Last Saturday Adam and I took a road trip down to Northamptonshire to stay at Rushton Hall & Spa, near to the town of Kettering. Rushton Hall is steeped in history, it was once owned by the Tresham family who…
‘Our Whistle Stop trip to Windermere’
Having just returned from a four day city break in Malaga, it was a quick turn around unpacking and repacking an overnight bag for our whistle stop trip to Windermere . Sam and I are very fortunate to have access…
Spanish City ‘Making the most out of Malaga’
Back in May whilst I was travelling around Gdansk in Poland, Adam booked us two return flights with Easyjet to Malaga for November. Firstly as they were a fantastic deal and secondly because that’s the kind of lovely person he…
‘Hola Alhambra’ Discovering the Red Castle
Whilst planning my recent trip to Malaga in southern Spain, I decided to incorporate a day of the travels to Granada. To go and see the Alhambra, somewhere that I had wished to visit for a long time and hadn’t…
Guest Blog- Sorrento, A perfect Italian base
The coastal Italian town of Sorrento enjoys the well deserved reputation of being a classic Italian escape packed with beautiful sights, good food and friendly locals. As a result it is a popular holiday destination for all types of visitors.…
Guest Blog- “The Wild Passage” explores Udaipur
Udaipur, India- ‘The City of Lakes’ Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India I sat alone on the shore of Lake Pichola with my legs dipped in cold water. The water that caressed my feet would soon be miles away and I would…
Chefchaouen- My Bucket List ‘Blue City’
Everyone has a bucket list don’t they?! Or at least a list in their head of travels they would love see and tick off. I first thought about this at the start of the year whilst writing a post about…
Four Days in Fes- ‘Just Like That’
Fes has always been a place of fascination for us, due to our joint love of ‘magical’ Morocco. Having secured some cheap return flights and our accommodation through the lovely Riad Tizwa, who owns a sister riad near the old…
‘My First Solo Adventure’- Three Countries, Six Days
Winters in the UK are so dark and dreary. By February I felt like it had rained forever and that I’d never don a pair of flip flops again. With a glass of wine in one hand and searching flights…
‘Day Tripping’ Madrid to Segovia with GratitudeTipping.com
Visiting Madrid opens up a plethora of opportunities to see other parts of Spain on your trip. It’s situated centrally and has high speed train routes to every corner of the country. You can travel to Seville or Barcelona in…