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Five Most Beautiful Gardens in Tokyo
Are you travelling to Japan this year? You can book your flights online through Cathay Pacific without any hassles. Japan is famous for its beautiful gardens but there is more to it than just flowers and beautiful landscapes. So, read on to find out everything about the five most beautiful gardens in Tokyo.1. Kiyosumi Teien Kiyosumi Teien is a traditional Japanese stroll garden located in Tokyo, which is a short walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station and allows its visitors to stroll along with the beautifully landscaped areas near its pond. However, the Kiyosumi Garden has a long history. This was the residence of Kinokuniya Bunzaemon long before it became a garden in 1878. and when Kuze…
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Devon cliffs – A weekend break
Just over a week and a bit into the new “back to school” routine since CoVid madness and we drove down the M5 to Devon cliffs. Devon cliffs We all love the sea and any time spent near the ozone air and lapping of the waves is enough to satisfy us, so we trundled down on the Friday night after the first full week of school and took residence at Devon cliffs Holiday park. we have been here before, it’s a perfect caravan site and had easy access to the beach, we worried earlier in the year it would be cancelled like our trip to Norfolk, but thankfully we got…
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SAID dal 1923 – Hot Chocolate in London
A few weeks ago we took Freddie to London and I knew I wanted to get to Said dal 1923 to try one of their amazing Hot Chocolates. The thickest and richest Hot Chocolate in London, made with melted chocolate and not cocoa powder – yes please. We have tried and failed to get there twice in our last two visits, so it was high up on the agenda this time! After getting into London we headed to the Rathbone place shop as this was really near to where we were staying. It was just as I imagined it, a traditional looking gorgeous little coffee shop in the most perfect…
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(Ad) YHA London Oxford Street – At the centre of the action
One of my favourite places in the world to visit is London. It holds many special memories and I love everything from the the hectic crazy traffic, smell of the dusty busy tube to the huge array of eateries. I just love it and have always wanted to take the boys to explore the delights. I was contacted by YHA to see if I would like to review a stay during December and see what festive sights and scenes I could enjoy. We choose YHA Oxford street due to its central location and the perfect base to explore from as it’s located perfectly within tube zones 1 & 2. I’ve…
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Our first family trip to Birmingham
This is a collaborative post. Even though we live just about an hour from Birmingham, it’s one of those places that we never really explore even though there are plenty of destination space on our bucket list. I have been itching to take the boys because there is so much for them to see and do outside of our pretty little town. You really are spoilt for choice in Birmingham, a vast array of places to eat, traditional and modern takes on bars, children’s activities and numerous hotels to provide a pit stop for a hard days shopping at the bullring – or maybe even you are travelling a bit…
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Lavender fields to visit in the UK
You can’t help but notice the colour palette if the UK along side the changing months, the yellow of Rapeseed, pastel delphiniums, Red fields of poppies and right now, July & August, is the time to find out a lavender field. Not just for the blue, violet, pale pink and white tones, but the classical relaxing scent of lavender itself. With the help of some fabulous bloggers, I have put together a mini guide of the best lavender fields in the UK. So please let me know if you have one you love and we haven’t added! Morbrook lavender, Underton – Shropshire I have added this because its right on…
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Flower confetti fields at Wick, Worcestershire
In 2017 I took the boys and my mom to go and see the flower confetti fields at Wick, near Pershore in Worcestershire. I had never heard of them before, it was just a chance of seeing them on Facebook and a moment of “I have to go!” So we did. Dexter was only weeks old and I really love the photos from that day as the flowers just make the photographs really have a special edge. This is one of the reasons that we went back, a year later, to have some more photos! The fields are open again now (June 21st 2019) for another nine days so here…
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South Cornwall – Our favourite Family friendly beaches
Last July we had THE most perfect break in South Cornwall. The weather was perfect, it just took me back – you know how endless summer seemed as a kid with warm, sunny days, suncream sweaty sand hair, tanned arms and legs with freckles everywhere. This is just how it was. We had late night sunset chasing, fish and chips and rock pools galore. Here is a little round up of our new found family friendly favourite beaches in South Cornwall. Porthcurno This was an unexpected gem of a find, literally the Caribbean in South Cornwall. A first visit for us all and it wont be the last! The sea was…
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Our £9.50 Norfolk Sun holiday to Caister-on-Sea
Almost annually we go on a Sun holiday and we love them. We have had such great experiences and been to so many different places and at a fraction of the cost and, it becomes a sort of addiction to go again! Now this isn’t an Ad or a sponsored post this is just because I think giving a Sun holiday a chance is one of the best things you can do, especially if you have kiddies and want a quintessential seaside holiday, which I always do as it reminds me of my childhood. This year we decided to go to Norfolk, it was my families go to holiday of…
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#AD – date night at Bodega Cantina Birmingham
Myself and my husband live in a small town that isn’t too far from Birmingham, yet we have been to London more times than we have been to Birmingham! How does that work? Anyway, the perfect opportunity came for us to go to Brum and try some new food when Bodega Cantina asked us to see what we thought of their new menu. First impressions Walking up the the restaurant and inside was mind blowing, it was totally not what I expected. Vibrant colour, fun decor and amazing lighting filled the high ceiling main strip of the restaurant. There was seating down stairs too and a small waiting area. The…
