


4 Stunning Walks on the North Coast of Cornwall
I spent Easter this year in walking boots, roaming up and down the north coast of Cornwall, stunned by the sheer cliffs, the rugged and remote bays, the long expanses […]

A Winter Getaway to the Cotswolds
I grew up on the south coast of England between Hampshire and West Sussex. My memories of winter weekends with my father as a teenager all involve long walks. Summer […]

Postcard of the Week: Climbing the Welsh 3000s Challenge
2015 is the year of exercise for me. If you hadn’t gathered, I’m training to run a marathon and so my fitness is better than it’s been for many, many […]

Postcard of the Week: Chatsworth House in the Peak District
Here’s a fantastic Art Deco postcard I found at Chatsworth House in the Peak District. It’s an incredible stately home (and oh how I do love snooping round a stately […]

Postcard of the Week: The Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast sounds dramatic. It sounds intriguing. It sounds fictional, as if a local mayor with a rather overactive imagination is trying to jazz up his borough’s name to […]

A Luxury Weekend in Edinburgh (in the lead up to the Referendum on Scottish Independence)
Today is a pretty important day in British history – Scotland have voted to stay in the United Kingdom, although it was close shave! They ended […]

Exploring Madrid on Foot and by Taste
Spain is a country of truly exquisite food. It’s the country that created the concept of tapas, paella comes from Valencia, it produces some brilliant wines […]

Weekend away at the Keswick Country House Hotel in the Lake District
Last week I published a couple of postcards I picked up on my trip to Keswick a couple of weekends ago, in the Lake District. Keswick Country House Hotel […]