Stourhead blooms and views
The bank holiday weekend was at risk of passing us by without much excitement! I had just met a big sign off deadline at work (6pm on the Friday before the long weekend thank goodness) and Mr P had had a busy old time of it, so we were pottering and relaxing our…
View PostBooks on travel
My head is happiest in a book, for 20 minutes before bed time to switch off my mind from work, or under a blanket on the sofa for a lazy weekend afternoon (in the sun is better). If I’m not reading other lovely blogs, I don’t often read about ‘travel’, tending to stick to ‘3 for 2’…
View PostThere’s something about – London
I spend a lot of time in London for work but don’t really get to explore and be a tourist. But I still love London, there’s something rather special about it. Pounding the pavements There is always something new to see and I always walk to the office or to visit a client…
View PostMy 2nd blogiversary
2 years of blogging – sharing my travel musings with anyone that likes to read them – that flew by! Thank you for joining me! Never before have I had a hobby that doesn’t involve being outdoors. But actually – whilst the writing is based behind my Mac, the content comes from plenty…
View PostApril travels with Penelope and Parker
April is only 30 days long granted, but I didn’t realise a month could pass so blooming quickly – where did it go?… Well – I suspect if I did some quick maths it would know that I spent more time either in the air, an airport lounge or a hotel than I had…
View PostFirst trip to India
Business travel! Lots of airports, planes, hotel rooms and meetings. Very little seeing of a country but plenty of currency and language confusion, passport stamps and airmiles. I don’t begrudge it – I have visited some amazing places over the years (although I have to say that I have been to the USA…
View PostBritish Airways Boeing 787 LHR-HYD
Imagine my excitement when I discovered the British Airways London-Hyderabad route is served by a 787! I was excited about the flight on my business trip to India before I even got to the airport (rare these days!)! A great friend of ours flies these beauties and I have been wanting a ride…
View PostThings I would never do again…
It’s rare to talk about things I don’t think I would do again on my blog as this blog seems to prove nicely that I have my vacation ‘type’ well practiced! But we learn a lot by doing things that didn’t necessarily work well for us or we do things where once is enough.…
View PostLondon with Starwood and Hermes
I can count on one hand the amount of times that I have been staying in London for work and not carried on working into the evening from my hotel! Last week however it was a case of all change – twice! SPG Moments The lovely people at SPG invited me to join them…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel 29 – North Norfolk
I could talk happily about the north coast of Norfolk for hours given the chance – or Chelsea on Sea as many term it. It is just gorgeous and I was lucky enough to spend many a summer there growing up, doing little more than sailing every day on the high tide and reading a…
View PostEaster in Cornwall
There is always something new to discover on every trip to Cornwall! With the help of local knowledge, we have found some bits we love in the past few years and this Easter we took the opportunity for more exploring, and a spot of celebration too – of our 5th wedding anniversary! As with any…
View PostPicturesque Cornish tin mines
The mining history of Cornwall doesn’t sound like it should be beautiful – but over the years some of our favourite days out and loveliest photographs have been from our trips to see mining history! My Mum hails from Redruth which was once the world capital of mining, so I’ve spent many a…
View PostThe beautiful Lost Gardens of Heligan
I hadn’t heard of The Lost Gardens of Heligan until recently and so I enquired of my Mum why it was that we hadn’t been there when I was little… That’s when she explained – she hasn’t been there either… and she grew up in Cornwall. Intriguing – how could this be…
View PostA dining treat at Kota Porthleven
We had a delicious early evening meal at Kota in Porthleven during our Easter trip to Cornwall (well known to be one of my favourite places). Over the past few years new restaurants have been springing up all over Cornwall that are well worth investigating. I have a strong preference for supporting a small…
View PostPenelope and Parker in March
April is running away and March already feels like a cold month that has been replaced by spring sunshine and warmth… March was busy indeed – here’s a summary Flipagram: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Parker (@annaeparker) We came home from Paris full of energy from 3 days…
View PostFlashback Friday 28 – Wedding Day Travel
As luck would have it, our 5th wedding anniversary is today and today is Friday – which means it’s a flashback day… So our wedding finally features! Now we didn’t ‘travel’ per se on our wedding day as we were busy getting married and having a downright marvellous time with friends and family……
View PostTravel guilty pleasures
This months travel link-up theme is guilty pleasures – once again the lovely ladies Rebecca, Emma, Kelly and guest host Polly have thought of an interesting theme!! I have a few pleasures in travel, but I can’t say I feel much guilt about them… Firstly enjoying champagne. There are many pictures of me with a…
View PostPlaces to visit again
Travel – it’s all about seeing somewhere new? Right or wrong? Well, I guess in some ways it is – it is fantastic to discover a new place and fall in love with it, and it is motivational to have a bucket list full of more amazing places still to visit. But there…
View Post#Take12Trips – the first 3 months!
Goodness knows where the time went, but here comes April and we’ve already had a weekend warm enough for shorts and tshirt (followed 2 days later by needing hat, scarf and gloves for my morning commute) – the last three months flew by and quite impressively (compared to last year) I have not been on a single plane…
View PostMy 10 blog reading favourites…
The wonderful world of travel blogging works because it is a community – there is a lot of support from across the blogging network, many people have helped me on my little journey and already I find myself helping newer newbies that me! Clearly bloggers spend a lot of time reading other blogs…
View PostCliveden House – a stately home staycation
Cliveden House is quite possibly one of the most beautiful places we have stayed in. It is very hard to know where to start when reviewing a hotel so wonderful! Is it enough to say that I would happily have moved in and needed encouragement to actually leave? Hopefully the general message and seal…
View PostBirthday weekend in Paris
I have quoted it many a time, but once more – ‘Paris is always a good idea’! We visited in 2009 in September when the city was sultry and busy and ever since we have both wanted to return for a slower mooch around, with less need to see the sites and so…
View PostFlashback Friday 27 – cycling weekends
We are lucky that we have the New Forest and the South Downs on our doorstep – many many bridleways and country roads for an enjoyable cycle and plenty of single track so Mr P tells me if you want a little more excitement! Our favourite routes tend to start either at Hatchet’s…
View PostA night in an EasyHotel!
And now for something completely different…. A night in an Easyhotel! And before you ask, it wasn’t me – Mr P stepped forward to take on this challenge! Whilst it doesn’t quite fit into the niche of my website, a hotel room for £40 in central London in the Christmas party season should…
View PostPenelope and Parker in February
February has flown by at a terrifying speed… click here for the full flipagram of the best bits (needs a little time to load – the…) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Parker (@annaeparker) Countless times this month I have thought spring was here, and then the next day we’ve…
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