Inaugural Tulip Festival Over 100,000 tulips have been planted for the inaugural tulip festival at Hampton Court. The festival was for 3 weeks and ended earlier this week. Hopefully there will be another tulip festival next year, of course I'm biased - tulips are my absolute favourite. These flowers are so colourful and vibrant. I [...]
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April 2021
What a month. Started off super busy and then ended up super ill. Lots of chocolate, of course it was Easter, and lots of sleep and napping. Also a little bit of escapism, delving into TV shows and watching some really great and hilarious films. Everyone needs a little escapism every now and then. I [...]
May 2020
What a month. May is always the month of birthdays, including my own. I'm grateful that my birthday had allowed me to reconnect with people I hadn't spoken to for ages. But I've noticed this month I have been rather stressed from all manner of things, which has heightened my senses and made me rather easily [...]
Keukenhof Gardens
The greatest place on earth. South west of Amsterdam in a place called Lisse is where the world's largest garden is. Open for only two months of the year, if you're planning a trip to Amsterdam I would strongly advise to go when these lovely gardens are open. Just a Metro and bus ride from [...]
April 2019
The third month of this gratitude journal, and again, surprisingly, I actually managed to do it most evenings. I must admit, it has made me more reflective, even when doing things or experiencing things during the day I wonder if this is the thing that will make it into the journal in the evening. Sometimes [...]
Amsterdam – part 2
Continuing from part 1, here is the second part of some great places we visited on our trip to Amsterdam. This part focuses on the Museum Quarter, Southern Canals, and Lisse which is just outside of Amsterdam. Museum Quarter South west of the main city centre is the Museum Quarter, which boasts so many great [...]
Amsterdam – part 1
We spent a lovely relaxing week in Amsterdam, what a brilliant city. I know a fair few people who have visited and when I asked advice of places to go, yes it was the usual touristy places, but there were a few gems that I wasn't told about that I feel everyone needs to know [...]