Back in August we decided to take a trip to York to celebrate my birthday and agreed we’d spend some time looking around the city itself before heading to the National Railway Museum (NRM) for the afternoon. This post is going to look at the NRM itself, however you'll soon be able to read about York itself on Beth’s blog and my review of our journey to York here. The review of our eventful journey home will be coming soon on the blog!
Category: Destination Reports
Meandering around Madrid…part 2
After brilliant but long day on my first full day in Madrid, I woke slightly later than planned on my second and so moved fairly quickly to ensure I could fit as many adventures as possible into the day. My first stop was the Neptune Fountain that the walking tour had finished near which is also the starting point for the City Tour Madrid sightseeing buses. I had been in two minds as to whether to bother with the bus tours, however after all the walking the previous day I decided to see the city from a seated position!
Meandering around Madrid…part 1
Having arrived at Madrid following a great flight with British Airways, I headed through the terminal to make my way into the city itself.
5 Things to do in Barcelona
A couple of years ago, we went on a winter break to Barcelona and fell in love with the beautiful Spanish city. We were there for 5 days and managed to cram in SO much, there is truly a wealth of things to do for all different tastes but these were the 5 things I most enjoyed, although it has been really hard to choose and I will list some of the other places we visited at the end of the post.
All the Devonian Castles
A guest post written by Beth Knight This is the second of a two-part feature all about the castles we visited when on Holiday back in May. If you haven’t had a chance to yet, you can read about all the Cornish castles here. Having spent a lovely few days camping just outside of Marazion … Continue reading All the Devonian Castles
All the Cornish Castles
The first of two guest posts by Beth Knight. This post is about the Cornish Castles we explored during our holiday there in May.





