How to plan a holiday with ease

No matter if it’s just a short city break, a week away in France or even a once in a lifetime roadtrip across America, a lot of planning goes into making a trip a smooth and enjoyable one. The first thing I do is get out a map of the area as well as general guide book on the area, then we as a family decide roughly where we want to go and what we want to see, after that we hit the internet with force. Our first stop is usually tripadvisor, airbnb, lonely planet, couch surfing, travel blogs and forums to name a few, with so much information is can be hard to keep on top of it or take it all in and with all those open tabs it can become a mess, the worst is finding a useful page or thread and then losing it in the chaos of planning never to be found again, well that’s where Tripcipe comes in as you can gather all your information from any website with one click and clip it onto a map for easy access and organisation and you can even take your plans with you on the road with it......

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Canopy & Stars Collective

The sunning bath inside the treehouse.  Last month Baby G and I hopped over the border into England for an exciting little shindig with a few other bloggers at the stunning Harptree Court to learn more about the very stylish and unique luxury glamping holiday company that is Canopy & Stars and being already being fans of C&S I couldn't wait to hear more over a relaxed lunch in beautiful surroundings with friends. Harptree itself is a stunning property located in the heart of Somerset only half an hour from Bristol, and it houses two C&S properties in the form of a luxury treehouse and beautiful yurt, as well beautiful B&B rooms in the actually Manor house. Surrounding by fields and nature its a perfect place to get away and it was a real treat to have a tour around the house with the owners who talked through the history of the place. We also enjoyed a relaxed midday stroll around the kitchen garden with an amazing variety of flowers, fruit an......

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10 Outdoor Decor Ideas for Summer

It’s August and unless you’re living in Australia, South Africa, or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere, summer is in its full swing. That means now is the best possible time to start decorating your backyard, porch or balcony and enjoy the next 30 to 60 days of incredibly nice weather. With these ten simple but effective ideas, you don’t have to go abroad or visit the seaside to take full advantage of the hot and steamy weather. Add a couple of these to your balcony or porch and you can be sure you will enjoy the warm summer nights. 1. Outdoor Pillows : Add a couple of brightly colored pillows to the sofa or a swing on your porch or in your back yard. If anything screams “summer”, then it’s a couple of brightly colored, striped pillows on a swing. 2. Tiki-Torches : Tiki-torches are one of those elements that really remind me of summer. They are fairly cheap (you can get four for $20 on Ebay) and very effective. They might not be a part of an Italian home ......

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Monday interiors - a Beautiful bed

Oh restful sleep, such a beautiful thing and something I have been lacking of late with the baby. A solid 8yrs really is the stuff of dreams right now but I know we will get there in the end and it's certainly made me think more about making the most of our bedroom space and creating as much of a peaceful haven as possible, even if the nights are broken at the moment. The one thing I am going to be replacing this week is my pillow, which has lost all it's life and instead of being a soft comfy haven for my head it's turned into a flat and lifeless piece of material. I know this would make a world of different straight away. It's always the little changes that really help and I thought I would put together a list of tips that I have learnt along the way on my journey of trying to achieve restful sleep. 1. Invest in the best Mattress you can afford , at the end of the day you are going to be spending a lot of time on it and you want it to last. A high......

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