Autumn has always been my favourite season with its clear , sunny days. After a busy Summer working more than was originally planned I am making the most of the sunny days and exploring our area before Winter sets in. John and I are planning to play tourist closer to home this year after our travels over the last few…
New season, new colour , in this case not the chartreuse in my coat but rather the total change of hair colour. This didn’t quite go as planned and turned our rather too dark and way too crimson for my skin tone. I really wouldn’t have minded if it was my own doing but as my hair was a bit…
Today is a public holiday here , so we ventured out to Clarendon , a National Trust property that is about 30 minutes drive from home. Unfortunately , the opening hours had changed from our last visit and the house itself was closed but we were able to view other areas of the property that we had missed on previous…
The Palacio de Queluz is often described as Portugual’s Versailles. While Versailles is grand and magnificent , I would suggest Queluz is exquisite with a touch of whimsy. Situated 12km. north west of Lisbon the palace is one of the last Rococco buildings to be designed in Europe. It was once a hunting lodge and converted to a royal Summer…
The title of today’s post is a little tongue in cheek as I have no such thing and simply travel with a combination of my existing clothing. Over the weekend I came across an article in the travel section of one of our national newspaper’s on this topic. Needless to say as is often the case the capsule travel wardrobe…
