Island Routes Catamaran As a family we have had several beach holidays but usually in the Mediterranean or the Canaries. We never thought it would be worth travelling further than Tenerife in order to...
Rhine-Main cruise with Emerald Waterways: Cologne
We said goodbye to Amsterdam from the comfort of the on-board swimming pool, moving effortlessly along the Lower Rhine. The flat landscape reminded me of home in the Fens: big skies, broad sunsets and those...
Rhine-Main Cruise with Emerald Waterways: Amsterdam
View from glass-top canal boat tour How fabulous to start our Emerald Waterways cruise in Amsterdam, a city we had only recently fallen in love with during our short trip in October last year. After...
Our Rhine Cruise with Emerald Waterways: the ship
Dougie in front of Emerald Star For years I’ve wanted to try out a river cruise. Dougie and I promised ourselves that once Rory was at university, we would definitely give it a try....
Ten signs you have an empty nest
There will be many parents who are now experiencing an empty nest for the first time. It can be very tough those first few weeks when suddenly you feel redundant as a parent and...
Review of Mondrian Hotel, London
Exterior of Mondrian Hotel (courtesy of hotel) This hotel is now called Sea Containers, London Mondrian London only opened last year but has certainly made its mark as one of the best hotels in...
Mum’s gone to Lyme Regis, Dorset
After a drizzly but delightful day in Dartmouth, (overkill on the alliteration there, sorry) our second day in the south west proved even more dismal, weather-wise. Undeterred, we scooped the teenage students from...
Mum’s gone to Dartmouth, Devon
The pastel houses in Kingswear, seen from Dartmouth quay As Rory has remained in Exeter for most of the summer, Dougie and I decided the only way we were going to ever see our...