Monaco: A day trip from Nice
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 […]
Villefranche-sur-mer: Postcards from a perfect visit
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 […]
Experiencing Iftar during Ramadan in Marrakech
Welcome to Marrakech! Back in March this year, I flew out to meet MTH on his work trip. I hadn’t intentionally planned to visit Marrakech during the Holy month of Ramadan, a sacred month in Islam, but it just so happened I landed on the first day the country began Ramadan! It meant my visit […]
A Canter around Casablanca
I stayed in the Sofitel. It was a nice hotel (though very purple) and a good base close to the city. The food there was decent and it was comfortable and clean. It also has an indoor pool so I made the most of being able to go for a swim each morning. After settling […]
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
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 […]
A Guide to visiting Eze, France’s beautiful Medieval village
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 […]
A Review of The Shangri-La, Dubai
Finally rounding off my series on my visit to Dubai is a review of our hotel, the lovely Shangri-La, which we settled on as our base for the week. I really enjoyed our stay in the hotel, and even better, we timed it with Lunar (Chinese) New Year which made for an even more fun […]
Dubai Miracle Garden: A Guide to visiting
When researching things to do in Dubai, I found the Miracle Garden – the largest flower display on planet earth – and knew I had to see what it was all about. I think it’s funny that you can find this in a city in the middle of the desert, and can only imagine the […]
10 of the best things to do in Nice, France
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 […]
15 Amazing things to do in the Dubai Mall
Never have I been to a mall like this. In fact, rarely would I even choose to go to a Mall – not my thing. I never thought in a million years I’d manage to spend 7 entire hours in a mall. And yet, I did, and could have spent longer. It could only be […]