Celebrate New Year in comfort and style
This week I have three family properties to share with you, available for New Year all three are located in Cornwall and are delightful homes: perfect for relaxing and enjoying your New Year...
View Article10 European New Year’s Eve getaways
It’s nearly Christmas! For me, though Christmas is important, having a “Happy New Year” is more so. After all the parties, family gatherings and shopping, what better way to kick back and relax than...
View ArticleChristmas shopping in historic style
London is one of the world’s great cities and its history goes back thousands of years. During Christmas visitors come from all over the world to do their shopping and the city is a veritable festive...
View ArticleWinter warmers
Temperatures seem to be dropping rather rapidly at the moment with last night bringing a flurry of snow to Hampshire, thick socks and woolly jumpers were definitely the order of the day in my...
View ArticleStaying together: visit a Christmas market
Last week Gillian Crawshaw looked at the upcoming spooky festivities of Halloween, today we are jumping just a little ahead and getting ready for Christmas. Though it’s still October the shops are...
View ArticleStaying together: New Year’s Eve holidays
Today we bring you the last in our recent series, in which our panel of expert travel bloggers have been looking at the theme of ‘staying together’. After looking at Europe’s Christmas markets a couple...
View ArticleHogmanay in Edinburgh
Scotland is an ideal location to spend Christmas and New Year. The Scots are well known for their extravagant New Year’s Eve celebration, referred to up North as Hogmanay: needless to say it involve...
View ArticleThrough the lens: 20 winter attractions and activities to add to your bucket...
Put on your warm winter woollies and discover a playground of attractions and activities for some serious winter fun. From visiting ice hotels and Christmas markets, to bobsledding and husky trekking,...
View Article‘Tis the season: Get into the holiday spirit at Europe’s Christmas festivals
Get into the festive spirit at Europe’s fabulous Christmas festivals (Photo: Simon Tupper) What better way to get yourself into the holiday spirit than at one of Europe’s Christmas festivals? This time...
View ArticleA foodie’s guide to Europe’s Christmas fare
During the festive season you’ll have no trouble finding Bûche de Noël in pastry shops across France. (Photo: appaloosa) There is more to Christmas travel than just winter sports and Christmas markets....
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