Juice fasting detox retreat experience continued… Welcome back to part two of my juice fasting and yoga detox at Moinhos Velhos, a place of sanctuary where I visited for a juice detox and yoga in the Algarve. Halfway there – Day Four I was feeling brighter and more energetic today. At this point, I had […]
Bombay Sapphire package at De Vere Wokefield Estate
Bombay Sapphire Distillery and the De Vere Wokefield: I finished my WSET Spirits Level 1 course (passed with 100% – sorry, just had to brag!) just 2 weeks before Deborah and I were due to visit the DeVere Wokefield Estate for a night away and a trip to the Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Lavenham. I was […]
Cheddar Cheese and the Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company:
Traditional West Country Cheesemaking in Cheddar Gorge: My mother’s side of the family is from Somerset farming stock. The youngest of thirteen children and the only boy, my Grandfather’s destiny should have been as a Quantocks hill farmer. He, however, had a fascination with electricity and left school to become an apprentice electrical engineer. Mum […]
Hotels and restaurants in Winchester, Hampshire UK
Where to stay and eat in Winchester, Hampshire The historic city of Winchester in Hampshire is just an hour from London by train; a great place to visit it’s right in the heart of the English Countryside. While it has the usual chain restaurants found in most city centres these days, there are also plenty […]
Hotel Indigo London – Kensington and Theo’s Simple Italian – Review
A Perfect London Staycation in Kensington with an Italian Twist Convenience, comfort, style and location are the four things I want from a city centre hotel. Hotel Indigo a boutique hotel in Kensington scores highly in terms of its location – it’s on the Kensington/Earl’s Court border just a two-minute walk from Earl’s Court underground […]
Moinhos Velhos Juice Retreat and Yoga – Part One
Moinhos Velhos, Portugal – juice retreat with yoga, meditation and alternative therapies: Located by the Barragem da Bravura, Algarve, Portugal, Moinhos Velhos is the perfect place to detox the mind, body and spirit. Whatever you seek to achieve, be it rest and relaxation, a complete detox, to heal or to help transform some aspect […]
Things to do on a short visit to Winchester
Top places to visit in historic Winchester An introduction to Winchester: Winchester is a beautiful, historic, city in Hampshire known today for the Cathedral, connections to Jane Austen and a famous Public School, Winchester College. It was also the ancient capital of Wessex and some say of England! In 827, Egbert, the first king of […]
Essex Escape in Dedham and Colchester
Alternative Essex – short break at The Sun Inn exploring Constable Country: Dedham, Essex: Anyone visiting Essex for the first time expecting scenes from the well-known reality TV show ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ is in for a wonderful surprise… Dedham is a complete contrast; a beautiful, picture-book village, steeped in history and charm. You […]
Eurostar London to Rotterdam Direct
Travelling from London St Pancras to Rotterdam by Eurostar: On a Friday afternoon in September, I watched the southern English countryside flash by in a swirl of green fields and blue sky. Just a few miles into the journey I felt the stress of the working week recede. Only 90 minutes earlier I had closed […]
Soar Mill Cove Hotel, South Devon – Review
An idyllic hotel and isolated beach in South Devon – Soar Mill Cove: The West Country is an area I grew up in and still love to visit. I know Cornwall particularly well, it makes it easy for me to explore and suggest places that shouldn’t be missed. I’ve recently stayed at the Beach Hotel […]