Knowing some weeks ago that Remembrance Day, 11 November, would fall on a Tuesday, the day my weekly column appears in print, I was in no doubt what I wanted to share with readers....
48 hours in Amsterdam – Part One
“I took a wrong turn on the way to the hotel and for several hours wandered aimlessly, shops decorated with glass baubles and grey dream alleys with unpronounceable names, gilded buddhas and Asian embroideries,...
Humberside Airport to Schiphol, Amsterdam with KLM
We’re back from a fabulous weekend in Amsterdam You’ll have to wait just a little longer to hear our tales from the city as I wanted to share our experience of flying from Humberside...
Flying to Amsterdam with KLM
Sweaty palms, heart thumping, stomach churning, clock-watching, arguing…. The symptoms many of us exhibit if we are catching a flight to go on holiday. No matter how experienced we may be at flying, the...
Book Review: Love in Small Letters by Francesc Miralles
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault Like many readers I think I can gauge whether a book is for me...
Castles, cows and cascades
Our visit to the Northumberland coast seems a long time ago, probably because it was. I’ve only touched on what we did during our short break, sharing our fabulous apartment by the sea and a...
Sampling Scarborough’s Fare at the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel
What better way to start living life as an empty nester than to be whisked away for a romantic midweek night away. Thanks to the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel in Scarborough, who offered Dougie...
Northumberlandia: The Angel of the North has a lady friend
I’ve always been a fan of the Angel of the North as you may remember from my post and photos last year. On our way back from our holiday in Seahouses last month, we took...