If you want to get the lowdown on a destination you need to find a trusted blogger who can give you their honest opinion and advice. Which is why, not having the foggiest about what to ...
From Spalding to Seville via Stansted
Having finally completed the stressful procedure of booking a holiday and all the rigmarole that goes with it, we were ready for the off. Leaving ourselves plenty of time in case of roadworks, punctures...
Falling in love with Seville
Seville. Why have I not visited you before? Throughout my childhood I was mesmerised by the opera, Carmen, which was set in this sultry, sizzling city. Georges Bizet penned it in 1875, a story about...
Booking holidays is stressful
“Do you want to park the car in the long stay, mid stay, short stay or meet and greet?” “Anything but the meet and greet,” Dougie replies, “I don’t like the idea of people...
‘One of the loveliest views in England…’
In 1822 JMW Turner painted this view of the Lune Valley from a spot just behind St Mary the Virgin church in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. Art critic and social theorist, John Ruskin, was moved to write,...
How to entertain kids on a car journey
“Are we nearly there yet?” My brother and I would say this within fifteen minutes of a long car journey, forgetting that we had already spent half an hour shuffling around in the back seat before...
Review of a Woodland Retreat at Fell End Holiday Park
After two blissful nights spent in a luxury lodge at the South Lakeland Leisure Village, Dougie and I were sad to be leaving. It felt too soon to be giving up the comfy sofas...
Review of South Lakeland Leisure Village
If you’re searching for luxury self-catering lodge accommodation situated perfectly between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, take a look at South Lakeland Leisure Village. The holiday park is part of Pure Leisure...