I was reflecting recently how sad I was that I haven’t blogged this year. It’s not been a conscious decision to stop. Rather work and life have been so very busy, I just haven’t had the time to focus on … Continue reading
A short break to Swanage
Category Archives: Travel
Stretching our legs in the Peak District
In one final look back at 2021 highlights (after the Scotland road trip blog bombardment), I wanted to share some photographs from probably my favourite week of the year. Back in late May, we escaped London for a week in … Continue reading
The beautiful Black Isle [Scottish roadtrip 2021]
You made it to the final instalment in our Scottish roadtrip adventure! Thank you for indulging me in some serious reminiscing from a fabulous holiday so many months ago. We were sorry to bid farewell to Skye, but we had … Continue reading
Exploring Skye [Scottish roadtrip 2021]
Matt and I first visited Skye back in 2008 on our honeymoon. Back then, we visited with big plans to hike in the Cuillin Mountains. But the weather during our trip was so bad, we didn’t even see the peaks … Continue reading
Adventures in Fort William and the Nevis Range [Scottish roadtrip 2021]
After our week in Crieff, we drove through beautiful Glen Coe to reach Fort William. It was a cloudy, atmospheric day and looked just stunning as Matt and I bored the children with tales of our West Highland Way adventures … Continue reading
A family reunion in Crieff [Scottish roadtrip 2021]
So as I promised in my 2021 lookback, one of our real highlights of last year was our Scottish roadtrip. Back in July/August we headed north of the border for over two weeks of adventures. We flew into Edinburgh, picked … Continue reading
A long weekend in Sheffield
It’s hard to know where to start. It’s been eight months since I’ve posted on my blog and I feel very sad that I’ve not been able to keep it going during 2021. Work has been relentless for so long … Continue reading
A Kinder Scout circuit [Peak District 2020]
I’ve saved our favourite day in the Peak District for my final post about the trip. We’d been carefully watching the weather forecast for a clear, dry day so we could really stretch our legs – and we were thrilled … Continue reading
Scrambling on Burbage Rocks [Peak District 2020]
Whenever we explore somewhere new, we usually try and visit as many different sights as possible. But on our trip up to the Peak District, we loved one location so much, we visited twice. We knew the kids enjoyed a … Continue reading
A week in the Peaks
Those giddy days of August when we could travel across the country and spend time indoors with other people seem like a lifetime ago (!), but I’m remembering what a pleasure it was to travel by sorting out the masses … Continue reading
Escape to the country – part 2 [Sussex 2020]
I’m running training on blogging to a load of PhD students on Friday and realise I’m no longer a model blogger! I just remembered I didn’t finish writing about our Sussex holiday, so here is another photo laden post to … Continue reading
Escape to the country – part 1 [Sussex 2020]
After months and months stuck in SE London for lockdown, we finally escaped the capital for a tentative holiday in early August. We booked a cottage in a Sussex village just over an hour from home with our friend Katharine … Continue reading
A long weekend on the Forth and the Tay
I’m sitting in a cottage at Coombe Mill in Cornwall at the end of a wonderful Christmas week away with my family. It’s been a peaceful, much-needed week away from the bustle of London and work. I’ve been thinking about … Continue reading
Three days in the Pyrenees [French Roadtrip 2019]
We kept heading south for our final road trip destination of 2019. Longing for some mountain air, we ventured into the foothills of the Pyrenees to stay in a completely different campsite to the rest of our trip. The Sunelia … Continue reading
Exploring the Dordogne [French Roadtrip 2019]
Our third camping destination of our French road trip was in the Dordogne region in south west France. We chose another Huttopia campsite, this time in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. On its own little island in the Dordogne, it was a wonderful location. … Continue reading
Diary of a Herne Hill mum 