Hob nobbing* (*self catering)
So, self catering with small children, eh? Eat what you want, when you want, in the comfort of your own room or out and about. Sure. Well, we’re back from our fortnight in Alykanas in Zante, a small...
View ArticleA rusty old queen of the sea (and a shipwreck)
So I get a bit seasick. So what? The one thing you have to do when you go to Zante is see the shipwreck, otherwise known as Navagio Beach or ‘Smugglers Cove’, where the alleged smuggler ship Panagiotis...
View ArticleTurtley not awesome dude
The dawn of our second Zante boat trip – to see the famous “Caretta Caretta” (Loggerhead turtles) off the bay of Laganas – saw me enter the pharmacy to ask about seasickness tablets. It was only three...
View ArticleGreek tragedy
There is a moment in every relationship when it begins, when love pops its head around the corner and asks “room for a little one?” and another moment when it slams the door hard in your face. It’s...
View ArticlePeace in Perth
Traveling south of Perth for a week with a then eight month old BUB.1 epitomised what is good and bad about traveling with babies. We got to see some beautiful sights, but not for long. We very often...
View ArticleState of the Heart
Mummy bloggers talk about lots of things, you name it, health, poo, fashion, life, snot, upheavals, relationships, toys, cars, school, politics, love. But prisons? Not so much, not the literal ones...
View Article40 is the new 30
When I turned 30, I didn’t feel a thing. I’m not being smug, I just didn’t. I was very fortunate to be at a place in my life that felt right, exciting and new. I’d been in Australia for almost a year,...
View ArticlePillow talk
When BUB.1 was three months old, Willy Wonka took us to the Blue Mountains in Sydney and, after a perfect day of changing nappies on benches in bushland, a spa massage and a long soak in a jacuzzi with...
View ArticleI didn’t know I almost drowned until I read this
One of the most important articles I have read as a parent was this one a few years ago and any article since that reinforces the point that drowning doesn’t look like drowning. That drowning doesn’t...
View ArticleAs easy as ABC
We call Tunnock’s Caramel wafer biscuits “A’s favourites” in our house. “A” signifies my first boyfriend’s name. He introduced me to Tunnock’s and I happened to mention it the first time we had them....
View ArticleThat London
Without fail, when you mention London, someone will say: “Oh that London. So dirty, so busy, so noisy, it’s too big, everyone is in such a hurry, no one smiles, there are too many people and everyone...
View ArticleStarry, starry night
I had a long distance relationship with a man in New York. We’d been together for a year when he moved there from London and every time I went to see him for the weekend on a Friday night, flying...
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