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We took a trip to the Cotswolds to celebrate my birthday and we took Max with us for another little holiday. I’d never been to the Cotswolds and didn’t really know what to expect apart from seeing lots of pretty…

I visited Gdańsk with my parents in September for a few days to celebrate my mums birthday and it was a lovely city break trip to a part of Europe I’ve not done before. I didn’t really know what to…

It was our final morning in Luang Prabang and we decided to check out the popular Bamboo Bridge and what’s on the other side. It looks quite scary, but I can assure you it’s very safe to cross and the…

We wanted to book a week in Derbyshire with our dog Max and also celebrate my brothers birthday, so we booked this lovely cottage on a working farm in Whaley Bridge. He was going to Manchester to watch two football…

There is a lot of maintenence we have to do to our blogs and websites throughout the years but why should we be republishing old posts? What do we benefit from doing this? Keep on reading to find out why….

I wanted to share with you some photos to inspire you to visit Madrid. If you haven’t been, I highly recommend visiting the Spanish capital especially if you have been to Barcelona and loved it. Barcelona and Madrid are very…