Booking a Trip to Venice on a Budget

Booking a Trip to Venice on a Budget

Ever wanted to book a city break to Venice but don't want to spend a fortune?  I've been 5 times now and have just booked by 6th visit for October.  Obviously, I've learned one or two things about how to get more... for less.  Fancy 4 nights away for as little as...

Air B&B | Modern Apartment in Venice

Air B&B | Modern Apartment in Venice

My first Air B&B trip was a bit of a nightmare resulting in a full refund of the monies paid plus a £150 gesture of goodwill voucher code to use should we endeavour to use the service again.  Knowing full well that Air B&B weren’t to blame at all for our...

A Day (& Night!) at Newbury Racecourse & Lodge

A Day (& Night!) at Newbury Racecourse & Lodge

You may remember a couple of weeks ago I ran a competition for one of my readers to head for a day of horse racing, sunshine and a bit of a flutter at the beautiful and infamous Newbury Racecourse for the social event of the summer, Al Shaqab Lockinge Day. I was also...

Family Time | Bluestone Wales

Family Time | Bluestone Wales

  Heading for a well deserved break doesn't always mean hopping on an aeroplane to a European city or the calls of a sandy beach abroad. Until the age of 14 our family holidays were regularly to the beautiful homegrown resorts of the British Isles. Nestled in the...

Moddershall Oaks Spa Review

Moddershall Oaks Spa Review

I couple of weeks ago I was invited along to the beautiful Moddershall Oaks for an overnight stay and some much needed R&R and mother daughter time. Moddershall Oaks is a spa in Staffordshire and is tucked away a twenty minute car journey from my house, and I was...

Apartments in Venice

Apartments in Venice

Accommodation in Venice or any new city can be quite a daunting task to book. When you're going in blind you have little to no idea of the cities layout, what is within walking distance of the hotel, what the area is like... And I don't even dare to start on the...

The Beautiful Venice

The Beautiful Venice

If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram you may well have seen that at the end March (the 24th to be exact) I packed up my hand luggage sized suitcase (!) and headed to the historic and the beautiful Venice... For the 4th time. Some people seem to resonate...

Citizen M Bankside | Review

Citizen M Bankside | Review

An impromptu weekend to the capital LA LA LA LANDAN is always fun, especially when you manage to catch the weather when the sun is shining rather than having to battle along Oxford Street using your umbrella as a jousting weapon.   Dan and I headed down to the big...

Staying Cool Rotunda Birmingham Review

Staying Cool Rotunda Birmingham Review

This year Gemma and I worked alongside a whole host of social media savvy people to help promote this years Wireless Festival in Birmingham. The perfect festival for festi-virgins like ourselves, this 3 day weekend of music comes with the added luxury of overnight...

Malmaison Manchester Review

Malmaison Manchester Review

I'm the kind of girl who when booking a hotel pores over booking.com and Trip Advisor before I'll commit money to somewhere to lay my head. Be it for a night in the Las Vegas of the UK (also known as Blackpool), 2 weeks in the sun or for a city stay in my beloved...