London is a wonderful destination to visit if you’re a Harry Potter fan. There are places across the city which are either mentioned in J.K. Rowling’s celebrated book series or used as locations for the subsequent films, or both. Here are 17 of the best places to go if you’d like to explore the world of […]
Things to do in London with kids: June
There are always loads of interesting things to see and do with kids in London, and each month I publish a roundup of some of the best. Here’s my selection for June – remember that it’s Father’s Day on Sunday June 18th, just in case you’d like a family day out for the occasion. Do […]
10 things I learnt in Menorca
I’m back from my first ever trip to Menorca, and I’m truly astonished by the beauty and diversity of this Spanish island. Together with a group of bloggers, Instagrammers and YouTubers. I was invited to Menorca by Visit Spain and Traverse. We had two days of workshops and talks, but there was also time see […]
Travel tips and ideas for a weekend in Copenhagen
For my birthday last year my husband gave me my favourite kind of present: travel. Specifically, he gave me a trip to Copenhagen, a trip for just the two of us. It took us (him) a while to actually get around to booking the flights and hotel, but eventually, on an April morning 11 months […]
Villa Vittoria – a luxury villa in Sicily
This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino, about the villa where she stayed near to the beautiful coastal town of Cefalù, Sicily. You can read more about Lorenza’s trip in her post Cefalù, Sicily: travel tips and things to do. ‘The family and I (two kids aged 11 and 14 and my […]
Things to do in London with kids: May
There are always loads of great things happening in London, and this month is no exception. There are two Bank Holidays in May, as well as the half-term school holiday, and as the weather’s getting slightly less chilly (some of the time at least) it’s a good time to explore the capital. Here’s my pick of […]
Cefalù, Sicily: travel tips and things to do
This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino, about her trip to the beautiful town of Cefalù, Sicily, one of my favourite places in Italy. ‘My family and I (husband, two children aged 11 and 14) were fortunate enough to enjoy a week-long spring break in Cefalù, a charming town on the north […]
Six great vegan places to eat in Berlin
One of the best things about my trip to Berlin with my 18 year-old daughter was the food that we ate there. (You can read about what we did on our trip in my post Itinerary for a three-night Berlin sightseeing trip with a teenager.) I don’t eat meat and my daughter’s vegan (meaning that […]
Itinerary for a three-night Berlin sightseeing trip with a teenager
When my husband and son signed up for an Easter holiday football trip, my 18 year-old student daughter and I knew what we had to do – book a trip ourselves. My daughter’s favourite place from InterRailing last summer was Berlin. As I’d never been there, we decided that this was where we should go. […]
Exploring Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean
Walking along the winding paths of Puzzlewood is an enchanting experience. As I weave my way along the tracks between the ancient woodland’s moss-covered limestone rocks, watched over by aged yew trees, I feel like I’m in an otherworldly place. Puzzlewood Puzzlewood lies in the Forest of Dean, on the border of England and Wales, and its […]
