The town of Falmouth is the ideal destination if you’re looking to head off on a Cornwall short break. It’s not only the gateway to the beautiful Fal River which runs through an Area of Natural Beauty, but the town itself is famous for its creative buzz with numerous art galleries and venues showing independent…
Are you looking for a beach holiday in the UK? If yes, you should consider heading to North Wales. The North Wales coastline is home to some of the best Welsh and best beaches in the UK too. The coastline North Wales is a mix of wild and urban, ancient and modern and, with several…
Have you ever heard of Hay on Wye? If you’re literary-minded the chances that you’ve heard of this town are pretty high. It’s known as a book town in part due to the number of amazing bookshops there, but also because it hosts the Hay Festival, a literature and art festival that runs for 10…
On a trip to the Dordogne Valley, I flew in and out of Brive from London. We spent a bit of time exploring this pretty, small town and despite the fact that it’s not well known, it has quite a lot to offer visitors. I spent a couple of days being guided around Brive, exploring…
Famous for its lakes, forests and mountains, associations with Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit, the Lake District is a pretty well-known area of the UK. We went camping in the Lake District during the weekend of Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary. We’d expected everywhere to be absolutely heavy but fortunately, we found plenty of places…
I was amazed on a trip to the Dordogne Valley. I’ve been to France many times for family holidays, and university ski trips and I even lived in Grenoble for 9 months too. I thought I knew what to expect from France, but I was totally unprepared for the beauty of the Dordogne Valley. Over several…
Finding that perfect spot for wild swimming in the UK is magic. Between the ages of 9 and 13, I used to swim competitively. You couldn’t keep me out of water. No, not even an English sea on a cold, windy day. Nowadays it’s slightly harder to tempt me into the cool water, but as…
There’s just something nice about catching the train and having it transport you to another destination without having to worry about long queues at security nor having to hang around for a few hours in an airport lounge with no seats (I’m looking at you Stanstead!). When an email from Eurostar flashed up on my…
Saint Malo in Brittany France is the perfect destination for a weekend trip from the UK. For many British people, the region of Brittany in France is associated as a place you go when you’re a baby (it’s easy for your parents to take you to), or a place you visit when you’re older and…
Summer’s great and all but you can’t go skiing in the summer and that’s just one of the reasons I love winter. I’ve been fortunate to go on skiing holidays in the Alps with family, Canada, university and on my own. I’ve skied in some of the most popular resorts in the Alps but the quieter…