In early March, we traveled to Prague for a long weekend staying at the Four Seasons within a short walk of many of the city’s attractions. Prague is a stunning city to explore by foot and admire the architecture spanning over eight centuries of history. Since the city didn’t suffer large-scale destruction during World War II,…
A Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
Earlier this month, we spent a lovely warm day visiting Bocketts Farm Park, a working free range farm in the beautiful countryside of Leatherhead, Surrey, only about a 45 minute drive for us from West London. Animal (and bird) feeding was apparently the theme of that week as just the day before we were in…
A Day Out at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Our day out at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo was a spur of the moment decision. After an hour’s drive, we made our way to Dunstable and waited in a queue to bring the car into the zoo. With the ZSL annual membership, I just needed to pay £11 (half price) to bring the car in…
Snapshots from Fano, Italy #1
A year after his first dip in the Adriatic Sea, sitting on my lap and splashing the water around him, Little T returned to the beach at Fano a flurry of activity, running along the shore, filling up his water pail, shoveling sand and venturing out into the shallow water to practice swimming. Our week…
Strawberry Picking at Crockford Bridge Farm
Fresh, juicy strawberries have featured in our breakfast, smoothies, snacks and desserts over the past three days since gathering a hefty 4kg’s worth at Crockford Bridge Farm in Surrey. After a our first visit to their pumpkin patch last October*, I made a mental note to return to Crockford Bridge Farm when I discovered that…
Animal Spotting at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
While I grew up overseas away from my hometown of San Diego, CA, we visited regularly and had family memberships at some of the local attractions, including the huge Wild Animal Park (now called the San Diego Zoo Safari Park) in Escondido. It was a park I always enjoyed visiting, a sprawling 1800 acres of…
A Morning at Windsor Castle
Windsor is an easy half an hour drive away from where I live in West London (Chiswick), so when the forecast promised a day in late March with slightly warmer weather and some sunshine, I planned a morning out to bring Little T to tour Windsor Castle. It was a breeze to plan, thanks to…