Part II of our mini girls’ trip to the Algarve landed us at Vila Monte Farm House for a night… I almost don’t know where to begin. Have you ever found yourself somewhere you feel right at home and yet absolutely in wonderment at the same time? I have. Right here. This boutique hotel in the Algarve countryside, just twenty…
Rewind a few months and I received a message from Carrie – something along the lines of, ‘I need a few days away in the sun and was thinking – who likes the sun? Wendy likes the sun…’. Well, Wendy does like the sun and after visiting Portugal in June this year I had vowed to return. Let’s just say, I…
First up, don’t say I didn’t warn you, this may be my longest post ever… but, my goodness, the Algarve coast is a beauty. Four nights in this curious mix of coastline; on the one hand teeming with tourism and on the other just pure, take your breath away, natural beauty. Let me preface this by saying that I often…
The invite blogger dreams are made of. Twenty four hours of pure bliss at Limewood Hotel dipping myself in that picture perfect heated pool and de-wrinkling first my clothes (I will never iron again* thanks to this lil’ guy who shall from here on in be known at Philip) followed by myself in the mindfulness workshop, discovering rose lined boulevards,…
A photo diary of a weekend in the most beautifully French villa, Les Terraces, just outside Fayence with the most wonderful group of girls. This was in fact a hen weekend but not as we know them… Yes, there were games of pass the parcel and guess the knickers and an illuminating Mr & Mrs quiz but mostly this was…