What a week it has been! I have been off on holiday all week and so had lots of grand plans for the holidays. Except the weather has had other plans! What a rubbish week for weather, we’ve had rain, snow, hail, sleet and then yesterday it was a glorious sunny day. Now we are… Read More A Week in the Life of a Holiday
Vapiano is an Italian restaurant, my ultimate favorite food! The basic concept of the restaurant is that everything is cooked to order in front of you so is fresh and exactly how you like it. You are given a card that tallies up your bill and you pay when you leave. There is a menu provided to give you some ideas of what you can have but ultimately you can have whatever your heart desires! … Read More Vapiano Edinburgh – City Centre Resturant Review
When I was younger, I always remember the hype and excitement I felt at the sight of even a solitary snowflake from the sky. “Do you think we will get a snow day?” Listening to the local radio and hearing them list a long list of schools and hoping that mines would be mentioned. I… Read More Snow Day: Expectations Vs. Reality
If you are a child of the nineties like me you will have obsessed and dreamed of one day going on Crystal Maze or Fort Boyard. Well, that was until I realized I’m not keen on snakes so Fort Boyard was out of the question. Crystal Maze though! What a show. Last weekend I got… Read More Escape Reality, A Family Day Out in Edinburgh
I am always looking for new and different places to go to in Edinburgh as sometimes I feel a little stuck in a rut. Last Friday Night my husband and I went to Veeno situated in the Quartermile in Edinburgh. Firstly I didn’t really know how big Quartermile really was, I have walked past the… Read More A Wine Tasting Experience at Veeno, Quartermile Edinburgh
Edinburgh is buzzing at the moment! I love it! Yes, the increased traffic, people, crowds and bar prices are slightly annoying but also the influx of culture, cheap entertainment and pop up bars compensates for that! Locals to Edinburgh may have noticed the ‘pop up’ Irish Bar on top of Princes Mall. In fact, every… Read More Edinburgh Festival Village – The Place to Be!
White Sands and Clear Blue Sea. The heat of the sun beating down on me. I swear I could have been in the Caribbean, but I wasn’t I was still in Scotland on the Isle of Harris. This was the next part of our Scottish Adventure. The beaches of Harris are world renowned they have… Read More Our Scottish Adventures: Isle of Harris and Lewis – A Visitors Guide
Our Camping Adventure 2017: Skye I visited Skye once before by accident. Well, not accidentally that’s maybe not the right word. I went to Skye before but never realised I did. Let me explain – my Dad loves going for drives, once we were staying on the Black Isle on the north east coast of… Read More Our Camping Adventure 2017: Skye and Kyle of Lochalsh
A Day Out To Melrose A few weeks ago my husband and I took a wee day trip out to Melrose. Our new house is situated in the perfect location for exploring, we are just south of Edinburgh so handy for exploring the city but also we have an easy getaway down to the Scottish… Read More A Day Out To Melrose, Scottish Borders
My husband and I try to go on a date night once a month. We tried to do Alphabet Dates but kept forgetting what letter we were on! Last weekend we went for a meal out in Edinburgh followed by a few drinks. We went to Pizza Express in Queensferry Road in the West End… Read More Pizza Express Edinburgh: Date Night
