Image credit: Boulevard Social. I’m not normally a foodie. I don’t often blog about restaurants and rarely photograph my dinner apart from the odd Instragrammed cocktail. When writing about our Helsinki holiday, however, I’m...
A message from Greece – what can tourists really expect?
Thinking about going to Greece for a holiday but worried about how tourism has been affected? A good friend of mine, Sally, has a holiday home there and has sent me this guest post...
Six of one and half a dozen of the other
It seems ages since I’ve updated my blog. I still want to write more about our trip to Helsinki but while I’m working on those posts, thought I’d share my column pieces with you....
The churches of Helsinki
Four of the most interesting buildings we visited in Helsinki were churches. It’s not that I make a bee-line for churches when sightseeing, but these four totally different structures highlighted to me the huge...
Hello Helsinki
You can gauge a lot about a country when you dive into the nearest loo after entering the airport and hear birdsong playing through the speakers.. A few moments later, standing by the baggage...
A place to celebrate: review of Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki
Room 707, Sky Balcony, Klaus K Hotel There can’t be many hotel rooms in the world where, hanging up on the wall near the mini-bar, is a guitar. A full size Spanish guitar...
When Dad’s Army came to Bridlington
Hands up if you remember the TV series, Dad’s Army? If you were a fan, you may be aware that a film version is going to be released in 2016, with a whole host...
Mum’s gone to Bridlington: Sewerby Hall
Rory and Juliana on the cliff tops at Sewerby, near Bridlington. “I think these fish and chips might be the best I’ve ever tasted” “Better than the ones we had in Seahouses?”...