I don’t know if Happy Christmas Eve are the right words to use, as I know so many people really aren’t happy with how their Christmas has turned out to be. But despite the Christmas spirit feeling a bit further away than normal this year, I’m determined to try and enjoy the time we have with ...
Blogmas
Rather than do another winter travel guide this Tuesday I thought I’d do a bit of a Christmas travel round up of the most festive places I’ve ever been. Travel has been almost non existent this year, but I’ve actually enjoyed looking back over my old photos at the Christmas trips I’ve done in ...
So far I’ve had two Christmas Zoom calls since the announcement the North East is staying in Tier 3, and I have another couple planned in for this week. Pretty disappointed to find ourselves back here, and I’m feeling very sad for anyone in the south who has been sticking to rules and can’t now ...
Despite Christmas being very different for us all this year, the magic of Christmas markets doesn’t have to be a distant memory from December’s past for 2020. Earlier in the week This Is Durham launched their virtual Durham Winter Fayre online, to bring Durham’s best and most festive ...
As we are all spending a lot more time outside than we ever have, given that it’s the only way to meet up with people, and walks are just about all we can do, I’ve been stocking up on winter accessories, warm layers, a lot of knitwear and winter warmers. Outerwear is the new party wear for ...
The first pub I saw do this were City Tavern, when the North East came out of lockdown and into tier 3. I’ve really missed sharing all the festive fun our bars and restaurants put on over Christmas this year, and I think this is as close as I’m going to get. Since City Tavern, plenty of other ...