
Staycation in Eastbourne @Port Hotel
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

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.

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!




Of course there’s a lot more to Cornwall – clotted cream, cream teas and ice cream – a lot of C’s as well as P’s.



There’s always another occasion for a different bowtie!


If you wondered where we’ve been all last week, well, we were back at Loose Reins in Dorset.

We took a drive out of London to meet Jaffa and her family – to visit Stonehenge.

Woohoo! It’s Dogstival weekend at Pylewell Park.



We’ve had a lovely stay at Soho Farmhouse, albeit too short – doing things we don’t normally get to do in London.

We’ve hardly been here when Mum was already sorry she did not opt to stay longer …



When one lives in this part of the country, i.e. West Country, there are many rather interesting places to go for walks!

When we woke up this morning and looked out the bedroom window,
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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