Will you Visit Wales this Summer?

Visit Wales

Many of my childhood holidays growing up were spent in Wales so it’s a place which holds special memories for me. My Grandad came from Wales so we would tie in camping holidays in the Wye Valley with visiting distant relatives. It’s a place where I would love to take the Beans to more as … Read more

New App from Booking.com for the spontaneous traveller

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More Than 600,000 Accommodations Ready to Book in Just Two Taps Personalised Search Results with Booking.com’s Best Price Guarantee When making accommodation reservations within 48 hours, travellers don’t need to sacrifice quality, breadth of choice or satisfaction for spontaneity. Following success in the US and Canada, Booking.com, the world’s number one accommodation site, today announced … Read more

Our first visit to the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC

Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show

Now that we have managed to convert the Beans to our love of camping we plan on going even more this Summer, even if you can just get away for a night or two it can feel like you have been away for a week. Time goes slowly when you’re camping and if you’re lucky … Read more

Valentines recipe cards for a cosy night in . . .

Classic Greek Salad

To all you lovers out there, have you remembered that next Saturday is Valentine’s Day? If you’re stuck for ideas how about saving money on presents (which let’s face it aren’t always what you wanted anyway) and spend it on a romantic weekend away with Villas.com. There are literally thousand’s of choices of places to … Read more

Our focus for the year ahead? Home and Away!

Nooooo I don’t mean the Australian soap with all those dishy half-naked men and bikini-clad girlies (although I do admit it is my guilty pleasure). I haven’t told you what I got up to at the end of 2014 because quite frankly I was too busy getting ready for Christmas but at the beginning of … Read more

Christmas getaway with Travelodge in York

Travelodge

As Christmas 2014 approached Hubby and I made a decision, we would relax as much as possible in the run-up to Christmas and enjoy this special time with our Beans instead of rushing around like headless chickens and missing it all. Every year we work up to the last minute of Christmas Eve and whilst … Read more

Tis the season to get cosy… Booking.com Survey Results

Christmas

As we start to feel all festive I thought you might like to read this piece of research which I enjoyed reading . . . Brits go back to basics, with desire for sentimental pastimes and cottage breaks this coming winter  TOP WINTER COTTAGES IN THE UK Orchard Cottage, Penzance Green Hedges, Bath Pathways, Beachwood … Read more