Travel 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…
View PostMay days with Penelope and Parker
May has rattled past without much time to take breath! Only 4 flights for me which by recent levels is quite low! Nice to have my feet on the ground and plenty of time at home even whilst work was busy. Lots of time in London as is increasingly the case – but…
View PostFavourite travel souvenirs – memories
This months travel link-up theme is all about favourite souvenirs. I rarely shop on holiday – we prefer to squirrel ourselves away miles from anywhere to relax or to explore coastal areas. I traipsed round the house a few times just to check if there were any horrible purchases lurking – but thankfully nothing! That said – we…
View PostStourhead 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…
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