
A West End Staycation
One Aldwych is for people who don’t do generic. That sounds perfect! This past weekend we became “residents” in the West End – a place

One Aldwych is for people who don’t do generic. That sounds perfect! This past weekend we became “residents” in the West End – a place

Last weekend we left our familiar neighbourhood for the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was our next staycation and we checked into The Mitre

From the quaint, cosy townhouses in Mayfair, we moved to the recently opened “high-octane glamour” of Nobu Portman Square in Marylebone for the Bank Holiday

There comes a time when we need to get away from it all and to read a book instead of being fixated on the telly.

Before we left for Eastbourne, we’ve seen so many stunning photos on the Port Hotel’s Instagram page that we made sure we saw them for

With lifted restrictions, hotels have now re-opened for stay overs. We were looking for seaside towns or beach hotels that we haven’t been to when

At this stage of the road map out of lockdown – self-contained accommodation such as campsites and holiday lets, where indoor facilities are not shared

Over the last few years, we have travelled to Christmassy destinations. With all that was happening and continued to happen, we knew back in the

Right after the second Lockdown, Mum decided we needed to have another staycation. For a change of scenery, she chose Paschoe House, a boutique country

I wasn’t even home for 20 hours before Mum and I left for one last staycation before national lockdown number 2! This time we checked

While we still can, we chose to go somewhere far away from the madding crowd for our next staycation.

Another London Staycation. This time it was a colourful stay.

We needed a change of scene – so we went to East London! LOL!

We were in need for a change of scenery and a bit of pampering after months of staying home.

Düsseldorf is usually a stopover for us on our way home – to visit with friends as well as the vet before re-entering the U.K.

It is Day 2 of 2020 – and we start out journey home via Dusseldorf.

Out there beyond the horizon where the sun sets and the sun rises – there lies ahead of us a lot of unknowns. But forward

We were out walking early this morning in the Morsum Klift and caught the sunrise.



Now you ask, which would be the first three smallest?!?!?!

The unexpected stopover in Frankfurt – and a chance for a catch-up with Beate lead us now to the next part of our travels.

Whenever we feel like getting away from the madness of city life, there are two places we like to escape to – one of them

The twinkling Christmas lights of December make the shorter days and the colder nights – a little more magical!




Remembering our trip through the Balkans when Mum always made sure I got sausages at breakfasts.

And the reason we went on this epic journey was to celebrate a good friend’s 60th birthday.

You know how we’ve said there’s something about Slovenia – there seems to be a happy energy about it.
My father’s a miniature poodle called Ginger and my mother an English Cocker Spaniel called Beth. That’s what makes me a cockapoo.
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