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When I saw that Into The Glacier were based in Husafell, the same location as Hotel Husafell, our first hotel in Iceland I decided to book it for our first day. Generally we wanted our holiday to be governed by the weather and to not be looking at our watches every day but we decided to book this one trip as we were worried it might get booked up. Into
10 Reasons why you need to go to Iceland Having just got back from a week in Iceland, on what could quite possibly be the best holiday I have ever been on, I thought I would share my 10 reasons why you need to go to Iceland. Because you do. Flight Time From the UK it is only a three hour flight and there are flights from Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted
My recipe for Valentine’s dinner success This is an AD Feature I don’t know about you but we don’t go out for Valentine’s Day. It just feels a bit, umm what’s the right word, forced? Surrounded by other couples all trying to be romantic by being charged for a Valentines Special menu that is typically more expensive than any other in the restaurant is not my idea of fun.
Top tips for planning a multi-generational holiday This is an AD Feature We have done a few multi-generational holidays over the years so I thought it was about time I shared my top tips on how to plan them! The first one we did was with Mr B’s parents and mine, plus my kids, Caity’s then boyfriend (now husband) and my granny. A grand total of eleven of
5 Simple Ways to Create a Happy Home Environment Our home environment is where we spend most of our time and therefore can have a significant impact on our mood. Whether you live alone, with a partner, or with a family, finding ways to create a happy home environment, is essential. Here are five simple ways to make your home one that lifts your mood every day. Display sentimental items
Have you heard about the Hello Fresh Recipe MatchMaker Ad — Feature If you are anything like me then you will regularly get to 5pm and think “shoot I haven’t thought what to have for dinner tonight and people will expect food in half an hour”. This will probably then be followed by a mad dash to the fridge, which you will open and stare into in the vain
Park Spa Warbrook House A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I would like to review the newly opened spa at Warbrook House, a local luxury hotel. It did occur to me that we didn’t really have any spare time in the next couple of weeks which, the more I thought about it, made me realise we should absolutely make the time to do it. Spending time
Simple tips that will instantly improve your family finances Ad — Feature These are challenging times. The world is creeping slowly out of a financial crisis, while domestically, the debate about what is going to happen with the UK exits the EU at the end of March is still generating no end of questions but not so many answers. Whichever side of that particular debate you might stand on, there
Caroline Hirons organised my face Not even joking. ACTUAL Caroline “possibly the most influential skincare blogger in the Western Hemisphere” (according to NewBeauty Magazine this month) Hirons has sorted out my face. Okay so maybe right now I do have a spot the size of a small Mediterranean Island on my chin but I see that as proof that what I have been doing to my face, thanks to
It may surprise you to know that the very idea of going to the cinema alone fills me with abject horror. Buy a ticket for one and sit by myself?! I might as well just get a sandwich board with “I HAVE NO FRIENDS” plastered on it and stand in the multi screen car park, surely? Apparently not. I spotted an article in Stylist magazine being shared online yesterday
Everyone seems to have just got back from Iceland recently, or are planning a trip to Iceland. Mr B and I currently fall into the latter group as we are planning a trip to Iceland next month, and so for the past few months I have been reading up on what to do / where to go / what we need. All of it useful info that I thought
Top tips for making the best cup of coffee It will come as no surprise to regular readers to find me talking about coffee on this blog, I do it fairly regularly (though I do admit that I drink it less often, I leave that to Mr B). We regularly attend the London Coffee Festival, and are the proud owners of a rather fancy coffee machine called the Dual
