Year: 2019

Great Britain
Peak District
Staycation Days out
Staycation holidays
Travel
UK Holidays

A visit to the Peak District ~YHA Castleton Losehill Hall

Castleton YHA Losehill Hall YHA Castleton Losehill Hall in the Peak District is a lovely youth hostel set in the Peak District. Recently I was contacted by YHA to see if I wanted to visit the Peak District and stay at their YHA  Castleton Losehill Hall. Not having managed this for many years I jumped at the chance […]

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Athens
Athens Travels
Restaurant Review
Travel

Dining out in Athens

On my recent trip to Athens I had the opportunity to eat at a variety of places. I enjoyed street food, visited many coffee shops and devoured amazing pastries. We also dined at three very different restaurants. I was really excited to try the different cuisines as I am a vegetarian and discovering new dishes […]

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Athens
Athens Travels
Destination Athens

Hotels to stay at in Athens.

Athens is the capital of Greece and an ancient city with lots of history and culture. In March I had the opportunity to visit Athens with my blogger friend Heidi Roberts who blogs at kitchentalksandtravels. We often travel together, last year we went to Create. You can read about my Create adventures here. On this […]

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Athens
Athens Travels
Destination Athens
Travel

Things to do in Athens

What to see in Athens? Athens is the capital of Greece. This beautiful city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, such as the Acropolis, a hill top with the beautiful Parthenon sitting majestically on it.   You can easily do all the sights in Athens in a day if you make an early start. […]

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Food Props
Travel

Blog Props from Athens and Gran Canaria

As you know I love collecting food props and I have a lot in my collection such as these floral collections, brass plate  and Mexican props collection. Recently I have not written about my collection of blog props in a long time, this is not because I have not been collecting them, but because I have tried to […]

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Destination India
Goa
India travels
Travel

Atreya Spice Farm ~Goa

Spices are my life, I grew up in a household where the spice box was my mums best friend. She used them for cooking, medicinal and even for ayurveda and beauty treatments. Spices have so many wonderful benefits, they are aromatic, flavour some and if used correctly have tremendous health benefits. I recently wrote about […]

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Destination India
Goa
India travels
Travel

Dudhsagar Falls ~Goa

On a recent trip to Goa we wanted so include some day trips. Amongst the many that were on offer I particularly wanted to visit the Atreya spice plantation and Dudhsagar Falls and the Old Goa Churches.  The best way to do the trip was to book it through an agent as all the transport, […]

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London Bridge
Travel
UK

Places to visit near London Bridge.

London Bridge area has many interesting things to see and do. There are many restaurants, iconic sightseeing places, pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels near London Bridge to discover. You can read top tips for enjoying a city break with kids. A stone’s throw from London bridge station is Borough Market. It is one of London’s […]

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Kitchen Storage

Keen Cook but Small Kitchen? Don’t Despair!

pic is courtesy of  clker.com I have been cooking from a very young age, as both my parents were total foodies and I grew up around a variety of foods and dishes that they enjoyed. My passion for cooking is totally inspired by them both. I have also taken great steps to pass this food […]

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Product Review
Review / Giveaway

Kenai Faux Fur Bean Bag, Arctic Wolf

My favorite room in my house is my lounge. Its bright airy and the perfect place to sit and work on my laptop in the day and relax and watch tv at night. I enjoy sitting on the sofas but when I am crafting or just sitting by the window with a book and cup […]

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