Category: Blog

  • How to get more holiday at work

    Welcome to our ultimate guide on how to get more holiday at work and maximise those precious days off! We get it – we all want more time to explore, unwind, and recharge without sacrificing our work commitments. In this blog, we spill the beans on clever time management techniques and the art of striking…

  • Slovenia

    We visited Slovenia in May 2022 with our 10 month old daughter, and had the most amazing holiday. We first travelled into the capital for a few days, before heading out to Lake Bled for the rest of our trip. Overall the trip was reasonably priced (Ljubljana being the cheaper of the two places) and…

  • HD Parque Cristobal, Gran Canaria

    Our first holiday abroad in over a year, and our first holiday as a family of 3, was to Gran Canaria. We never would’ve picked one of the Canary Islands (and we never will again), but we needed somewhere warm in November which isn’t too far away as Adelaide was only 3 and a half…

  • Our Stay in a Yurt at Waterperry Alpacas

    If you’re looking for a countryside escape, the yurt at Waterperry Alpacas won’t disappoint! For my 30th birthday, Alex surprised me with our first trip away with our daughter Adelaide, who was 8 weeks at the time. With no idea where we were going, we packed up the car – full to the brim with…

  • England

    Ah England, our home country. As we live here, we will no doubt be filling this space with day trips, weekends away and loads of tips and tricks for travelling the country. We have of course been to SO many places here, especially in the South/South West where we live, but we rarely take the…

  • What to Expect at a Polish Wedding

    Whether you’re thinking about tying the knot abroad and immersing yourself in a different culture, or you’ve been invited to a wedding by some Polish friends, there are a few things you can expect at a Polish wedding! First of all, I’ll give you some background into our own experience. In August 2020 we were…

  • Poland

    In August 2020, we went over to Poland for a friend’s wedding. Initially, we weren’t sure if it was going ahead still as COVID had put a halt to most UK weddings, however Poland had much fewer cases and the wedding carried on. (You can find out exactly what to expect at a Polish wedding…

  • Rescue a wild animal

    We have a pussy cat, Mia, who at the best of times is the sweetest thing alive. Sadly though, she does still have her natural animalistic tendencies and has been known to bring in the odd mouse or two. The (early) morning of VE Day 2020, she decided to bring us an unusual and unwanted…