Did I virtually pack my pink mac* the moment I was invited to the Pink Lady apple orchard in Avignon? Yeah I did. And was I absolutely delighted when I clamped eyes, like soulmates across a crowded room, on this pink beret* in Glasgow airport? Yeah I was. What can I say… I love a theme. I am that girl. And…
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,…