My blog is not the only thing I have been neglecting lately. With all the upheavel, I know I need a break, but I have not got around to planning the big summer holiday! We usually like to go in September/October, but I cannot take leave then this year, so August it is. This means [...]

I enjoyed a fabulous week in Jersey last month. Most people I know had heard of it, but apart from cows and Bergerac springing to mind, did not know much about it. So, I thought I would try to explain its appeal here. That’s quite hard to do, not just because I’m not a writer, [...]

The weekend has flown as usual but at least I got around to uploading pictures from my travels to the island of Jersey to flickr.
Be warned: it’s just a haphazard collection of rocks, sea views, castles and animals! I don’t think I’m doing Jersey Tourism any favours I’ll be editing the selection a bit [...]

I spent a weekend in the beautiful city of Edinburgh last February and seeing as I still fondly remember it and the comedy festival is on at the moment there I thought it was a good a thing to post about as any!
I’d heard people raving about the nightlife and pubs (but 7up is pretty [...]