Postcard of the Week: Arundel
Who doesn’t love a small market town in the English countryside adorned with a fairy-tale Medieval castle? No one, that’s who. Disney films throughout our early years […]
Postcard of the Week: Dorset
The mysterious castle shrouded in mist in this postcard is Corfe Castle, in the Purbeck Countryside in Dorset. A few weekends ago I popped down to […]
Postcard of the Week: Vive les Vacances!
Bonjour! Today’s Postcard of the Week comes from la belle France: Vive les Vacances! I am doing just that in France, at this very moment. I’m currently on holiday in the […]
Postcard of the Week: San Sebastián, Spain
San Sebastián, a seaside town on the north coast of Spain, is every bit as lovely as the postcard above. That isn’t just clever photography or fortunate lighting – […]
Being treated like royalty at the luxurious Samabe Resort in Bali
After 4 nights in Hong Kong and 5 nights in Bali, we moved onto hotel no.5 (of 6). And oh my god it was mind-blowing… The 5* Samabe Resort […]
Blissful Bali and the Grand Mirage Hotel
I left you all hanging at the end of my last blog post about Asia, in which I wrote about our relaxing stay at the Club Bali Mirage resort […]
Bali: Rest & Relaxation at Club Bali Mirage
The original reason we headed to Asia was to spend 7 nights trying out a variety of beach resorts on the south-east coast of Bali. As […]
Valencia: to the seaside!
I arrived in Madrid almost three months ago, but since then I’ve actually done more travelling outside of Spain than in it. Two weekends ago this changed as I […]
Travel Competitions Galore! Please vote for The Well-Travelled Postcard!
I love a good competition and I think prizes and awards have the sweetest taste! I went through a rather prolific competition-entering phase in 2013, leading to […]
Postcard of the Week: The French Atlantic Coast
Up until the age of about 13, a very large portion of my summers were always spent on the Atlantic Coast of France, where my family has a quaint […]
Postcard of the Week: Malaysia (above & below the water)
Malaysia is often overlooked as a holiday destination in favour of its more famous neighbour, Thailand, which is practically overrun by tourists. Malaysia doesn’t have that reputation for full […]
Postcard of the Week: Capri
Capri is just paradise. A fairytale. It’s the place I dedicate most daydreaming-time to. Without a doubt. Capri (pronounced [ˈkaːpri] with the emphasis on the ‘a’) is a tiny […]
Postcard of the Week: Brighton
Brighton possesses all of the trademarks of a city that’s past its glory days. Its grand Victorian townhouses overlooking the sea are dirty and desperately in need of a new […]
Postcard of the Week: Peñiscola
Peñiscola is a small town on Spain’s east coast, in the region of Valencia. Its population in winter is just 5,000 people, but swells to around 300,000 in the […]
