September with Penelope and Parker
September – it went in the blink of an eye! I thought it would go slowly as I had no travel planned for work or pleasure. But it rattled past – quite pleasantly in fact too! This year I have been diligently sticking to (at least) 1 trip every month as part of…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 35 – London 2012
The summer of 2012 is one that I look back on incredibly fondly. Never has it been so much fun to be in the UK and even fun to be in London for work. The country and the city had this buzz to it that I wish it had all the time and…
View PostInterview With Travel Blogger Anna Parker
Combining business with travel can open you up to exploring the world. You might also have the chance to meet some global celebrities and royalty. Find out more about someone who did in this travel blogger interview with Anna Parker of Travel With Penelope And Parker. http://travelbloggerinterviews.com/anna-parker-travel-with-penelope-and-parker/
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 34 – Anglesey adventures
Continuing through 2012 and we had many a trip to the stunning island of Anglesey – just about as far north west as you can get in Wales, attached to the mainland by 2 bridges. We are lucky to have great friends that live there and so get to visit often (although work keeps…
View PostQuotes to inspire wider horizons
I am sat here, mid September, with no travel plans. None for work. None for pleasure. I need to set about addressing that urgently for a mini-sun break in November and more in the spring, but until I get around to that I am stuck pondering the benefits of travel. I love seeing…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 33 – Singapore
2012 was one of those years – everything was amazing, everything seemed to be pretty darn perfect. Not just the holidays – and there were a few – but the whole country was smiling – first for the Queen’s Jubilee and then for Olympics and Paralympics, and the sun shone too. The UK was…
View PostIs it really September already?
A friend shared an amusing article about how most people are surprised it is September already – I can’t agree more and already it is whistling past at pace. It has been a busy year, even just recapping the Take 12 Trips bits… The #Take12Trips initiative introduced to me by On the Luce…
View PostHotels I can’t get out of my head
I’m a bit of a repeater when it comes to visiting places – Cornwall, Norfolk and me have had a long love affair, even the Fastnet Rock got a revisit this summer much to both our surprises! There are a number of places further afield that had me “at Hello” that I would…
View PostPenelope and Parker in August
August – another month that went by in a blur, in fact 2015 has a bit of a theme to it it seems! As is customary, here’s my best bits! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Parker (@annaeparker) The month started warm, thank goodness – we immediately made the…
View PostSailing fun and frolics – Cowes Week and the Rolex Fastnet Race
This summer I have seized a different opportunity to travel and reminded myself always to find time for the things that make me happy. I hadn’t expected to have had the chance to get back on the water this summer – it really has been a case of every cloud having a silver…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 32 – Three Choirs Vineyard
A few years ago as a birthday present I was given a vine to adopt, at the Three Choirs Vineyard in the UK between Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. We all know how I love a vineyard visit as part of a holiday so this was an inspired present from my friends! A little…
View PostVienna in a heatwave
We first went to Vienna in November – it was the first weekend of the Christmas Markets and the beautiful city was full of festive cheer. It was superb to head back in July to see a different season and more of the city. Mr P’s oldest friend lives in Vienna and we…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 31 – Anniversary in Cumbria
It has been a while since I have done a flashback-friday, so where better to re-launch it than from the beautiful Lake District! We had a lovely long spring weekend here for our first wedding anniversary in 2011 – Mr P had dragged me along Striding Edge for ‘girlfriend tests’ many years before…
View PostTravel contrasts
Travel is full of contrasts. Life is full of contrasts. Some are unconscious, based on other decisions taken but sometimes we go looking for contrast in our travels. Just in the last month I have enjoyed a fortnight of 5* luxury in the US, then enjoyed equally 4 days away sailing with very few creature comforts. …
View PostPenelope and Parker in July
2015 is flying along, it is quite incredible to think we are already closer to Christmas than we are to the start of this year. July could well have been a glum month – with holiday blues – but in actual fact it turned out pretty peachy – here’s my highlights! View this post on…
View PostFoodie delights in Maine
Lobster is plentiful in Maine, but look beyond the lobster and there is an incredible choice of dining for visiting foodies. We found a few treasures that I would recommend whole-heartedly. But first to the lobster… Surprisingly enough, I had never had lobster, and so our first night staying at The Inn at…
View PostStaying in Maine – room at the inn
Maine is a gorgeous US state – the little corner of it we’ve seen so far certainly is. Something of it that reminds me of Cornwall which is one of my favourite places. Not necessarily the sights and sounds (or the enormous scale of it), but more its pace of life and the…
View PostJet-lagged in Boston
Boston is a gorgeous city to visit and the obvious jumping off point for any visit to New England. We’ve spent a few days here before so at the start of our trip to Maine we chose to stay overnight, lose the jet lag whilst pottering, and see some other parts of the city…
View PostOffshore sailing – my kind of weekend
Yes – really! A spot of offshore yacht racing really is my kind of weekend! This blog is about luxury and unique trips and sailing ticks both boxes. It is a luxury to be able to take part in (and to not need to shower or change clothes for a few days or even…
View PostMy Lumia 830 #ConnectsTrial
Before we went to America the kind people at Microsoft lent me a brand new Lumia phone to trial. I was given the Lumia 830. So, as a long-time iPhone user, what did I think? Here’s the science bit (i.e. from the website). What impressed me? The camera – far better than the…
View PostJune travels with Penelope and Parker
June, since January, has been the month that we have been most anticipating. We booked our big trip to America as a bit of retail therapy at new year (no advance planning, we just booked it to raise smiles) and have been looking forward to it ever since. The start of the year was…
View PostMy travel personality
Mr P would probably say my travel personality was of the control freak type (I call that organised), however alongside he acknowledges the awesome trips we’ve taken and that the planning helps us both relax very quickly! We always notice how quickly our skin takes on the out-of-office relaxed glow about 2 days…
View PostInstagraming Boston and Maine
We are back in the real world after our amazing trip to America, visiting Maine for the first time as well as a whistle stop re-visit of Boston – we had an itinerary full of gorgeous views and luxury yet personal accommodation. A real chance to zone out and reconnect. Hours, in fact…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 30 – East Coast Road Trip
As you may already have read, we are shortly heading back to see a new piece of the East Coast of the USA – beautiful Maine – I thought it was apt to share memories as part of FBF of the last time we visited the east coast. You can read my tips…
View PostUnwinding in New England – our itinerary
We are on the countdown to our holiday now! May rattled past and here we are just a few (long) working days from some unwind and chill out time! I am known by many as the ‘Anna-planna’ – I revel in planning anything (but HATE being left to divide up the bills at…
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