An Afternoon At Sketch

It’s been a LONG time since I last dined at Sketch. They’ve mixed things up, the room is now a subtle yellow interior designed room with different art-work. Personally I really loved David Shrigley’s art work in the ‘pink velvet/The Gallery’ room (what it once was). But I do love the yellow touches too. They still have the space-like egg…

Snippets Of The South Of France

We’ve just got back from our holiday to the South of France. There were nine of us and we had a smashing time. Joe and I haven’t been abroad since 2020 and well, since we got Archie. We’ve just taken UK breaks here, there and everywhere. We left Archie with the breeder we got him from and he was on…

An Honest Review Of Champneys Spa, Forest Mere

Joe and I have been to Champneys Tring before and we wanted to try another one of their locations, Forest Mere. So, today I wanted to give a honest review of our stay there. The room was a bit out-dated (needs modernising) and we got two single beds instead of a double which was a bit disappointing considering we paid…

A Staycation At The Artist Residence, Penzance, Cornwall

After a 5 and half hour journey, we finally made it to Cornwall from Hertfordshire. We stayed at my favourite boutique hotel, The Artist Residence, but, this time in Penzance, Cornwall. I wrote about my review of the Oxfordshire hotel here if you’re interested. Any who, The Artist Residence were offering 3 nights for the price of 2 at their…

UK Staycations Travel Bucket List For 2022

While I don’t intend to go abroad for a wee while, I would like to go on some lovely little staycations around the UK in 2022. I’m always on the look-out for dog friendly hotels, so if you know of any, do let me know in the comments below. Joe and I travelled to Oxfordshire last year for a staycation…

A Staycation At The Artist Residence (Oxfordshire)

For Joe and my eleventh anniversary, we decided to hop in our car and travel to the countryside for a two night stay at the Artist Residence in Oxford. It was all over my gram and stories. What can I say… it was very Instagrammable, as the cool kids say. The Artist Residence is an “idyllic retreat at the gateway…

Top 10 London Restaurants For Special Occasions

Fancy restaurants in London, *tick*! You’ve landed on the right blog post. In this post, I will discuss ten of the best restaurants in London to go to on your birthday, anniversary or any special occasion. I’m fortunate that London is only a 25 minute train journey for me, however, because of COVID I’ve only been there a handful of…