Category: Travel

There is more to the USA than the sky rise buildings, sultry beaches, the Grand Canyon and Hollywood. If looking for quaint, hidden gems is your definition of a perfect…

Over the years, I’ve really caught the travel bug. I use any free moment to explore the length and breadth of the UK or travel further afield to see what…

Sicily, Italy’s stunning southern island is a paradise for all types of traveller. Whether you are looking for white sandy beaches with turquoise waters, adventure and active volcanoes, historical landmarks,…

Located in California, Santa Monica really is the stuff that dreams are made of. The incredible weather, the incredible beaches, the laid back lifestyle, it’s hard to find something not…

New York, the city that never sleeps. Still a firm favourite with world travellers this incredible city isn’t going out of fashion anytime soon, retaining its popularity crown for the…

It’s the end of June, a rare summer heatwave has swept the UK and despite this it was time for my annual villa holiday to somewhere hot in Europe to…

This weekend was Sarah’s birthday and so I surprised her with a weekend break to York. I’d been to York previously when I was very young and so had some…

Recently I was treated to a 1 night stay at the beautiful Ettington Park Hotel. Set in 40 acres of grounds and located just 6 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon, Ettington Park Hotel…

Whilst staying in Las Vegas as part of my honeymoon Sarah and I decided to do something extra special and booked a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon and Las…

So 16 days after setting off from Heathrow we finally landed at JFK to start the final leg of our honeymoon with 4 days in New York. As we had…

If you’ve been following my blog recently you’ll know that I just came back from an incredible 21 day honeymoon in North America. So far this had taken me to…

Following 2 days in Yosemite National Park, the 6th destination of my honeymoon in America took Sarah and I to America’s lowest, hottest, and driest national park, Death Valley. This…

Following a fun 2 days in San Francisco, the 5th leg of my honeymoon in America took us to the beautiful and picturesque Yosemite National Park. Day 1 – Iron…

The third destination of my American honeymoon led me to San Francisco, following a 400 mile drive of the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Monica. Arriving late afternoon into San…

Santa Monica was the 2nd destination of my 21 day honeymoon in America and the first of several along the California coast. Following our 2 days in Washington the 6 hour internal…

The first leg of my honeymoon in America was visiting Washington DC. We chose this for 2 reasons – firstly it’s the capital city of the USA so it felt…

So having gained the confidence to propose in Italy last summer, we finally got married at the start of September! With the timing of the wedding we were fairly limited…

Just over a year ago Sarah bought me a 2 night break from buyagift for my birthday. Unfortunately I didn’t get around to booking our experience for quite some time…

I recently holidayed in Tuscany staying in a small village called Montanare located about 2 miles outside of Cortona. Being so local, Cortona became the main stop most evenings for…

I recently visited Italy for my summer holiday and this year Sarah and I decided to hire a car and explore towns and cities within both Umbria and Tuscany. On…