When a flight from Treviso airport, Italy – the name still sends a shiver down my spine – to Bristol, UK was cancelled, I stood in a queue (needlessly as it turned out) for SEVEN hours. I moved 147 steps forward in more time than it takes to cross the Atlantic. As a British citizen, … More How to survive a 7 hour airport queue
Visiting the magical world… … More Harry Potter World
Finish reading the Jane Austen canon. How have I got through life without reading all of them? Who Knows! Take more photos, but nice ones. All the pictures on my phone are of the sea or ugly picts of my friends. I want, no need, to improve my photography skills and combine the two. Listen … More 10 New Year’s Resolutions
Today is the last day of the Artwave festival in the little Sussex town of Lewes. It is an amazing scheme in which hundreds of artists in the surrounding vicinity freely open up their doors to the public who get to access a ‘behind the scenes’ insight. One of those exhibiting was the potter, Sarah … More Sarah Walton Pottery
How to make delicious lentil mousakka, one of the best vegetarian dishes … More Lentil Moussaka
Listen up, my many admirers. I have found the most romantic place on Earth. To quote the greatest modern poet, Taylor Swift, I was enchanted to enter the fairy-tale world of Cordes-sur-ciel (that’s roughly – excuse my French – Cordes-on-the sky) and to enter a wonderland above the clouds. Unfortunately, pain comes with pleasure, and … More Cordes-sur-ciel, France
Albi is the chief city of the Le Tarn ‘department’ (translation = county), in South West France. A beautifully preserved medieval town, its renown is entrenched by its elevation to prestigious UNESCO world heritage status in 2010. Most of my time in this city was trailing my mother and aunt in a whistle-stop tour of … More Albi, France
Proudly proclaiming itself to be one of the ‘most beautiful villages in France’, Monestiés is located North of the equally historic city of Albi in the department of Le Tarn in South-West France. And it is extremely beautiful. Nestled in the countryside, the medieval buildings, bridges and church all are immaculate in this toy village. … More Monestiés, France
Following the parade pandemonium, it was time to head for Hyde Park for the ‘British Summertime’ concerts. We enjoyed the other performances, including ‘dancing’ (we can’t dance) to Ellie Goulding and her Love me Like you do, as well as wandering around the festival, navigating the food ques, succumbing to merchandise and getting our hair chalked. However this … More The Perfect Day: Part II
‘It’s the perfect day/tomorrow’s gonna come too soon’ was my anthem of the day. Two Parades, a Picnic in the Park, and the picturesque Taylor Swift ensured that my day was enchanting. Yes, the legally blonde soundtrack wonderfully summed up this magical summer’s day. Slowly navigating my way between tourists from Victoria – believing I … More It’s the perfect day (Part I)
Cobblestones & Crumpets 