Postcard of the Week: Hollywood
Back in October last year I was lucky enough to go on a fantastic DTour around the US and Canada, staying in DoubleTree by Hilton hotels […]
The Top 10 Highlights of my DTour across North America!
Now that I’m back in London struggling to come to terms with reality after my whirlwind DTour of North America, I’ve been catching up with friends and family after […]
DTour Part 10: And last but not least… New York City!
After two incredible weeks of travelling the length and breadth of the United States, I finally found myself in no other than New York City. […]
DTour Part 9: Utterly charmed by Canada and Niagara Falls
The DTour competition run by DoubleTree by Hilton selected 6 winners in total: 1 for each continent. Back in July I found out I’d be travelling […]
DTour Part 8: How to spend 3 days in Chicago
After the humid warmth of Texas it was a brutal awakening to find myself in freezing cold temperatures and icy winds in Chicago, in Illinois. […]
DTour Part 7: Texan History in San Antonio
After an exhausting weekend in Las Vegas I flew south to the one-and-only Texas, the largest state in the USA after Alaska. I had been […]
DTour Part 6: Helicopter trip into Grand Canyon
While in Las Vegas I took the opportunity to go and visit one of the most extraordinary natural formations in the world, and one which I’ve […]
DTour Part 5: Las Vegas Baby!
Writing about my weekend in Vegas feels a little unorthodox. What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, right? A […]
DTour Part 4: In & Around Hotel Maya in Long Beach
After a jaunt around San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon I flew to Long Beach, which is just south of Los Angeles in southern California. And I arrived […]
DTour Part 3: House-hunting in Hollywood
Well, house-hunting for my hypothetical future house. I’ve just been staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton Maya Hotel in Long Beach for two nights and I’ll go […]
DTour Part 2: Strolling around San Francisco
After two lovely nights at the DoubleTree hotel in Sonoma Wine County it was time to move onto the next stop of my DTour. However I […]
DTour Part 1: When in Sonoma Valley… Drink a lot of wine!
Ever since July I have been aching to get my DTour started! It’s a trip I was lucky enough to win in a competition run by […]
The itinerary for my coast-to-coast #DTour trip across North America in October
It’s been over 2 months since I found out that I’d won the incredible #DTour of a Lifetime competition run by DoubleTree by Hilton (read my blog post about winning), […]
My Questionnaire for the DTour of a Lifetime to North America
As I announced on Thursday, I’m thrilled to have been selected as one of six DTourists to travel the world with DoubleTree by Hilton! I’ll be travelling to North America […]
The DTour of a Lifetime: a coast-to-coast trip across North America with DoubleTree by Hilton!
The prize: a coast-to-coast trip across North America! I’ve received some fantastic news – I’ve been chosen as one of six DTourists to travel the world with DoubleTree by Hilton! […]
Postcard of the Week: Whistler, Canada
The postage mark on this postcard shows that it was sent 20 years ago in 1993! I was just 4 years old. My parents escaped to Whistler for a […]
