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Visiting Hauts-de-France: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and Boulogne-sur-Mer

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage  Drive up the coast to Le Touquet, a chic seaside resort with white sandy beaches mixed with pine forests and sand dunes! In the 20s and 30s Le Touquet was Europe’s most fashionable resort and popular with the British smart set such as the Duke and Dutchess of …

Driving holiday to Hauts-de-France: Saint Valery-sur-Somme and Le Crotoy

If you want an easy driving holiday from the UK, Hauts-de-France has lots to offer families. Hauts-de-France is France’s northernmost region, and where you exit Eurotunnel! It was renamed in 2014 when the government combined Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. I explored the region with my teen-age daughter. We spent a few …

10 things you MUST DO in Dubrovnik

I was totally blown away by Dubrovnik. Friends had told me it was amazing but I hadn’t realised just how amazing! A World Heritage site on the gorgeous Adriatic Coast, Dubrovnik is the perfect mix of culture and beach. It’s known as the Pearl of the Adriatic. The Old Town …

13 ways to experience the Santa Cruz Surf Culture

The California Surf Culture goes way back to the late 1800s when three Hawaiian princes brought the sport to Santa Cruz! And in the 1950s Jack O’Neil famously invented the wetsuit. Now the California coast, especially the Santa Cruz area where it started, is a surf mecca spawning a culture …

Where to stay in Nafplio, Greece

  Looking for where to stay in Nafplio, Greece? If you are reading this you are probably looking for somewhere to stay in Nafplio, Greece. Lucky you! Nafplio is considered one of Greece’s most beautiful and romantic cities, and I have to agree: it’s definitely one of my favourites too. …

18 Things to do in Nafplio, Greece

    Looking for things to do in Nafplio, Greece? I’ve always found Greece fascinating: At the crossroads of the East and West and the cradle of western civilisation, the country offers so much for tourists of all ages. Sunshine, sandy beaches, ancient archaeological sites and fabulous food and drink …

Where to stay in Cambridge

  Middle daughter  (13) is OBSESSED with Hamilton the musical. She can recite nearly every song and even has me rapping some of it. That’s how I got her interested in our review trip to the Hotel Felix in Cambridge. All I had to do is mention we were visiting King’s College – …

10 things to do in Cambridge with kids

  You won’t be short of things to do when you visit the historic city of Cambridge no matter what time of year. From punting on the River Cam to visiting the colleges – children – especially older ones – will be just as awed by the uni atmosphere as the majestic architecture. …