We seem to be covering city breaks quite often at the moment, this post is a guest post that gives you some top tips on how to save money on you next city adventure. Holidays are great fun, but sometimes the costs can tally up on long trips to foreign shores. Today, let’s take a look at six ways you can save money when you head off on your next city break adventure. Specialist overseas cards Most regular credit cards see … [Read more...]
Weekend : 5 Restaurants you need to try in Dublin
Welcome back to this next post of mine on Dublin, which is a round up of my favourite restaurants that I recommend that you try. After visiting the Emerald Isle for the last twenty years, I've had lots of hits and misses when its comes to meals out, but thought it would be useful to let you in on my current top 5 places to eat in Dublin. Like most city's, it can be hard to know if a place is good or not, even if you spend the time to research … [Read more...]
Weekend : Dublin
Child free, in the Emerald Isle? Sounds idyllic doesn't it. Well here is my guide, to 5 things that I would recommend to do if you are lucky enough to be child free in Dublin for a weekend city break. First up, I thought I'd give you a little background. I've been going to Dublin for nearly 20 years, and have visited around 10-15 times in total. Having got engaged and spent the millennial celebrations in the city, its one I think of very … [Read more...]
Why over 50’s single travellers are Hungary for Budapest
Budapest has long since been on my radar as a place to visit and today's guest post is specifically aimed at travellers ... of a certain age. I know that a lot of our readers are of a similar age to that of myself, Jen and Amanda, and we think it's definitely something to be celebrated! We hope this post will give you some ideas of what to visit in Budapest, especially if, like me, you're single, and hopefully it will give me the push to finally … [Read more...]
Top 3 Family Friendly Nottingham Restaurants
I was lucky enough to visit Nottingham last month as a guest of Experience Nottinghamshire, and although Nottingham might not be synonymous immediately with great food, what we found was that not only are there are great places to eat, but great places that children would love too. Happy children = happy parents! I thought I would share with you my Top 3 family-friendly restaurants in Nottingham. Zaap Zaap is a Thai street food … [Read more...]
A Weekend in Parma, Italy
Food, wine, shopping, opera, sightseeing, oh and even more food and wine! I've just returned from an amazing weekend in Parma Italy, and wanted share with you, what I think are the top highlights whilst you are there. Parma is a northern city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It has its own airport, I travelled in from Heathrow on a BA flight, taking only a couple of hours. It's fairly small, as cities go, and therefore easily … [Read more...]
Afternoon Tea at the Lancaster Hotel, London
Sometimes it's hard to know how to keep the kids entertained during the summer holidays - I know I struggle. With my son being the grand old age of 11-years-old, he is quite particular about the things he likes - it comes with the age unfortunately, and so when the Lancaster Hotel in London asked us if we would like to try out their Afternoon Tea, I knew I would be winning top parent points if I said yes! The hotel is easy to find - it's only … [Read more...]
Grange Wellington Hotel : A Hidden Gem
I always find staying in hotels one of life's most glorious luxuries. Especially if I find myself in a room on my own. Now don't get me wrong, I love holidaying with Dexter but there's something really decadent about spending the night alone in a hotel room. And a couple of weeks ago, I found myself doing just that. Dexter was away for the week with his school and BritMums Live blogging conference was taking place that weekend. I was due to be … [Read more...]
7 Things to Do in London for FREE
As the summer holidays approach, if you are a family who has a whole 7 weeks ahead of you to fill, it can feel daunting and expensive! So in this series we thought we would give you some top tips of things to do for free in the big smoke. Starting off with London. I'm not sure if you are aware, but during school holidays is actually one of the best times to visit one of the UK's cities, as this is when they have some of the best Hotel deals … [Read more...]
Day trip to Marseille
Last year, I was lucky enough to be invited on a cruise by MSC Cruises, reporting for Cruise International magazine. It was MSC Armonia's inaugural sail after its extensive refurbishment and lengthening, which took place in November 2014. The ship sailed from Genoa to the Canary Islands, although I disembarked at Cartegna, Spain. You can read the full review of my trip over at Cruise International magazine, but one of the … [Read more...]