In over 20 years of world travels, I’ve somehow avoided any major thefts or loss of valuables. Sure, things have been misplaced or lost: a makeup case after a flight from Singapore, a…
With the school summer holidays upon us and travel plans galore, City Tripping is having a bit of a break for the summer. My co-host, Cathy at MummyTravels, is off on a…
It’s the countdown to the start of the holidays and the end of my daughter’s first year at school! Where did the year go? We’ll soon be heading off to France and…
There’s always something going on along London’s South Bank. Lining the River Thames from Westminster bridge to Blackfriars, it bustles with people and activity all year around. It’s home to some of…
We’ve had the summer solstice and suddenly we are in July with the school summer holidays looming. Mrs T will soon wrap up her first year at school and then we have…
Some of the most memorable family day trips have incorporated our daughters’ favourite characters (Peppa Pig World and the Stick Man theatre show for starters). In London you don’t have to go far…
Finding a small hotel with good food where you can completely relax, is great with children and has more than a hint of luxury to it is pretty much the holy grail,…
It is just over a week since I came back from Spain and it feels hotter in London at the moment than it was there. Not that I’m complaining…I really mustn’t complain!…
Until recently the only thing I knew about Aragon was Catherine, Catherine of Aragon. The Spanish princess was the first wife of the notorious King Henry VIII and mother to Mary I.…
When I first set up this blog over four years ago, I didn’t have the first clue about blogging. I just wanted to write and share my travel stories in the hope…
The tragic events in my home city of London have left me with a heavy heart. My thoughts go out to those affected. I love London. It is my home and my…
What is the strangest museum you have visited? Mine has to be the Matchstick Museum in the small city of Jönköping in central Sweden. A museum dedicated to the history of matchsticks. It won’t…