It’s always the way. You attend a conference, return home fired up with ideas then real life gets in the way and your blog gets neglected. I have been writing, but not on my poor
Mum’s going to Oslo
The Thief, Oslo. Photo courtesy of hotel website. I knew it wouldn’t be too long before Scandinavia would lure me back to its shores. It was that short break in Copenhagen a few years ago
Waxing lyrical about having a Brazilian
No, not that kind of Brazilian. Have I brought you here under false pretences? I do apologise. This Brazilian is a new steakhouse in Paddington, London, which we visited during our recent stay in the
Having a chilled weekend near Hyde Park
A weekend in London on previous visits might have involved some museums, maybe a show and definitely shopping. This recent Bank Holiday in London was far more chilled. We had taken Rory and his girlfriend
Third time lucky
I’ll be the first to admit photography isn’t my strong point. I do ok, but I just use a simple point and shoot camera and hope for the best. Sometimes I’m happy with the result;
Go Native Hyde Park – live like a local in a serviced apartment
Two-bedroomed apartment in Go Native Hyde Park There’s been a lot of discussion on this blog recently about the ideal hotel breakfast. Is it better to have it delivered to your room, where you can
Visit Scotland to create some Brilliant Moments
One of the campaigns from VisitScotland for 2014 is the idea that the country is a land of Brilliant Moments: whether it’s the sight of a mountain glen, the sounds of the bagpipes or the
Latest column articles
Taking a short break from my Scotland posts – I thought I would leave you this weekend with my latest column pieces from the Lincolnshire Free Press. Last week I wrote about problems with SatNavs,