I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write about York, as it’s somewhere I go a lot. With train tickets from Newcastle priced fairly reasonably even at the last minute, York is one of my favourite day trips. Trains run regularly, at least every half an hour, and if you ...
I find deciding where to go for what I call a ‘main holiday’ of the year is one of the most difficult decisions at the start of every year. There’s a huge world out there and I want to see so much of it, but always specific places rather than just ‘everywhere’. Having done long haul twice the ...
I’ve been one of those people since 3rd January that’s done nothing but harp on about how I’m on a diet. I’ve stuck to it*, the weight is coming off weekly, and for the most part I’ve not found it too difficult. Two weeks ago though something changed and I got this ...
After weeks of long working hours, weekends on the go, and spending what felt like 90% of my life in airports, we decided last weekend that we needed a break to relax and get away for a couple of days. We couldn’t go far, and after my really lovely visit to the Morpeth Apartment just ...
I’ve now been to Oslo twice, both visits right at the start of the year with temperatures as low as minus 7, thick snow on the ground, and minimal time to see all that much of it. On my visit last week, we arrived late and managed to see a bit of one neighbourhood on our walk to and from ...
Over the last couple of years I’ve done more city breaks in winter that I ever had previously, it’s become sort of a tradition and I’m now fully in favour of winter travel. Christmas markets are one of the biggest draws to European cities at this time of year, and what could ...