I Need A Vacation; Why Not Take A Trip Around The World
Janes holiday travels
Our school reunion at my mother’s old house. We ordered fish and chips and spent the day talking!!! College friends Rachel and Rod and John and Marian with me at the Royal Academy of Music. I spent a lovely few days in Hove catching up with close friend Barb and her husband Jim….
Fabulous day with Rachel and Rod and John and Marian in London. We met at the Royal Academy of Music where John had organised for us to watch a group of 5 students playing the trumpets. They had also composed some of the music. It was an hour of watching students really enjoying and loving…
Hello friends, Sorry I haven’t been online for a while but I now have some time to catch up with the blog and post what I’ve been up to over the past few months. Time seems to fly by and without sounding frivolous I sometimes have to think about where I actually am. I was…
This is a post for all those out there who love fashion and, in this case, those who love Chanel!! The first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturier, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, charting the establishment of the House of CHANEL and the evolution of her iconic design style – this was one of…
Ben and I met at the Peggy Porschen cake shop in Belgravia. It is one of my favourite cake shops in London and I also have her cupcake cookery book back in Australia. Today the cakes did not disappoint!! After devouring the cakes it was time for a stroll through the streets of…
The beautiful town of Dartmouth situated on the mouth of the River Dart is one of South Devon’s most popular and enchanting towns. With its charming historic streets, scenic river location and surrounded by South Devon countryside you have to go a long way to find a town as pretty. With a long tradition of…
I’ve seen Burgh Island when visiting Devon on previous occasions but have never had the chance to make it there before, so today is the day. Burgh Island is an iconic South Devon landmark, located directly opposite Bigbury on Sea. The island is accessible at low tide by a strip of sand which at high…
Departing Newquay in torrential rain which continued for my 2 hour journey, I finally arrived in Stokenham, Devon to a nice warm fire. My friends Chris and Pete, have a lovely holiday home in a converted barn and it is a few minutes drive to the beautiful beaches of Torcross and Slapton Sands….
A lovey few days spent with Ford and Wendy in their lovely cornish home. So this morning we are heading to Newquay at my request, as I spent many childhood holidays here, and then I will be heading on to Devon. So our first stop in Newquay was the iconic Headland Hotel where we stopped…
St Just in Roseland Church is one of Cornwall’s most visited churches. The 13th century church is set amongst beautiful gardens beside a peaceful tidal creek. A local legend tells of Joseph of Arimathea bringing his boy nephew, Jesus, to Cornwall, and that he landed at St Just in Roseland. The church is on the…