Day three in Lisbon saw us heading for the Riverside with a plan to visit a very famous site called Belem. We were really lucky that the weather was pretty glorious; a bright blue sky and a shining sun. We headed for the closest bus stop and got on the line to take us…

Day two of our trip was Sunday and we had a full day planned. Bus tours, trams, sights to see and maybe even a boat trip. Boo had planned for us to get tickets on the hop on – hop off bus and see some of the sights of Lisbon. There was a stop…

As many of you know the bestie Boo and I go away on city breaks frequently through the year. We have so far concentrated on Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic) where mostly we have had Wintry weather. This time we decided to have a bit of a difference and booked…

Around March time a random posting on Facebook by a very good friend got me thinking. The esteemable Andy Freeman had posted about Jools Hollands new tour and how amazing a performer he is. Well, I knew it was almost time for Andy to retire, so I got in touch with his wonderful wife,…

I love to travel. I always have and always will. Right from my first holiday abroad to Belgium when I was two or three, to many 32 hour coach journeys to the sunny Spanish Costas, to flying for 9 hours to St Lucia, I have loved them all. When I was little, I wanted…