August 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…
View PostThe (Prosecco) merchant(s) of Venice
Venice was stunning, I hadn’t expected to enjoy our trip there quite so much, but wow! My favourite discovery has to be that it is in the Prosecco region of Italy – something I didn’t know before, but something that we grasped with both hands during the visit (hence the name of this…
View Post#Project365 – a quarter of the way through the #photograph year!
January and February went by so fast, it’s hard to believe that it is April tomorrow – so 1/4 of the way through 2014 already! How did that happen! The best bit of this however is that the UK is warming up, and April brings us a mini-break to Venice for our wedding…
View PostBasildon Park – a jolly good National Trust day out
Months ago friends and I agreed to meet at Basildon Park for a girls day of pottering and tea drinking! Normally such planning will lead to a wet weekend so it was an absolute delight to have the early feel of summer return this morning! Basildon Park is between Newbury and Reading, so…
View PostUpper class or club class
I make no secret of how much I enjoy flying and to be honest I don’t mind what class I fly in, so long as I’m going somewhere nice! But both Mr P and me are proud of the amassed airmiles collections we have and always look forward to going on holiday in…
View PostAn Arabian Adventure
The year before last we went to Oman and loved the climate, the culture, the people and the hotels! We had the taste for this part of the world and this year visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai, not just for the dates, which are in plentiful supply!…. Neither my husband nor I would consider choosing…
View PostThe #project365 challenge continues – here’s February!
Happily I have now managed 2 months! Month 2 was easier so I’m going to carry on!! February (you can see all the photos at the link) included 8 days in the desert which was certainly more interesting than a month in the office… A month that starts the way February did is probably a suggestion…
View PostPower of the sea #ukstorm2014 #respectthewater
Hurst Castle is a favourite of ours for a sunshine walk, it is a very substantial spit of land that acts as a sea defence for the western solent. We’ve been there on windy days before and had great fun when it has been too windy to go sailing!! But today we thought…
View PostMy city of choice?
It’s fair to say that I normally seek isolation and beauty for a holiday, away from the hum drum with peace and quiet and a view of the hills or the sea! Divergent Travellers put up a question a while back – which city, Dubai or Singapore? That got me thinking, I’ve actually…
View PostProject 365 – January was harder than I thought #sundaytraveler
And I don’t just mean work wise!! I take lots of pictures, the iPhone is always somewhere near to me to capture all the fun and excitement of the year! So how about ‘Project 365’… I’ve seen lots of people doing this before – taking a photo on every day of a year. I…
View PostA sunny January morning at Lepe – dodging the #winterblues
January – it gives me the blues…. I don’t see much daylight in January as it is one of THE busiest months an accountant will have! So when I woke up early today and could see the sun creeping round the edge of the blind, that was it! My husband and I were…
View PostHotel – hates, likes and loves
I was idly thinking about an upcoming holiday as a means of getting through the working (weekend) day and had a flick through some photos of trip advisor of the hotels we’ve booked, everything is still looking just as it should which is always a relief! I’ve developed pet hates to hotels and…
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