Over the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about marathons... Running bore alert! It all started a couple of Sundays ago, when I went to watch the London Marathon with fellow BeaRCat runners. London was looking resplendent in the sunshine and the iconic landmarks of Big Ben and the Embankment provided a … Continue reading A tale of three cities…
Tag: travel
Winter in Dubai
A friend of mine is heading off to Dubai this weekend for some winter sun, inspiring me to write a review of my travels there... I've been 3 times over the last 5 years to visit a couple of friends who are working over there. Dubai is certainly not for everyone. It's man-made. It's materialistic. … Continue reading Winter in Dubai
Happy New You!
Happy New Year to you all! I've never really been one for New Year's Resolutions but last year started a tradition of setting myself some goals for 2013, and committing them to writing. It works! While I didn't achieve all of them (4 out of 5 is not bad?!), it definitely helped to write them … Continue reading Happy New You!
Sun, Sand and Surf…
Welcome to the final blog in a series of 5 travel reviews, following my travels over the last year. Today's post features Portugal, the destination of my last beach holiday. I have enjoyed quite a few holidays in Portugal over the last 10 years or so - whether playing golf and/or sunbathing, all of which have … Continue reading Sun, Sand and Surf…
Turkish Delight
Here's the penultimate blog in a series of 5 travel reviews, following my travels over the last 12 months. Tonight's travel blog focuses on Turkey. I was fortunate to visit Turkey at the end of last year, on the back of a charity project that I worked on, in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency. … Continue reading Turkish Delight
A French Love Affair
Good evening! Here's the third in a series of 5 travel reviews, following my previous reviews on Russia and Switzerland. This evening's travel blog focuses on La Belle France, a country I've had a love affair with since I was sent there regularly between the ages of 9 and 16 on exchange visits with my French … Continue reading A French Love Affair
Swiss O’Clock
Evening! Following on from my last post 'From Russia With Love' here is the second in a series of 5 travel reviews; with this one focused on a country that I keep returning to - Switzerland. Over the last year, I've had three trips to Switzerland - mainly to visit my brother, sister-in-law and gorgeous two nieces … Continue reading Swiss O’Clock
From Russia With Love
Welcome back to #GTime! I've thoroughly enjoyed some much needed #GTimeOut and feel refreshed, revitalised and ready to write again; and specifically about some of my adventures from the last month. I wrote in my last blog 'Off the Radar', about my impending holidays to Switzerland and Russia, so thought I'd dedicate the next few … Continue reading From Russia With Love
Off the radar
Hello & welcome to #SundayTimes & my last post for the summer... I've been off the radar for a few weeks, mainly because I've been busy with my new job. And as I've got a busy month ahead, I'm going to take the opportunity to sign off for a bit and have some #GTimeOut focusing … Continue reading Off the radar
6 months later…
Welcome to #SundayTimes. Hope you're outdoors enjoying this spectacular weather! 6 months ago I wrote a blog about my New Year's Resolutions. At the time I also mentioned an article in the Metro which said that only 1 in 11 of us will have stuck to our New Year's Resolutions in 6 month's time... As a test, … Continue reading 6 months later…
Not The Mayo Clinic 