Fancy going through all of our past travels? You’ve come to the right place!
If you've read some of our other blog posts- you'll know we like visiting various National Trust places and gardens. Buying annual membership was one of the first things we did as soon as lockdown restrictions were eased and we could travel again ( this is what...
In early May 2018, we took a week's holiday and escaped the city of London for the idyllic Crete. To a little village called Sissi, to be precise. If you're yet to explore this wonderful island, we would most definitely recommend staying in a smaller, more traditional...
In mid-August 2020, instead of our usual holiday abroad, we did a little staycation in Warwickshire. We hired a car for the trip and we managed to find a lovely little place to stay in a tiny village near Warwick and used this as our base to explore the area. We...
Hitchin Lavender Farm We came across Hitchin Lavender on social media- and thought it would make for the ideal escape from London and feel as if in Provence. The lavender farm was very easy to find and there are detailed instructions on the website on planning the...
In late November 2017 we flew to the capital of Portugal's Algarve region, Faro, for a five-day trip. We stayed in Alvor- a small town around an hours drive eastwards of Faro- with a nice harbour and cobbled streets. Our trip was during the off season (although it...
In August 2017, we took a weekend trip to the city of Oxford. Oxford is just over an hour away from London at most (we took the train directly from London Paddington) but obviously you can drive, get the coach etc. This means a trip here is very doable as a weekend...