Paignton and Torquay, England - Sep 2015
We had always wanted to holiday in the Devon/Cornwall area and this was the year for it! We drove all the way down and stayed in...
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Memories from some of my faviourite Holidays and Concerts over the years
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Culloden Battlefield, Inverness, Scotland - Jul 2015
We went up to Inverness for a long weekend for my Birthday but it was mainly to visit Culloden Battlefield. When we got to Culloden and...
London and Warwick, England – Feb 2015
Once again, we popped down to Warwick, had dinner in our favourite Indian restaurant, The Warwick Spice and then had a full day in...
Isle of Skye, Scotland - Jun 2014
We spent a few days here with my Mum. We had fantastic weather and Skye seemed like a totally different place from when we were there in...
Edinburgh and Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland – Mar 2014
We go through to Edinburgh a least once a year as it nice to visit the city for lunch, we like The Dome in George Street. We also like...
Pata De Baixo, Portugal - Sep 2013
The company I worked for at the time had an apartment in Pata De Baixo (between Albufeira and Vilamoura) so we decided to go there for...
Warwick and London, England – Mar 2013
We love doing this trip and try to do it as often as possible! We base ourselves in Warwick as we love this place (Alan used to work a...
Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee - Sep 2012
While we were on holiday in Nashville, we took a day trip over to Memphis to visit Graceland. The house has a really special atmosphere...
Nashville, Tennessee - Sep 2012
It's all about the Music and Food... We arrived in Nashville on Saturday after a very bumpy plane ride over the pond and then an even...
Warwick and Stratford upon Avon, England – Jun 2012
On this visit we based oursleves in Warwick but went to Shakespeare-land, Stratford-upon-Avon, to see all the historical homes and...
Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Oct 2011
I had always wanted to visit Skye (I guess it must be in my blood as my paternal grandmother was from Skye). We decided to take a...
London, England - Aug 2011
We had a “staycation” this year and decided to go to London for a week. We drove down via Warwick (we always stay there because we love...
Galway, Ireland - Aug 2010
Since I did not fancy a ferry crossing to Ireland, I flew to Belfast (just me and my handbag!) and Alan took our car (with all our...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 2011
Mum and Daughter long weekend away. Started off with quite a fright! I called my mum to say I was 5 mins away in the taxi (picking her...
Chicago, Illinois - Sep 2009
We arrived from Michigan and stayed in a hotel called Felix, it was a really great hotel and in a fantastic location. This was our second...
Shelby Township, Michigan - Sep 2009
We stayed with family and had a wonderful relaxing time. Whilst there we visited the Henry Ford Museum for the first time and saw the...
Barcelona, Spain - Mar 2009
This was a Mum & Daughter trip to celebrate us both hitting a milestone birthdays! We rented a lovely apartment near the hotel Alan & I...
Miami, Florida - Sep 2008
We arrived from Fort Myers via “Crocodile Ave” which is the highway (I-75) that in part runs West to East across Florida. We saw...
Fort Myers, Florida - Sep 2008
For this holiday we decided to visit the West Coast of Florida and rented an absolutely gorgeous villa there. This was such a relaxing...
Rome, Italy - Aug 2007
What a beautiful city. We loved all the winding cobbled streets and little restaurants off the beaten track. Boy did we eat well on...
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