• 101 Things to do in Bournemouth with Babies and Toddlers – Gulliver’s Farm Shop & Kitchen

    101 Things to do in Bournemouth with Babies and Toddlers – Gulliver’s Farm Shop & Kitchen

    Gulliver’s Farm consists of a café, farm shop and organic working farm providing support and opportunities to adults with varying support needs. As well as coming here to eat and shop, there are plenty of other activities on offer to keep families entertained. How to get to Gulliver’s Farm Gulliver’s Farm is 14 miles from…

  • Bled: Top 10 Things to do

    Bled: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; one in the capital, Ljubljana and one at the country’s top tourist attraction; the spectacular Lake Bled. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a visit to Lake Bled. How to get to Bled The pretty little town of…

  • Bled in 1 Day

    Bled in 1 Day

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; one exploring the capital, Ljubljana and one at the country’s top tourist attraction; the spectacular Lake Bled. How to get to Bled The pretty little town of Bled, famed for its picturesque lake is just 33 miles from the capital, Ljubljana; a quick blat…

  • Ljubljana: Top 10 Things to do

    Ljubljana: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; starting with a day exploring the country’s capital, Ljubljana. With a population of just 300,000, it’s unlike many capital cities. However, Ljubljana has an pleasant old town which run along the banks of the Ljubljanica River, scattered with parks and squares. All dominated by…

  • Ljubljana in 1 Day

    Ljubljana in 1 Day

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; starting with a day exploring the country’s capital, Ljubljana. With a population of just 300,000, it’s unlike many capital cities. However, Ljubljana has an pleasant old town which run along the banks of the Ljubljanica River, scattered with parks and squares. All dominated by…

  • 101 Things to do in  Bournemouth – South Coast Wine Festival

    101 Things to do in Bournemouth – South Coast Wine Festival

    The inaugural Dorset Wine Festival took place in 2024. The event, organised by wine loving entrepreneurs Simone and Mauro, was held at Highcliffe Castle over the first weekend in October. Inside the castle, there was an extensive range of wines to sample from producers hailing from a range of different countries. There was also live…

  • Singapore: Top 10 Things to do

    Singapore: Top 10 Things to do

    We planned a brief layover in Singapore primarily to break up our journey home from New Zealand to London. However, Singapore turned out to be one of my all time favourite countries; The Garden City was a revelation. There are flowers on traffic islands, flowers on bridges, flowers on buildings, flowers everywhere. And no rubbish…

  • Niš in 1 Day

    Niš in 1 Day

    We spent 4 days in Serbia during our Balkan Road Trip, arriving from Croatia in the north west and continuing to North Macedonia in the south east. Our route took us through Serbia’s three largest cities; Novi Sad, Belgrade and Niš, which we spent 24 hours exploring. How to get to Niš We drove to…

  • Novi Sad in 1 Day

    Novi Sad in 1 Day

    We spent 4 days in Serbia during our Balkan Road Trip, arriving from Croatia in the north west and continuing to North Macedonia in the south east. Our route took us through Serbia’s three largest cities; Novi Sad, Belgrade and Niš. We had one day to explore the country’s second biggest city, Novi Sad. Most…

  • Belgrade: Top 10 Things to do

    Belgrade: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days exploring the Serbian capital, Belgrade during our Balkan Road Trip. Things I knew about Belgrade before we visited; (1) it was the capital of Yugoslavia, (2) former President Tito is buried here – you can visit his mausoleum and (3) you can visit Nikola Tesla’s remains in a golden casket in…