I managed to fulfil a lifetime {and very geeky} ambition over the winter, I visited my #1 007, James Bond location, the one at the very top of the list. As far as I’m concerned, it is the ultimate, most iconic of all the 007...
Rising early we trudged our way though deep, freshly fallen snow to the station in Lauterbrunnen to take the train to Luzern. Changing at Interlaken, the train weaved its way past lakes and over mountain passes for two and a half hours to Luzern. The snow...
The clouds we’d seen all week disappeared from the valley revealing a beautiful blue sky so we took the cable car up to pretty Mürren. Sitting over 1600 metres above sea level at the end of the Lauterbrunnen valley, Mürren has impressive views of the Eiger, Monch...
Christmas markets in Switzerland really help to get you into the Christmas spirit! The Lauterbrunnen Christmas Market was on our second night after arriving. We walked down along the river with our torches, in the freshly fallen snow from the house to the town. The...
This post follows on from the previous post about Grenoble. From Grenoble we hired a car and spent a weekend down in Provence. The purpose of the trip was to see an old friend who I hadn’t seen since 2000, when she moved back to her native...
Living our vagabond life takes us to some amazing places. I found myself housesitting in Grenoble, France, looking after a wonderful old cat named Wallace whilst his owners took a three week trip to Vietnam. What a marvellous treat to spend a few weeks immersed...
Spring decided it wasn’t quite ready this week and winter muscled itself back into our lives. We woke up to snow on Sunday morning and it’s been on and off ever since, and oh boy it’s cold. We decided to sit out this unfriendly weather...
Scotland has many hidden gems, beautiful views and magnificent walks that are less well-known than some of the more celebrated places. We took our little van up into north Angus this week. Just 35 miles from Dundee yet it felt a million miles separated us...
Ever vagabonding, we found ourselves camping in the Cairngorms last week, seven days of snow, mountains and wildlife. Fortunately it coincided with some friends of ours who also made the trip up from Yorkshire because snow had been forecast, they are wildlife photographers and wanted...
These delightful cupcakes were completely inspired by my travels through the middle east a couple of years ago. Eating turkish delight in Istanbul while musing over the domes and minarets, glinting in the late winter sun it a delicious memory. It is one incredible city...
I’d like to tell you a little story. It involves two British vagabonds in New Zealand, a tiny camper van and a sparrow called Jack {what else could we possibly call it? although it did turn out to be a girl!}. One of the greatest...
Last weekend we drove over to Knaresborough to visit some friends who have just moved there. It’s one of those places that I just wasn’t aware of, I had actually heard of one of it’s best sights, I just didn’t know it was in Knaresborough!...
This very delicious tart is a speciality of the area where we are staying in Switzerland. Originating in the Canton of Bern, the tart is made from ground hazelnuts and bitter orange conserve, yes that’s right folks- orange marmalade {which I adore}. It is more...
I’m in Switzerland! We’ve returned to the Lauterbrunnen Valley, near Interlaken for two weeks of festive, snow filled fun after loving it so much last year. And boy have we had snow! We arrived by train, well 4 of them, from London late on Wednesday...
Raspberry Coconut Ice I’ve been meaning to create this recipe for a while, it’s very easy and very tasty! There is no baking or heating involved and the recipe only contains four ingredients yet these are sure to impress and would make a wonderful homemade...
Hokey Pokey, that is what I love to call this honeycomb candy. It’s a witchy, Halloween kind of name that honours the season. I guess it comes from the fact that it appears to be made up of poked out holes! It is perfect for...
