Western Europe

It wouldn’t be The Netherlands without a bit of cheese now, would it? I’d read about the world famous cheese market in Alkmaar before, but when I last visited Amsterdam, I just didn’t have time to fit it in to the schedule! This time, it was top of my list to make sure it happened! […]

‘I’ve got to be in Gothenburg in a couple of weeks – fancy a weekend there?’ That’s pretty much all it takes with me, so off we went. My husband was sent to Gothenburg for a week with work, so we flew out on a Friday night, had the weekend together and then he stayed […]

To me, the Olympics are the best event on earth. I have always been crazy about the Olympics, and athletics specifically. I have followed them all of my life, with some of my earliest childhood memories coming from iconic moments of the Games. I could write paragraphs on the topic, but instead will summarise to […]

Rounding off my posts from a short trip to Nice, I knew I had to make the short 30 minute journey in to Monaco, one of the world’s smallest countries. I’ve been fascinated by this tiny place for a while now, having recently got in to Formula 1 and seeing the mythic race around the Monaco […]

When visiting Nice for a 4 day break with one of my best friends, we decided to hop on the train along the coast to visit the picture perfect Villefranche-sur-mer, a small but beautiful village along the French Riviera. It was of course, like the rest of our visit, raining. But that meant we had […]

During my stay in Nice, one of the places my friend really wanted to visit was the beautiful villa and gardens in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat just a short train journey away. I had visions of stunning gardens in the sunshine and walking around feeling like I was Coco Chanel. Alas, it was such disgusting weather, it was […]

So much for the 330 days of sunshine out of 365! We’d somehow managed to time our 4 day visit to the French Riviera to coincide with the area’s rare no sunshine days. And even worse it wasn’t just cloudy, it was raining. Again. After spending a wonderful couple of days in (rainy) Nice, it […]

Every year when we were younger, two of my best friends and I went on a girls trip somewhere. We’ve visited Stockholm, Tallinn, The Amalfi Coast, Milan, Bath, The Cotswolds and London together over the years. In 2019 things changed because they both started their families, and with young babies it meant they couldn’t up […]

Lake Geneva is like Switzerland in a microcosm – home to snowy mountains, beautiful wine villages, nightlife and plenty of cowbells ringing in the rolling pastureland – it’s the perfect place for a break. Housing historic castles, cathedrals and the beautiful blue lake itself, it’s the largest body of water in Switzerland; literally split in […]

One of the things I absolutely love about London is how many hidden gems there are around every corner. One of my favourites is The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret, so today it’s getting a full dedicated post as I love it so much. What is The Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret? The Old Operating […]