, 2018 | General
The Good, The Bad & The Lovely – A Weekend at The Mondrian Hotel London I do love a weekend away in a nice hotel. It’s so great to get a change of scene, a new venue and some culture in one fell swoop. Last month I stayed a night at The...
October 05, 2017 | General, Life, Style
Spending the weekend in Paris recently with my sister (who now lives there) was just magical. Without my kids in tow, I was free to roam at will and at leisure – a luxury in itself. Sometimes, it’s simply the small things that count and bring a flush of...
September 20, 2017 | Life
The City Spending a week in the beautiful Spanish city of Valencia is akin to being bathed in the very kindest of light, all day long. I’m no professional photographer, but taking pictures in this place is a dream. The clear white light means everything...
