Quaint houses & summer sun in Lacock

Last weekend my Godmother from South Africa was over in the UK, she was staying with a family friend down in the South of England so myself, John and the two boys as well as my mother decided to find somewhere we call all meet halfway and enjoy exploring somewhere new that we hadn't been to before. Through our search we came across the National Trust village of Lacock in Wiltshire, just outside Chippenham and only 1.5 hour drive from us. The village is home to Lacock Abbey and has also been used many times as a filming location such as Cranford, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey to name a few, due to it's unspoiled appearance. The place could not be more picture perfect with quirky little houses lining the high street.  As with all road trips, especially when we have two children in tow, we always make sure to do a little once over of the car, we check the oil and water as well as the condition of our tyres in case we need to make any last minute ty......

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Sunday dreaming - food, interior and all things good

Indulgent pancakes - they way to start a sunday ( image ) If anyway was made for dream Sunday was, it's one of those days when my mind wonders to wonderful places, enticing smells of exotic food, dreams of lying on a hammock near white golden sands or putting the key into a beautiful red door of my dream home and why not I say - what would the world be without wonderful dreams. These look simply amazing I think my love of whimsical Sundays has come from my mothers love of a lazy brunch. Growing up in South Africa sundays were always long sunny affairs that were spent taking things slow, she was the master of putting together beautiful sundays brunches with french toast, different jams, frittatas, freshly squeeze lemonade from our lemon tree and all of us sat around the table outside overlooking the garden and simply enjoying the peace, quiet and family time together. Growing up I never wanted to live anywhere else - I have a happy childhood and loved our hom......

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Amsterdam Adventure - Part 1

I feel so lucky that I have had the opportunity to live in some amazing cities, one being Amsterdam. It's really hard to fully describe the place until you have been there yourself, it's very fast paced but at the same time the locals are very laid back and relaxed. It has an amazing mix of Museums, boutique and independent stores, wonderful parks which lie in paralle to the craziness of the nightlife, red light district and stags do's. I was lucky enough to secure a job before I arrived in the city, working in a well known backpackers, where I not only worked but also lived for a few months. I made a tone of friends, some of which will always be in my life. I eventually moved out into my own flat for a while before going off to explore more of europe, although I did return to the city later on, for an extended 6 week holiday. The city has a real soft spot in my soul, in the madness I will always feel comfortable, memories of riding my banged up little bike through ......

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