There’s nothing quite like visiting a Christmas market to get into the festive spirit and that’s exactly what I intend to do this weekend. The fairy tale surroundings, the mulled wine and the hearty comforting food are enough to make even Scrooge smile! It got me thinking about Christmas markets around the world and which is the best one to go to, and so I’ve created a Top 3 list for today’s #FridayEdit. Strasbourg, … [Read more...]
#FridayEdit: Best UK Luxury Spa Breaks
There's nothing quite like a luxury spa break is there? We girls, and guys of course, love a little pampering in beautiful surroundings and it's often the perfect way to catch up with friends, or celebrate something special. If you're looking for your next best UK luxury spa break, then do check out our little roundup of some of our favourites. We've chosen 3 luxury spa breaks covering 3 different areas of the country so hopefully there's … [Read more...]
Five reasons to visit Devon
I've just come back from a lovely weekend in Kilkhampton, Devon, which is about a 20 minute drive from Bude in Cornwall. I've written a review about what a group of 14 bloggers get up to over on my lifestyle blog, WitWitWoo (clue: it involves a hot tub), but I thought it might be useful to talk about 5 reasons you should visit Devon: The countryside Being a Kent girl, I am never too far away from the countryside, but … [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...]
5 Favourite UK Boutique Hotels #FridayEdit
Welcome to a new series of posts, the Friday Edit, where we will be showcasing some of our favourite stylish finds from hotels, to holiday wear to overseas trips and sunglasses. All of the posts will have style as their focus, because that's what we all love right? Whether you're on a budget trip or the holiday of a lifetime, add in a little stylish glamour and you're all set. So my first post is looking at my favourite stylish UK Boutique … [Read more...]
Giveaway: Shrek’s Adventure!
Now that the summer holidays are over, we are all back to the usual routine of school, work … work and school, but if you’re anything like me, as long as I have something to look forward to at the weekend, I’m able to power through the week. During the summer holidays, Dexter and I went to London for a couple of days and took in some of the sights, including a fantastic trip on the London Eye (you can read more about that here,) but as we were … [Read more...]
Family Fun at Disneyland Paris
Today's post on We Blog Travel is a guest post, by one of my favourite bloggers, Nikki from Stressy Mummy. This is her second visit to Disneyland in Paris, and so she has kindly offered to tell us all about her trip this summer. If you want to see more hints and tips she has written a great post on her own blog about all of the 'must do' things you need to do whilst you are there. Nikki, over to you :Five years ago, we made our first visit to … [Read more...]
A James Villa Holiday in Cyprus
Having just spent a week in Cyprus, I am completely spellbound with the whole island. It is full of contrasts - from the cuisine, the landscape with archaeology and ancient churches, to the vibrant bustling and noisy commercial new areas surrounding Paphos. Quite a harsh landscape in the mountainous areas, but beautiful unspoilt beaches too. It was hot, scorcio in fact (can you tell I have GCSE in meteorology!) I was surprised to see … [Read more...]
Cypriot Food
We have been eating our way around Cyprus, thanks to an amazing holiday we have just returned from, in collaboration with James Villas. In this post, I wanted to give you a flavour of what Cyprus has to offer. Cypriot food is so incredibly varied, tasty and fresh. It has many influences, especially the cuisines of Greece and Turkey, but also Byzantine, French, Italian, Catalan, Ottoman and Middle Eastern cuisines. Everywhere you go on the … [Read more...]
7 ways to beat the holiday blues
The worse thing about holidays? When they come to an end. Now I’ve been lucky enough to have a couple of holidays this year – Corsica and Turkey, and if you’re anything like me, you may be suffering from the holiday blues right now. You can’t stop dreaming about breakfast buffets and the warmth of the sun on your skin, right? So I thought it would be a good idea to think about some ways in which I can combat the blues … and share … [Read more...]