Flashback 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 PostProject 365 – August
August arrived and with it rain and more chilly weather – more like what we expect from british summertime I guess! August was something of a pottering month for the most part, always busy though! A theme running through the month is my lack of patience with growing sunflowers – I did not…
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 PostPlane racing (not horses) at Royal Ascot – Red Bull Air Race
This year the Red Bull Air Race came to Royal Ascot, the horse racing venue just outside London. And what a good idea that turned out to be! No stuffy suits and top hats, just many many plane geeks and families enjoy a good day out at a stunning venue – and even…
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 Post#project365 – July
July was a quiet month – unfortunate to have 3 weeks off work at home not able to do much. At least this little project forced me to find something to photograph every day despite doing incredibly little! Unsurprisingly – given my limited options and due to fabulous weather in the UK, much of…
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…
View PostSelf catering luxury on the banks of Lough Swilly
I’m still congratulating myself on finding this property! It really was perfect for what we wanted! I am a big fan of fancy hotels and exemplary service, but the hotel offerings in the area didn’t seem right – certainly not as ‘local’ and rustic as they should be. And then we stumbled upon…
View PostMonth 6 – #project365 – June
When I started this ‘little’ project 6 months ago I don’t think I actually thought I would see it through, but somehow I have managed to a) get through 6 months complete and b) take a photo of something vaguely interesting every day! And so to June – naively at the start of…
View PostFavourite travel photo(s)
If ever I have any time to myself then I love looking through photos from our trips or weekend activities. ‘Let your memory be your travel bag’ said someone once, it’s one of many such travel quotes that pops up on instagram frequently and I totally agree, that is why we take photos…
View PostA great dame – the Chewton Glen
As my husband will confirm, I often ask him the question ‘when can we stay at the Chewton Glen next’ followed swiftly by the statement ‘i’d really like to stay in a treehouse there’… In fact he might go so far as to say I sound like a broken record! But the fact…
View PostLunching in the south downs
The south downs is great and just on our doorstep – whether you want cycling, polo or just a long and lazy lunch. We’ve always found it to be a bit quieter than the new forest and also found a good crop of pubs to stop for lunch in, more plentiful than in…
View PostProject 365 – work dominated May!
May is not one of those months when I fit much in around work… Although looking back now I fitted in a bit, although I feel like perhaps I shouldn’t have now! The last few days of May post sign-off have been heavy on early nights and getting up that little bit later…
View PostA Liebster Award
The other day (well a week or 2 ago, then work got manic), I found out that I’d been nominated for a Liebster award! This is something that I hadn’t heard of before and so I’ve looked it up and read about other nominations across the web! It is given to bloggers by…
View PostMy first #blogiversary!
I’ve reached an exciting date – it is my one year of blogging anniversary! I’m not sure I really knew much about either twitter or blogging about 13 months ago, so I’ve learnt a lot already!! It’s quite interesting to look back at what I’ve learned so far and remember why I keep…
View PostThe trials of travelling #dairyfree
I’m lucky that my allergy doesn’t cause the kind of issues that a severe shellfish or peanut allergy might, but identifying that one has an allergy and having to learn fast how to get used to it is challenging! Notwithstanding, dairy free isn’t actually as easy as not drinking tea or having cereal or porridge…
View PostProject 365 – April – where has 4 months gone!!
Month 4… After my jump start on being 1/4 of the way through the year last month, now we really are!! I’m finding this exercise interesting to look back on what I do each month, it is nice to be able to track the year so clearly! But it is tiring, I’ll try…
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