Moving to the Big City: Why UK City Living is on the Rise

More and more people are choosing to live in city centres in the UK. The tradition of moving to the suburbs and buying a house is diminishing, with a wide range of people choosing to live in the heart of the city in rental accommodation. City centre populations are experiencing huge increases,  like Liverpool, which … Read more

Dog Friendly Cottages Yorkshire Dales and Beyond

Dog Friendly Cottages Yorkshire Dales and Beyond – There is nothing worse than finding a lovely place to stay and seeing the ‘no pets’ sign when you are wanting to take the canine member of your family.  We recently had a fabulous time in dog friendly Dorset.   If you are looking for dog friendly cottages … Read more

ARCTIC 4X4 WINTER EXPEDITION LAUNCHED

Experts at Off the Map Travel have created an exclusive new luxury travel opportunity for guests to drive off-road across Lapland in the same off-road Arctic Explorer trucks designed and built for the filming of the Top Gear Polar Special TV show. With guests taking the wheel and led by a private guide this new … Read more

Best Backpacks for your Disney World Trip

As a family we have a huge collection of Disney backpacks, both for everyday and school use and for when we visit Disney World in Florida. I love the Loungefly bags – I have mentioned a couple here but there are loads more styles, they are just a bit more grown up and pretty compared … Read more

Hollywood Bowl Leeds – What’s it Like?

Hollywood Bowl Leeds

Hollywood Bowl Leeds – Last week we visited the Hollywood Bowl in Kirkstall Leeds.  The kids love ten pin bowling and were keen to try somewhere different to our normal bowling place.  The Hollywood Bowl is much more modern than we are used to (I think ours could do with some money spending on it).  … Read more

Best Value Dinner Shows Orlando, Florida

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Best Value Dinner Shows Orlando – I am currently researching our next trip to Orlando and am desperate to see a Dinner Show!  I’ve put a list together and have included what I think are the important points – what it is, how much it is and what food do you get included!  I like … Read more

Original ideas for printing your holiday photos

Like many others, we are loving the holidays. It also is one of our favourite times to take family pictures. And not just one or two, but a lot. The only pity is that a lot of times we leave the photo on our camera and phone or if they´re lucky we make a backup … Read more

Great Yorkshire Fringe 2018 – Theatre and Comedy in York this Summer

The Great Yorkshire Fringe Festival runs from the 19th to the 29th of July in 2018.  Taking over York city centre for the fourth year running, The Great Yorkshire Fringe promises exciting theatre and comedy to entertain the whole family, plus world food and craft beer galore. Spread over eleven days, the 2018 festival will … Read more

Leesa Mattress Review – Plus £100 off Promo code!

Leesa Mattress Review

Leesa Mattress Review – this post is written in collaboration with Leesa mattresses. Our old mattress has numerous holes in it where the springs stuck up and poked me (I am not even exaggerating, we are talking at least ten holes here!).  I had to have two towels underneath the mattress protector so I didn’t … Read more