Hola! After being back from Hawaii for nearly two weeks in July, we were understandably starting to miss the beach again! So, deciding that we wanted to do a short-haul trip, Spain seemed to be the ideal solution. After some research on the coastal areas, we settled on El Vendrell, and specifically Calafell, in… Read More Le Méridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa & Calafell area
In my previous posts, Hiking Kauai; Top trails on the Garden Isle and Hiking Kauai: Kuilau Ridge Trail & Moalepe Trail, I talked about some of my favourite hikes on the North and East of the island. On our last couple of trips, we’ve stayed in the sunny South of Kauai, in the Poipu area,… Read More Hiking Kauai: Poipu area trails
In my previous post about the sunny South shore of Kauai, I talked about my experiences and recommendations for accommodation, dining and shopping (Kauai: South Shore Poipu area accommodation & dining) If you can tear yourself away from the world class beaches, and delicious eateries, there are plenty of interesting things to see and do… Read More Kauai: South Shore Poipu area, activities & sightseeing
It’s hard to believe a year has flown by since I wrote about visiting the Western side of the beautiful Island of Kauai Summer on Kauai; Waimea town, Canyon & surrounding areas. With the far North of the island still inaccessible to tourists, due to the severe floods last year, we have enjoyed discovering and experiencing… Read More Kauai: South Shore Poipu area accommodation & dining
“O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day, Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away!” ― William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona Only an hour inland from Venice by high speed train, the pretty medieval Italian city… Read More 24 hours in beautiful Verona
There are so many activities to choose from on the adventure island of Kauai, in the air, land or water, it can be difficult to decide which to do during your visit! We have been lucky enough to visit Kauai a few times, and have had the privilege of viewing the island from a helicopter… Read More Kayaking Kauai; Kayak Wailua
Aloha! We arrived back from our most recent visit to Hawaii almost two weeks ago. The adjustment from daily average temperatures of 28°C to around.. um.. -4°C has not been fun! But at least it gives me an excuse to stay inside and write about some of the fantastic hikes we did on the beautiful Garden… Read More Hiking Kauai: Kuilau Ridge Trail & Moalepe Trail
In my previous post, Luxury in London; Mini breaks at The Savoy & The Dorchester, I promised to write a short post on some of our favourite dining spots in London. As I am very excited to be heading back to The Savoy in London next weekend (yay!), I thought this would be a good opportunity… Read More Fine dining in London; The Wolseley, Savoy Grill & Kaspar’s
As I sit here sweltering in the record breaking heat wave, with my Dyson fan cranked up as high as it goes (“you’re glad I persuaded you we should buy another one, aren’t you?”, says my husband, gleefully… I suppose he has to be right sometimes), my thoughts drift back to my fully air-conditioned oasis… Read More Luxury in London; Mini breaks at The Savoy & The Dorchester
Aloha! In my previous post Summer in Hawaii; Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, I wrote about where we stay, and favourite places to dine out in Waikiki and surrounding areas. Besides the bright lights and fantastic restaurants of downtown Honolulu, there is a lot more to the beautiful island of Oahu! If you get tired of sipping… Read More Hiking Oahu; Diamond Head & two waterfalls
