After a slightly stressful sleep, I woke up raring to go on my last day. When I got back from hotel the night before, there was no electricity at the hotel. There was a power cut which had affected the entire street. This did not make me happy, I couldn’t have a shower, I couldn’t see where my things were, and I had to use the torch to my mobile to wash my make-up off and brush my teeth. Naturally,…
Rice pudding is one of those nursery desserts we all grew up with it. It’s comforting, gloriously rich and soothing like a great big hug. Love it or hate it, rice pudding is one…
It was a daunting prospect, travelling to Paris on my own but I knew it had to eventually happen. With my first solo trip fast approaching, I was getting more and more nervous by…
If there’s one thing that Townhouse Kensington do well it’s Afternoon Tea. Their Beauty and the Beast themed Tale as Old as Time Afternoon Tea was a roaring success and firmly cemented their status…
The Hotel de la Bretonnerie very kindly invited me to an overnight stay in January, an opportunity I grabbed with both hands. The hotel’s location in historic Marais is a magical slice of Paris.…
The Aquamare Hotel in Paphos is a hotel that my family and I have been visiting since 2007. It opened in the summer of 2006 on the prominent Poseidonos Avenue, a long stretch of…
It’s a brand New Year and you’re promising yourself that you’ll make real changes this year, resolutions, call it what you will. More often than not, you fall flat on your face as you…
2018 was a difficult year for me. I know I enjoyed a lovely summer holiday, been to Paris, stayed at the Ritz and more but it was still one of the hardest years I’ve…
Today was our last day in Paris, I agree, I know what you’re thinking, one night is just not long enough….it’s never long enough for me, I could spend forever in the City of…
2018 was a hard year for me in many ways and it’s a year that just whizzed by. I know everybody says the same at the end of each year but when your kids…