When we booked our Uniworld Tulips and Windmills river cruise we realised most other passengers would be choosing this particular trip in order to see the tulips and windmills. It’s in the name,...
Uniworld Tulips and Windmills River Cruise: Amsterdam.
What better way to celebrate Dougie’s 60th birthday than a 10 day Uniworld Tulips and Windmills river cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium. We’ve cruised with Uniworld before: a fabulous trip down the Seine...
Book Review: Mother Hens by Sophie McCartney
Creator of the social media phenomenon and bestselling book, Tired and Tested, Sophie McCartney’s foray into fiction is explosive. Mother Hens is a chick lit black comedy about recently-divorced Cara Carmichael. She escapes to Ibiza with...
The taste of Scotland: Dean Banks at the Pompadour and Dulse
When chef, Dean Banks, opened his first restaurant, Haar, in St. Andrews in 2019, one of the first bookings came from the cast of the hit TV drama, Succession. Filming in Dundee at the time,...
Mum’s Gone To Edinburgh: Glenlockhart Cottage
We stayed in Glenlockhart Cottage in November 2021. I must apologise for taking so long to write about this gorgeous accommodation. I wonder if I secretly didn’t want to share this gem, in case...
Staying at The Old Dairy, Cambridge Country Cottages
2022 was the year we searched the internet for romantic retreats, barn conversions and country cottages. We booked short breaks in beautiful self-catering accommodation on the outskirts of York, the coast near Whitby and...
Kerrycroy: self-catering accommodation in Perthshire, Scotland
Last summer I had a yearning to travel after being constrained by the first lockdown. As soon as we could, we made plans to go to Scotland. We have great friends, Marion and Henry,...
Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe has the recipe for success
If you live in Spalding, or visit as a tourist, you’re bound to make a beeline for Ayscoughfee Hall. It dates from the mid-15th century and is a Grade I listed building. Whilst the...