Western Europe

We arrived in Zürich a little worse for wear. It was the last stop on our Switzerland trip and travel fatigue was setting in. On our first night, my husband had a really bad asthma attack and couldn’t breathe properly. He had to sit on the floor all night to keep himself stable and whilst […]

Château Chillon took my breath away with its beauty. Without a doubt in my top five castles of all time, this gorgeous place nestled in to the shoreline of Lake Geneva is something special. It’s the most visited castle in all of Switzerland and it’s so easy to see why, with it’s epic location, beautiful […]

Hamburg is a different kind of Germany against the typical image of picture perfect timbered houses and alpine landscapes of the south. Instead, Hamburg is a modern, edgy, and interesting northern city with lots to offer visitors – from its world class museums to unique architecture, located right on the waterfront of the river Elbe […]

London is so big that there are multiple areas which make up the entire city. Confusingly, one of those neighbourhoods is referred to as ‘The City’, but is actually only one small area of London. It’s the bit right at the heart, which was where the Romans started Londinium all those years ago. The City […]

The thing I love most about summer is that here in England, it gives us 6 extra hours of daylight compared to winter. That means things stay open later and instead of rushing home from a day of work in London, sometimes it’s nice to linger and take advantage of many of London’s lesser known […]

London is an incredible city, with so many areas to explore, all full of multiple hotel choices and options. On a recent stay I explored the amazing Battersea Power Station, now renovated to be a destination for shopping, dining and activities. One of its newest additions is Art’Otel, a brand new hotel right opposite the […]

This visit was my second stay at the Nobu family of hotels, having stayed at Nobu London Shoreditch earlier this year. I wasn’t that impressed with London’s offering, so I thought I’d give the Barcelona contingent a chance during my stay there. Unfortunately Nobu Barcelona falls in to exactly the same summary as it’s London […]

I’m getting us in the festive spirit for my last post pre-Christmas. Anyone who reads this blog knows I adore Germany, it feels like a second home to me and has so much to offer visitors. One of the most famous of those offerings are the world class Christmas markets, and last week we just […]

I was last in Barcelona when I was a teenager, along with my parents and grandparents. We visited a lot of the main attractions, but despite driving past it on an open top bus, we didn’t stop at the famous Olympic Stadium which formed some of my earliest childhood memories. So, when I was sent […]

I love a hidden gem in a major city, and my recent find during a stay in Amsterdam was the absolutely brilliant Our Lord in the Attic. I can’t recommend it highly enough if you have time to squeeze it on to your itinerary! The History In a 17th century canal house, right at the […]