Classical music enthusiasts will no doubt have the annual Aldeburgh Festival marked in their diaries. This annual event takes place in June at Snape Maltings, a fabulous concert venue in Suffolk established by Benjamin...
A beginner’s guide to cross-country skiing
The Winter Olympics begins on 9 February 2018 in Pyeongchang and I, for one, will be rooting for our British competitor, Andrew Musgrave, in the cross-country skiing events. Although he now lives in Norway,...
The week we fell in love with Hotel Ylläshumina, Lapland
Lapland brings to mind Christmas, when excited children visit with their families to see Santa Claus in his real home. After the New Year celebrations, when the children have gone home and Santa has...
Mum’s gone to the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
I can always rely on my fellow bloggers to provide me with inspiration for a holiday or day trip. Early in November I discovered an intriguing art gallery thanks to Catherine’s Cultural Wednesdays. Catherine’s blog...
How to spend 48 hours in Vienna
48 hours in Vienna only gives visitors a snapshot of Austria’s capital city but it can be just enough to entrance you with its beauty and tempt you to return another day. Arriving by...
A few of ‘my favorite things’ in Salzburg
Note the use of the word ‘favorite’. I’m using the American spelling because, as I write this, I’m humming the Rogers and Hammerstein song from The Sound of Music. I did this a lot in...
Finding inspiration at the Inntravel Discovery Day
Described as a ‘living brochure’, the Inntravel Discovery Day is held every three years to inspire its customers looking to book their next holiday with the ‘Slow Holiday’ experts. On Saturday 2nd December, hundreds...
Inntravel Lakes & Mountains walking holiday in Austria: Gosau and Zwieselalm
After our 20km walk the previous day, we had three options for the following two days in Gosau. Thankfully one of the suggestions from Inntravel was an easy 10.5km circuit of the valley. We...