I Couldn’t Wait to Come Home

I Couldn’t Wait to Come Home
I’ve just returned from a ten-day break in Italy. The country has become a firm favourite since my first visit – Sorrento and Ischia, on the Amalfi Coast – a few years ago. It’s only… View Post

Learning a new language

Learning a new language
For over half a year now, I have been learning to speak Spanish. Learning a new language is something that I have always wanted to do, and like with writing, something that I have given… View Post

My happy place

My happy place
I’m not long back from a week in Portugal. I travelled with my sister-in-law, my nephew, my niece and my daughter G. The five of us have made the same trip annually for the last… View Post

Hand luggage only and jet lag

Hand luggage only and jet lag
See that tiny case in the photo above? I travelled long-haul, for two weeks, with just that. Yay, go me. Travelling with hand luggage is a lot easier than I thought it would be. On… View Post

Travelling light

Travelling light
I am not known for travelling light. Like most women I know, I tend to overpack “just in case”. It stresses me out though because I’m knowingly putting things into my case that I’m not… View Post