It took me 5 days of looking at the work of what seemed like every street artist in Paris before I finally settled on a black and white print of Notre Dame on canvas, with a splash of red for the trees that run alongside it. It wasn’t realistic, the trees that run alongside the ancient ...
One of the reasons I love Paris so much, is for how elegant and spacious it feels, despite being a huge capital city. Compared to places like New York and London that are so crammed in, the centre of Paris has sweeping boulevards, a beautiful symmetry, that fabulous layout spanning off from the ...
I know the very title of this post is enough to send some people into a judgemental frenzy about authentic travel and tourists trying to cram in as much as possible. As with anywhere if you have limited time somewhere new you’re probably going to want to see as much of it as possible, and ...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely mum’s! We are taking Viv to Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle for lunch today, as a double celebration for both Mother’s Day and her 60th birthday this week. I thought today would be a good day to share some of the things we got up to on our ...
As one of the most famous and beautiful capital cities in the world, Paris is obviously not cheap, in fact it’s known for being expensive. I was recently asked what we spent on our 3 day weekend to Paris before Christmas, and aside from one expensive meal (Ralph’s – it had ...
With about a month to go until Easter there’s still plenty time to plan a weekend break, or even a midweek break to one of Europe’s finest cities. The weather on the continent is warmer and at this time of year it’s nice to have something to look forward to that isn’t ...