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4 day Walking adventure – Formentera

Toby Clarke, owner of Ibiza Outdoors is a man with a mission, a modern-day Robinson Crusoe in open toe walking sandals who takes adventure walking tours around the Balearic Islands.  14 years ago, he walked solo around the coast of Ibiza with just one euro in his pocket and now he shares his experience withContinue reading “4 day Walking adventure – Formentera”

Wedding Weekend – 24 hours in Puglia

Puglia, feels like the Norfolk of Italy, extremely flat with lots of wind farms and not particularly stunning, it has more of an agricultural feel to it. It’s located just above the heel of Italy but within this plain expanse there are little pockets of prettiness. Day One Arriving at Brindisi airport (or Bari airportContinue reading “Wedding Weekend – 24 hours in Puglia”

White Lotus Weekend – 48 hours in Taormina, Sicily

Friday Afternoon – after landing at Catania airport, a pre-booked taxi takes 45 mins to the centre of Taormina, the location for the second series of White Lotus. Location 1 – Isola Bella beach, where Daphne and Ethan went for their suspected tryst at the end of the series. The beach is accessed by aContinue reading “White Lotus Weekend – 48 hours in Taormina, Sicily”

Royal weekend – Balmoral Castle

Standing outside Balmoral castle front entrance with nine other Interior ticket holders felt like waiting for Willy Wonka to take us on a tour of the chocolate factory.  We had all joined the online rush to purchase the 3400 available slots to see inside Balmoral for the first time and at the given time, theContinue reading “Royal weekend – Balmoral Castle”

TV Film locations – The Canary Islands with Jane McDonald

We filmed four episodes for Channel 5 with singer and travel presenter Jane McDonald, travelling to Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, using the ferry to move between the islands and staying in hotels situated in popular holiday resorts. TENERIFE Hotel – Spring Hotel Vulcano & Up – Playa de las Americas Hotel Playa deContinue reading “TV Film locations – The Canary Islands with Jane McDonald”

Winter Weekend – 48 hours in Copenhagen

Copenhagen – a city where you are never far from a bun, a bicycle or a bridge Day 1 - Lunch / Hotel check in / Culture - Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen was the tune playing in my head as I took the 15 minute train from the airport to Copenhagen Central Train station then straight onto theContinue reading “Winter Weekend – 48 hours in Copenhagen”

Yoga weekend- Zest Life, Plas Cadnant, Anglesey

The last time I shared a room with a complete stranger was on a school trip to France when I stayed in a dormitory with five other giggling teens.  Sleep was lowdown on our list of priorities so, when 40 years later, I was requested to tick a box stating that ‘I would be happyContinue reading “Yoga weekend- Zest Life, Plas Cadnant, Anglesey”

Celebrity wellness retreat – Palazzo Fiuggi, Italy

Tucking into my calorie controlled Michelin starred lunch, I took a moment to pause and savour the delicious food. A group of ladies were walking to their table, all dressed in standard issue white towelling robes with one of the group slightly behind. As I sipped my vanilla chai tea, I started to process thatContinue reading “Celebrity wellness retreat – Palazzo Fiuggi, Italy”