Pandemic Tours App – A stunning Day in York made more interesting with this app
Planning activities is always a challenge when you have out of town visitors. Its the not knowing what to do, where to go or how to make it interesting. The forecast looked good and so we planned a day drip to York. It’s not that far for us as we were travelling by car from…
La Fortuna, Aranel, Costa Rica – Cloud Forests, Sloths, Coffee, Chocolate and Wildlife
We stayed in the Arenal area for 5 days, during this time we went on walks in the cloud forest of…
Royal Corin Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal, Costa Rica – Just beautiful decor, food, service and rooms
We arrived in the La Fortuna area located at the foot of Arenal, a perfect shaped conical volcano. Built on a…
A Journey to Arenal, La Fortuna – Cloud Forests, Volcano, Wildlife and Spas
Our time in Monteverde was relatively short, just 1 day, 2 nights, before we moved on to Arenal, La Fortuna. Our…
Si Como No Resort and Wildlife Refuge, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica – Mangroves, Rain Forest and the Pacific Ocean meet
Our journey from San Jose to Manuel Antonio was really easy by road. I had anticipated that a long vehicle trip…
Hotel Presidente, San Jose, Costa Rica – a beautiful boutique hotel in the heart of the city
We arrived in Costa Rica as the sun gently retired for the day allowing the cold to replace the warm air.…
British Airways flight to Costa Rica – A comfortable journey to Central America
I had heard about British Airways problems with apps leading up to our recent trip. There were stories of their website…
Hampton by Hilton Gatwick – Can’t get any closer to departures, but a real challenge to get there
Our trip from Manchester to London Gatwick was certainly made more eventful by the extensive speed restrictions by not such smart…
The Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica – Costa Rican Culture all under one roof
Whilst we were in San Jose, Costa Rica we took an opportunity to visit the Jade Museum. There are over 7,000…
Our main bathroom, refurbished – At last as good as the hotels we stay in
You know its time to refurb your bathroom when the hotel bathrooms are looking considerably better than your own! We’ve lived…
The Grand Hotel, Brighton – A Stunning Victorian Hotel on the Sea Front
Brighton is located on the south coast of England. It was The place to visit by the upper class in the…
Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden – A stunning Jacobean house and gardens
During late 2021 I had the opportunity to visit this palatial building and gardens in Saffron Walden. The illustrious history that…
Diddly Squat Farm Shop, Chipping Norton – An anomaly!
If I were to suggest that you should drive several hours to a random country road in the Cotswolds to see…
RHS Bridgewater, Worsley, Manchester – A pure of oasis of delight and surprises
Did you know that the canals in the UK began with the famous Bridgewater Canal designed and funded by the Duke…
U-gear, tower – a fun project to build
I remember seeing the first U-Gears products launching on a crowd funding website. All the designs are clever in that they…
