How I make the most out of my annual leave (UK)
If you have the minimum holiday allowance in the UK (that’s 20 days plus 8 bank holidays) then you spend your days wistfully thinking about your next holiday. But what if I told you that you can get more holiday? With a little bit of forward planning you can use those bank holidays to garner a few...Continue reading→
Afternoon Tea at The Ritz London
Afternoon tea, a quintessentially British past-time, first introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. As the evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight o’clock , leaving a long period of time between lunch and dinner, the Duchess would become hungry around four o’clock in...Continue reading→
London’s hidden restaurant that will awaken your senses
Hidden within London is a little place called Farringdon. And there lies Dans Le Noir – a hidden London Restaurant. *This article may contain affiliate links, click here for more information. From the outside, it looks like a dodgy massage house with its blacked out windows, but translate the name to ‘In the Dark’ and...Continue reading→
Four Winter Day Trips
Winter. That time of year where our social calendars are rife with dinners and drinks, while we long to sit in front of a log fire with a warming hot chocolate. But despite the darker nights and frostier starts, the magic of this season is not to be missed. So don your woolly hats, stick...Continue reading→
Halong Bay Junk Cruise with Golden Lotus Cruises
Halong Bay is a spectacular landscape of emerald waters and limestone pillars, that is a key feature on the Vietnamese bank notes and World Heritage Site. It’s said to have over 1600 islands and islets, some uninhabited by humans, and is definitely a must-do when visiting Vietnam. There were many options for cruises available (but be...Continue reading→
