Q’s birthday was just a week after we got back from Japan so after a fortnight of big cities and jet lag I thought we’d enjoy some English country celebrations – and it…

I lived in Milton Keynes for over a decade, but it has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a nearby market town, it…

I’ve grown up, worked and lived in and around Milton Keynes for the best part of thirty years. Somehow, I have only recently learned about Chicheley Hall, a country house retreat just on…

I seem to be venturing into South Bucks quite a lot of late! This time I was visiting The Lazy Pig in The Pantry (website), which opened in Chesham just 6 weeks before…

Disclosure: Our trip was complimentary in partnership with Jet2.com. As always all thoughts and experiences are my own. Personally I found Prague to be something of a seasonal city. What I mean by…

Disclosure: Our meal was complimentary. As always all thoughts and words are my own. “Oh wow, this has been slow-going, huh?” I say to Q as we wind South through ever more affluent…

Disclosure: Our trip was fully compensated by Jet2. All thoughts, words and experiences are my own. Prague has a dizzying collection of sights. Residential streets are colour palettes of greens and oranges and…

Disclosure: Our trip was fully compensated by Jet2. All thoughts, images and experiences are my own. One of my resolutions for 2019 was to visit more European cities so I am thrilled to…

Hello there. Well, in the eight years that I have been blogging this has been the one and only disappearance I have made. My extended break has been a mix of moving house,…

As if we’ve been married one year! It has absolutely flown. I maintain that the second a time machine is invented I’m going back to Myres Castle 2017 and reliving that spectacular day.…