“There’s no room for you, Dougie.” Jonathan, the French owner of our accommodation, Convento de Sao Saturnino, announced this as the six Inntravel guests gathered around his car. He was taking us all to...
Walking holiday in Portugal: Cabo Rosa to Azóia
I left you in my last blog post as we were poised at Cabo Rosa, adjusting our rucksacks and cagoules, ready to head to Azóia. This was officially Day One of Inntravel’s Palaces and...
Walking holiday in Portugal: Cascais
In the arrivals hall of Lisbon airport we hunted for our names in a sea of A4 laminated cards. We were expecting Miguel to pick us up but the smiling face of Sebastian greeted...
Agatha Christie, Notre Dame and Eurovision
Here’s a selection of the latest ‘Trish Takes Five’ weekly columns I write for the Lincolnshire Free Press. Lots of random topics as usual. It’s great to have the freedom to write on any...
Duke House, a beautiful bolthole in the centre of Cambridge
I remember my first overnight stay in Cambridge in 1981. I was lying in a small single bed in a hotel room near the river Cam, staring at the ceiling, listening to my mum...
St Martins Lane: a luxury boutique hotel in Covent Garden
What’s the first thing you do when you enter your hotel room? Bounce on the edge of the bed? Check out the mini-bar? Eat the complimentary biscuits? If you’re a blogger or you’re into...
Once is not enough: a second visit to Hotel Ylläshumina in Lapland.
Do you go back to the same place on holiday? There are so many destinations I’d still love to visit that I don’t often go back. I made an exception for Lapland and, in...
Happy Anniversary Trish Takes Five
Five years ago I started writing my regular weekly column, Trish Takes Five, in the Lincolnshire Free Press. I suppose I should get myself a gift for my 5th anniversary. If it was a...