In my last blog post I mentioned that we had a holiday booked to Majorca for the start of May, but obviously that has been cancelled now that abroad holidays are going to take place from 17th May at the earliest. However, it is not the end of the world even though I was very … More Holidays booked
Ciutadella was the capital of Menorca as far back as the time of the Romans, even after the “disaster” of 1558 when the Turks decimated the city and sold every inhabitant into slavery. It wasn’t until the 18th century when the British moved the capital to Mahon on the opposite coast of the island. The … More The old capital of Menorca
Day 2 was another warm and sunny day. Our hotel was in Ripley, but we decided to go for a Wetherspoons breakfast in Matlock, which wasn’t far down the road. The Matlock Wetherspoons is in a lovely old building, I always enjoy reading the history of the pub which can always be found dotted round … More Derbyshire with a baby – Day 2
I took this photo at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire. One of many nature reserves and country parks we visit for days out with our 3 month old baby. This year our travelling has been dramatically reduced, we are starting to have longer days out by travelling further afield, such as a trip to Loughborough … More A quick snapshot
We had a long drive ahead of us from Swanmore near Winchester back to home, so we decided to do more than half the drive before taking a break somewhere. We drove for over two hours and stopped in Stratford upon Avon. The town was incredibly busy! It was a hot and sunny day, but … More A Quick Visit to Stratford upon Avon
It was my birthday weekend, so I had the choice of where to go and I chose the small town of Cirencester because of all its Roman history… Corinium Museum We went round the museum on our first day before we could check into the hotel (the ever reliable Premier Inn). The museum had the … More Cirencester – A Roman Town
To round off our summer adventures we went to Madrid in September. I had not been to mainland Spain for 14 years, so I was looking forward to it. There were plenty of hotels to choose from, most were called hostels, including the one we stayed in. We were situated just off Sol Square, which … More Remembering The Summer – Part 3
Our summer was nicely busy with travel this year. A month after Portugal we were in Amsterdam, Amsterdam – A city that tries too hard although the weather was at the same standard as the UK. Amsterdam is a city that everyone seems to have been to and it was on our list as a city … More Remembering The Summer – Part 2
Now that the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in quickly, it’s the time of year that I begin to look back at our summer adventures with a pained sense of nostalgia. We went to Portugal back in July and when I see the greyness of late October in Nottingham, England and … More Remembering the Summer – Part 1
It is becoming a regular thing for us to visit Rufford Abbey Country Park twice a year. We go once in the winter and again in the summer. We don’t plan to do it like this, but somehow it keeps happening! We went at the beginning of this month and one of the reasons we … More A Biannual Trip
Where The Wildings Are 