Retail & Shopping
One of the absolute joys of having a chum who lives out in a sunnier part of the world is being invited to fly out to join her every summer for a girls’ break. We stay at her villa and do all the things you normally do on holiday but without the expense of a […]
Introduction: The Allure of Adventure Weekends If your ideal weekend includes heart-pumping action and the great outdoors, adventure weekends might be just what you need. Designed to break the monotony of the weekly routine, these weekends rejuvenate the spirit with a mix of activities that can include anything from surfing and paddleboarding to hiking and […]
Most of us love a bit of retail therapy when given half a chance. The only time when uncertainty creeps in is when we are tasked with the impossible – buying the perfect gift for our beloveds, or our mothers. For most ladies of a certain age and above, there are a couple of really […]
There are only a few holiday companies left in this country compared to the vast array when I was a teenager, just starting out in the world of work. My mother worked for a coach company in our village and I was lucky enough to be given a Saturday and holiday job with them. I […]
Holidays are now as much back in the list of family essentials as they were pre pandemic days. There are adverts flooding in all ver the video channel that I prefer to watch when not working on articles myself. The current saturation subject is the holiday cottage – ranging from some bijoux little shack in […]
Oh golly gosh it does get complicated to try and organise stuf for a snowy norhern light filled cruise expedition. I’ve not done a great deal of travelling to parts other than the usually hot mediterranean, so having to get prpared for a oossibly snow affected trip is a new ball game. I have been […]
Just when the expensive summer holidays have been safely waved away – the thoughts of that lovely sunny villa holiday on the Algarve rapdily fading as the normality of domestic life hits us as we land, instead of crying in our beer, coffee, lemon green tea . . . now is just the right time […]
My word the airports in May were grim. Because the pandemic had caused airlines to revisit how they retained staff during pandemics, many of the cheaper end of the market find themselves without enough staff to do each plane. The airlines accepted furlough cash from the Treasury to offset the cost of paying staff salaries […]
Well after two years of covid restricted life, lockdowns, companies going bust, more people estimated to be at risk than actually happened etc. the country was in no mood for another set of regimented issues. This year when the holiday season started, slightly earlier in February, many families just went berserk with their spending. they […]
There was an occasion not too long ago when I was charged with escorting two granddaughters down into their city centre for the purpose of getting addiitonal items of school uniform and a present for their Dad’s birthday. Apparently this was a much dreaded expedition – the younger lass had been banging on about the […]