Il Verreno in Tuscany impressed with its spacious, well-furnished room and stunning views. The hotel combines excellent facilities, including a lovely pool and a restaurant with exceptional food quality. Despite some challenges with stairs and towel rail height, it offered great value for money. Overall, a highly rated experience worth revisiting.
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I love to travel, at a moments notice I can have my passport in my hand and my case ready to go. Travel fills me with a sense of adventure, even when I am going back to places I have been several times before. I always check out trip advisor, before I book anything and that’s the best advice anyone can give. Get some reviews first making sure they are independent reviews. From my articles/blogs I hope to give you a flavour of the places I have been to, also my mind always fixed on getting a good deal, plus being aware of current rates can make a big difference.
Lowcross Farm, Pinchinthorpe, Guisborough
We have just got back from staying at this is a little Airbnb that we picked up for a couple of nights as we were on a visit to see family but I wanted to share it with you because it’s a little gem and definitely if you’re wanting to head up to the north …
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Dublin and the music it inspired!
Since my husband went there to attend a conference, I have decided that I really need to see Dublin for myself, I might take him too. After all someone has to carry my bags 🙂 He has come back with how inspiring the place was, and it has even made him finish what he calls …
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Too Much A Gypsy
On our second day in Scotland in 2022, we left St Fillans and started our long journey to Unapool in Sutherland. We used the Perthshire Tourist Route to link up with A9 to Inverness and from there we got on the A835 which is a lovely road with picturesque views. To provide with a flavour …
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Newton Lodge, Sutherland
Our favourite destination of the NC500 is Sutherland. Our first stop for two nights was at Ullapool, which is just down from Kylesku and the famous bridge Newton Lodge is a very special place, surrounded by amazing views. I could go on about this place, but I have made a little video for you so …
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Achmelvich Bay
Imagine being in Sutherland the top of Scotland , wild and rugged, the heather turning purple, grand mountains towering around you, it fills me with a sense of romance ! We headed off to the coastline to visit hidden bays and coves, we found Achmelvich bay that is stunningly beautiful, the sea! The colour of …
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Walking the Pewsey Downs
A Beautiful part of Wiltshire, lots of paths to wander, only about 30 minutes from where we live in Salisbury. Christmas 2022 was very wet, but at last the rain stopped and we went out for a walk with my brother and his wife, my brother always loves to bring a bit of fun to …
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The Grove Hotel, Narberth
We love this hotel, it tick most of the boxes for us; the only gripes for us is that the coffee is not to our liking and that we don’t live closer to it so that we could visit more often. The hotel has changed quite a bit since our last visit and everyone is …
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The 5 course tasting menu at The Grove
On our first night we ate in the Fernery restaurant, we were set to have a five course tasting menu with a wine flight. Before we went in we tried The Grove’s version of a Martini, which was a very nice way to start the evening, it came with roasted salted almonds and lovely large …
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Review: Novatel, Cardiff
This was our third trip to the Novotel in Cardiff and proved to be very interesting as the night before we stayed here we stayed in the Marriot Hotel also in Cardiff, both 4 star hotels, so I thought this was also an opportunity to compare them side by side. We had booked the same packages …
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Review: Marriott Hotel, Cardiff
This really a two part review as we snapped up two Dinner, Bed and Breakfast offers at the Marriot and at the Novatel in Cardiff. The second review I will be posting shortly with a comparison between the two hotels. We have stayed in other Marriott hotels and always had quality and good service, we …
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Review: Beales Hotel, Hatfield
The hotel is family owned and ran, along with a sister hotel about 20 minutes from this one. The hotel sells itself as contemporary which it is, it is also classy and unpretentious, modern to look at in the most attractive way. The service is friendly yet very professional, I felt very comfortable from the …
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