“I’ve organised a birthday surprise. We’re going somewhere that does great food but is also dog-friendly. Like, ACTUALLY, dog friendly.” Words that might sound strange and a bit crazy to […]
Our lunch at the Hotel Tresanton was just one of an abundance of food-focused things we did in our time down in St Mawes. For other things to do if […]
Treehouses, hot tubs, birdsong, barbecues. You might be thinking of far-flung places. Somewhere in the Far East maybe? Or perhaps some swanky enclave down south where the rich and famous […]
I’ve wanted to eat a proper meal at Farmer, Butcher, Chef since I wrote a piece about it for my day job (which is here by the way). That was […]
Sometimes, when it all gets too much, you just need to escape and curl up in a room away from home, sleeping at inappropriate times, eating an inappropriate amount of […]
As a land-locked Midlander, I often crave the seaside. And for some reason, we always tend to head south or west. As a kid, seaside involved good old Weston-super-Mare or […]
Trying to get a firefighter to a spa isn’t the easiest thing. Especially when they’ve been mentally scarred by one. The last time I took Mr M into a spa, […]
Ski holidays are funny old things – they’re waaaaaaaay more expensive, it seems, than other holidays and completely different in so many ways. But I love ’em. I love being […]
There are some trips you remember not just because the place is great, but because it links in with something quite personal. This is one. On the day we were […]
When it comes to my list of UK places to visit, Dorset has been on it for a good old time. Ironically the list has got longer, rather than shorter, […]
