A look at York Racecourse and their link to Macmillan Cancer fundraising in June

As the weather turns warmer this Spring in the UK, thoughts turn to our summer travel plans. Last summer, I did a magical day trip to...

Ring In the New Year onboard the British Pullman Train ... in 1920's style!

Between Christmas and New Year, why not experience the magic of Christmas at Chatsworth House?

In 79AD the Roman City of Pompeii was frozen in time....

A look at thousands of years of history in Rome - in a week!

A look at a day trip to Roman Chester, complete with a Roman tour.

A virtual revisit to the Orkney Islands, a place I visited many times in the mid 2010s with up to date travel advice.

Culturally, architecturally, meteorologically and culinary speaking, Key West feels different to the rest of Florida and indeed the USA....

Plus ça change, plus ça même chose! The old French proverb tells us the more things change: the more they stay the same. I was last in...

In this month's blog I interview local artist Hannah Kirkland , to explore her wonderful take on the world with her striking cityscapes....

Around this time last year I spent a long weekend in Bath for the start of the Jane Austen Festival 2022. This wonderful festival,...

Last August I headed over to Liverpool for the day to catch the end of the wonderful International Beatleweek Festival which this year...

Last month I celebrated a milestone birthday in style by being transported to the decadence of the Roaring Twenties onboard the British...

Last June I spent a week around this time in London and wanted to share my experience. During the week I visited The British Museum ;...

As our thoughts turn to warmer weather in Spring, people naturally anticipate their summer holidays or long weekends away. I wanted to...

October - November 2022 I've been going to Gran Canaria for an autumn break fairly regularly since 2005. A place of seemingly perpetual...