Would it put you off reading Us if I admit that it made me cry and cry? I am quite an emotional soul and prone to tears but it's a really moving story....Read More

In 2010 when I got invited to visit Shanghai with Coca-Cola I literally had nothing to wear. Well, nothing that you’d wear in the city because...Read More

I'm an island girl. Having grown up in England, but as far as you can get from the ocean on that island of eccentrics, I yearned for the seaside as a...Read More

Why I Write is part of a 'blog hop' which I was invited to join by the lovely Aussie travel bloggers Linda atJourneyJottings and...Read More

So many travel blogs are by young people for young people. But I want to inspire older people to start travelling or keep...Read More

All I've ever wanted to do is write and travel but since neither of them pay well I've had to get creative in my quest to fund ...Read More

One of my friends calls Facebook brag book because so many people use it to boast about theirlatest news. Social media...Read More

No sooner had we moved into our first home in Costa Rica than Rich got locked in the bathroom. We didn't own anything much and there wasn't anything...Read More

One of the best things about living at Dingley Hall was seeing the look on friend's faces when, after you drove up the long driveway and turned the corner...Read More

I read a lot of books, maybe too many when I should be doing my own writing, but reading is such a great way for me to switch off. Most of the books I read...Read More