You know those places that you imagine, but don’t think can possibly exist? Umm. They do! I went there – the Queen Charlotte Sounds, NZ. I thought my partner was definitely making it up when he described his childhood holiday house (or bach as the Kiwis call it). I’d probably call it a shack butContinue reading “The Queen Charlotte Sounds – a real gem”
Category Archives: Outdoors
Yucatan (Tulum to Chichén Itzá)
In stark contract to Mexico City, we were about to land in an oasis of shades of green. Flying in to Tulum what struck me was the lushness of the landscape below. The sight of the ocean also filled me with anticipation. We hired a car and made our way down to our Airbnb inContinue reading “Yucatan (Tulum to Chichén Itzá)”
Best walk (nearish) to London?
It took 3 months of being sardined in the tube, walked in to on the street, rude shop assistants but I finally did it… I got to breaking point in London! From this point I could no longer bear the sight of any form of public transport or human being and needed to escape bigContinue reading “Best walk (nearish) to London?”
New to London: markets and parks
New to London. I’m not the first and I won’t be the last. With probably the best public transport in the world, your initial impression is that life will be easy and kind! Luring you in with its simplicity. Lucky we have friends to stay with because dealing with a real estate agent and aContinue reading “New to London: markets and parks”