Another Eight English Cities You Should Staycation In That Are Not London

The Covid-19 pandemic killed off international travel for most Brits. Instead, stay-cations became the norm. While the world may have opened back up, stay-cations are here to … well...stay, with over 50% of Brits...

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Blowing Rock is located on the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina.  Legend has it, a Chickasaw chieftain, who was protecting his daughter from a white male suitor, journeyed to The Blowing...

Mulled Wine

Here's a Mulled Wine recipe to keep you warm and cosy on a winter day. In this version I used a Tawny but you can use Merlot, Chianti or any full bodied red wine. Ingredients 1...

Discovering New Orleans with Family

Your first instinct might not be to book a trip to New Orleans with kids but think again! New Orleans is a great place to visit with families!  It may be best known for...

French Polynesia

After spending 6 years in a row travelling to the great Kingdom of Tonga to swim with whales, it was time to go and check out French Polynesia and see what all the fuss...

Charleston is Charming for Children

The history of Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the most diverse of any community in the United States. It covers hundreds of years beginning in 1670 through modern times.  Charleston was the leading city in the South...

Exploring St. Augustine: The Ancient City

Florida is not all about Disney and beaches, believe it or not, there’s also a lot of history and most of it lies in St. Augustine. Founded as a Spanish colonial outpost in 1565,...

Why You Should Visit A Maori Village

Kia ora.  In the Maori language of Te Reo, this means many things.  Hello, welcome, how are you, I’m okay. If you didn’t know that, no worries.  Before I visited New Zealand, I didn’t...