1. MARK YOUR BAG AS FRAGILE Apparently this means that your bag will be placed on top of the pile – meaning not only is it less likely to get wrecked but also it will be first onto the carousel after touch-down. 2. ARRIVE EARLY Airline staff find out about any free premium seats well…
☀️ TISSUE PAPER BETWEEN SILKY ITEMS WILL KEEP THEM CREASE FREE AND STOP SNAGGING ☀️ A TUMBLE DRYER FRAGRANCE SHEET WILL KEEP EVERYTHING FRESH AND STATIC FREE ☀️ A GLASSES CASE MAKES A FAB HOLDER FOR CABLES ☀️ POP YOUR SHOES IN A DISPOSABLE SHOWER CAP TO SEPARATE THEM FROM CLOTHES ☀️ BUY TRAVEL SIZE TOILETRIES…
I don’t know about you but I have always fancied a little road trip in a VW CAMPERVAN…It has always just looked so cool and romantic – cruising down the highway and pulling up at a new beach every night (in this vision it is also really hot and I surf for some reason). I was…
WOMAN: Starts mentally preparing a few weeks/months previously, imaging all scenarios to cater for and creating capsule wardrobes in her head. Browsing for outfit ideas for everyone in the house and reading articles on how to pack for that pareticular holiday. Starts list writing and buying all necessities a few weeks before packing begins –…
Which one would be your idea of a fairytale? Artist Jirka Vaatainen has given us a beautiful insight into what each of our favourite Disney heroes would look like if they were real and I decided to bring their characters to life so we can all waste a few moments dreaming of who we would…
After almost THIRTY YEARS have flown by, Banarama are back – in their original line-up -for 15 tour dates and a brand new single…. Everywhere you look at the moment there is a band from the past making a come back and I for one am loving it. If you’ve got the right songs you still…
I am so happy that he finally feels able to after so many years, and yet at the same time I find it terribly sad that he felt the need to hide it at all… Having been in a relationship with his manager for 40 years, Barry Manilow has finally, and officially, come out to…
Let’s indulge ourselves in a bit of daydreaming ladies, the best kind of daydreaming in fact…the ‘if money were no object’ kind! Here are 5 of my Dream Destinations, I have so many more to share another day, don’t forget to let me know yours! There are many reasons why this is on my list…
Only briefly, but still. This is pretty exciting stuff if, like me, you watch the movie every single December! Let me explain… a large chunk of the cast (bar Emma Thompson for obvious and very sad reasons, we will sorely miss the late Alan Rickman for evermore) have come together to make a short movie…
Disney have remade this classic tale and all the teasers look epic – so why is it then, that people are already refusing to go and boycotting the brand altogether? Allow me to explain. The new Beauty & The Beast movie out next week (I actually can’t wait) has an openly gay character in it,…
From a woman who was adamant she would never venture out onto the pistes with toddlers or kids in tow, I am now a total family ski convert and cannot get enough! I had nightmarish visions of me sweating in snow gear whilst dragging screaming kids behind me plus a hundred pairs of skis/helmets etc., amidst…
We all know (and love) Denise Welch for her many varied TV roles, not to mention winning Celebrity Big brother 2012, but did you know she was an author – and a very good one at that!? Denise’s debut novel has received fantastic praise so far, including a glowing review from best-selling author Susan Lewis … …
The photographs show a fabulously festive room full of glamorous ladies dressed in their finest enjoying some champagne and having fun at Christmas-time, but behind this sparkling imagery there is a heart of gold campaigning to help a fellow Mum stay around to see her three beautiful children grow up… Dawn Ward hosted a Ladies lunch in…
Julia Periac tells us about her day to remember and a fantastic, noteworthy cause – Child Bereavement UK. The function room at the Hilton was filled with twinkling lights, tables were covered with crisp white linen, ladies dressed in their finery sipped on champagne and the room was filled with celebrities and influential business women…
And it really truly is! In these worrying and complicated times, I really urge you all to take some time-out during the run up to the festive season and watch this movie. Better still, find a nice old-fashioned cinema in your area and hope they’re showing it there. Why? Because it will fill you with all the…
Are you already a lover of all things Opera or are you, like me, slightly unsure where to begin? Catherine Clayton-Young gives us a little insight to start us off on the right note (see what I did there?). Puccini’s La Boheme… It’s a strange old world going to the opera. It is considered so…
Julia Periac takes us on a guided tour of her much-loved Croatia: Northern Dalmatia, a blissful, Adriatic haven for holiday makers and my home away from home. My Dad was born in the small village of Polaca in Dalmatia, the southern coastal region of Croatia. A decade ago when I mentioned my Croatian heritage people…
Mum, Teacher and avid traveller Emma Kilheeney talks us through her romantic Italian mini-break…. After arriving in Verona on a warm October Monday evening, we got a taxi from Verona Villafranca Airport to the Escalus Luxury Suites where we were staying for two nights. Taxis in Verona are expensive but it is the easiest way to…
If you have young kids like me (and haven’t been put off theme parks for good after the recent publicity surrounding the safety aspects), then a night or two away in Alton Towers Enchanted Village should definitely go on your wish list. We took advantage of an offer this summer and bought a night in the…