Vienna in November
A weekend in Vienna in November was a real treat for us! Last month we went through the holiday blues coming back from the warmth of Greece with no more sunshine trips on the horizon (having thoroughly spoilt ourselves this year). But this month we had a long weekend visiting friends that live…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 16 – Norfolk
Now my heart may belong to Cornwall… But Norfolk is not very far behind! And it is well overdue a visit, I’m not sure we’ve been there since 2010 now? A shocking state of affairs! Happy news that friends are getting married there next summer… that’ll be a long weekend for the Parkers then!…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 15 – Killarney
That’s the view from our suite at Aghadoe Heights, looking out over the lakes of Killarney. We’re in Ireland, in County Kerry – look how green it is, incredible! We arrived in the dark, which wasn’t planned – more of that later! The concierge that showed us to our room suggested we leave…
View PostFalling in love on the road… with Cornwall
Falling in love on the road? Well I haven’t! I had to think about this – as when we are away we tend to keep ourselves to ourselves, I rarely see anything and have to buy it and I didn’t meet Mr P on my travels…. What else could I have fallen I…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 12 – Cowdray Polo
We haven’t been for a day out at the polo now for a few years, but it is such a great day out! Quintessentially English, although that said – the first polo I saw was actually at Apes Hill in Barbados (same set, different location). Cowdray Park is a gorgeous venue for the…
View PostAutumn visit to Greece
Greece – well finally I’ve found where future sunshine mini breaks will be!! I’ve only ever heard about the party islands or the gilded resorts on Santorini and so had crossed these off the preferred visit list. I wanted to enjoy the real and rustic country, in luxurious surroundings! Thankfully Mr P knew…
View PostFlashback Friday travel photo memories 11 – Snowdon
New year 2007-08 and we were looking for activities to keep a group of us out of the pub and doing something fun together! Some of our friends live on Anglesey and so we came to the happy conclusion that climbing Mount Snowdon was the thing to do! Looks of preparation and making…
View PostProject 365 – September
I am struggling to get my head round the reality that we are now 3 months from the end of the year, where did the year go. At times I struggle to find something to photo each day, but perhaps having a daily task (beyond the normal ones we all have) makes time…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 10 – Morocco
Morocco was a fam trip that my husband was invited on where I was able to go to – perfect result, and a great long weekend away in somewhere I hadn’t before considered. Ever since – I’ve been trying to get back there, but we just haven’t managed it so far sadly. We…
View PostInteresting characters from our travels
Another great link up idea, thanks to the lovely ladies Emma, Kelly, Rebecca and Molly – most interesting travel characters! Well apart from the best celeb spot and conversation that we have so far managed in the British Airways Concorde Lounge I had to have quite a think about this…. We don’t tend to make…
View PostSailing in Sardinia
As places to spend a week sailing, laughing with friends and generally relaxing and having a jolly good time go – well, it doesn’t really get much better! Mr P and I have both spent many years sailing on big boats and so we were thrilled to be invited to sail on Bella…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 9 – Minorca Sailing
Not all holidays have to be relaxing, although we did have plenty of time to relax when we weren’t sailing! Minorca Sailing is one of the better equipped beach sailing companies and they also are very good at race training and racing for experienced sailors! We had a week down there honing our…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 7 – Barbados
On the same trip we were in Antigua, we also hopped up to Barbados for another week in the sunshine. This is the place that Dian Bay showed up, nice as it was! We stayed at Almond Beach on this occasion – there were 2 resorts on the island, we went for the…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 6 – Antigua
We have this photo on a canvas print over our bed – I loved the view from our room and I still love looking at it! This was my first time in the Caribbean and it was a wonderful trip. Mr P was enjoying the perks of working in the travel industry and…
View PostRooms with views
This months travel link up is another perfect one ‘a room with a view’! One of the reasons we travel is to relax looking at a view we don’t have at home! Why pay for accommodation if you aren’t guaranteed a view?! Well that is my thinking anyway! On that basis… this isn’t…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photos Memories 5 – Sailing at Marazion
My husband and I have done a lot of sailing and have been lucky to travel overseas from time to time to enjoy it too, but ask us both where our favourite regatta was and we’ll both say that it was this one – held in Marazion, near Penzance. It is one of…
View PostCornwall I am on my way
Hurrah – a long weekend in Cornwall, I am on my way! 5 hours on a train is absolutely worth it! Next stop Penzance! I’m not sure the weather is going to be quite what I was hoping for – but no matter, time off in Cornwall is always good! Perhaps no sundowners…
View PostWhy travel?
I love reading the travel quotes that circulate as normally there will be one or two that absolutely resonate! But why travel? We all travel for different reasons so here are some of my reasons… Something has to pay for the travel and that something is of course work! But thinking about it…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 4 – Lake Garda
Lake Garda is something of a Mecca for sailors – every class wants a regatta here to see what it is all about. We’ve now been twice – probably enough sailing in my book, but I’d love to go back for a holiday (in fact there is an SLH property in a stunning…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 3 – South Africa
This picture always makes me sigh happily! What bliss! We drove straight to this spot from the airport, got changed into summer clothes by the side of the road and headed straight for a paddle – with a view of Table Mountain and a view across to Robben Island the view really is…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 2 – La Rochelle
Sailing, sailing, sailing, we used to do something water-based near on every weekend! On this occassion Mr P was sailing at a dinghy regatta with a friend in La Rochelle and I was studying for my chartered accountant exams. So I took the study to the sunshine and worked while he sailed! La Rochelle is…
View PostStaycation favourites – Cornwall, Norfolk and Cumbria
The staycation, I was delighted when I saw that this was the link up theme with Rebecca, Kelly, Emma and Mandy. I like nothing better than an exotic trip away, but at the same time – I also know what I like and like what I know and a UK staycation can’t fail to…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 1 – girlfriend tests in Cumbria
I thought I might try something new on here! When I’m bored I love looking through old photos and remembering a day out or a holiday trip! So here goes – my new weekly (as work permits) addition to #FlashbackFriday! Anyone that knows me would agree that I’m not the bravest… hence why…
View PostAugust to December – where will the wind take us
The first half of 2014 has flown by, anyone following my project 365 efforts will know that I have managed a photo a day for 6 months, and I will do my utmost to keep it going through H2! In the first half of the year we had a busy time with its…
View Post3 days driving the coast of Donegal and Derry
It is just a short hop from Heathrow to Belfast – about 50minutes flying time. It is an incredibly busy route and one that my husband and I have done a number of times for work commitments. We did try to change our flight back home to an earlier one due to unplanned…
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