Round the World in a Day at Nausicaa Aquarium in Boulogne-sur-Mer
In November I took a weekend trip across the English Channel to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where I was wonderfully looked after by Claire from Nausicaa Aquarium, and a […]
My weekend jaunt around Boulogne-sur-Mer and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
England and France really are very close together. I only discovered this with my own eyes a couple of weekends ago, when I took a P&O ferry over to […]
Wine tasting at Ô Chateau in Paris
During my trip to Paris back in July, one of my favourite parts of the weekend was actually a suggestion from a good friend from university who lives in […]
Postcard of the Week: Chateau de Versailles
The Chateau de Versailles is the most extravagant palace built in Europe, by one high spender King Louis XIV, who is perhaps better known for his infamous wife, Marie Antoninette. […]
Postcard of the Week: Claude Monet at the Musée d’Orsay
On our first day in Paris during our recent trip, we headed to the Musée d’Orsay which lives in an enormous former railway station. We opted for a guided […]
‘Tales of Two Cities’ Competition: And the winner is…
Back on the 8th July I published a blog post about the Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ run by the luxury travel experts at Black Tomato. It […]
Postcard of the Week: The Eiffel Tower at night
Paris has already had its fair share of postcards on this blog (the first one of a curvy Eiffel Tower and the second one of Love in Paris) and […]
Enter this Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ to win a free trip to Paris
I adore competitions… and competitions with trips abroad as prizes are the very best kind! Do you fancy a free luxury weekend away in Paris per chance?? Of course you […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 