01 October 2024

Having recently enjoyed five nights at the stunning Ikos Olivia, Halkidiki (All in the name of research of course) I thought I’d share with you my wonderful experience. On arrival the friendly welcoming team genuinly can’t do enough for you. Being handed a glass of fizz as your luggage is whisked away and you’re guided to the big comfy sofas to be personally checked in. The first thing that hit

30 June 2023

Having seen the Big Fat Greek wedding trip I organised last year, Kim and Chris came to me asking for my help. 12 months later they tied the knot on the beautiful tiny island of kastri, Kos, Greece. Chris's only request was a speedboat and a speedboat he got. Kim wanted simple and non fussy, a greek taverna with delicious food and greek dancing as the sun set..... safe to say we ticked all the b

06 June 2023

Iceland you’ve been an absolute blast yet again. Amazing what you can squeeze into 72 hrs - *Sky lagoon ?? highly recommend and we always book you the 7 rituals package! *Walking food tour ?? ( incl fermented shark and a shot ??) amazing few hours, a great guide and delicious food *Golden circle super jeep ?? small group or private tour with a local is just the best way to learn about this inc

20 July 2021

This year the famous five became the three muskateers. If you've read my previous girly road trip blog post's you'll know that we're five gals who like to take a road trip every year. Like everyone around the world, 2020 didn't happen so I moved us over to 2021, which also very nearly didn't happen! For a variety of reasons two decided not to travel. Not only had I moved our accommodation dates

11 March 2021

When Sharnie called me asking for help with her wedding in 2022 I couldn’t have been more delighted and really quite giddy. Having known the family for many years through their business Excel Dance and Excel Martial Arts here in Sheffield, I knew immediately the kind of venue that Sharnie and her husband to be Josh would want. Within just a couple of meets we’d narrowed it down from five and then

01 April 2020

Flights Choosing to use an indirect flight may too some seem a little bonkers, however there was method in my madness. Saving enough pounds, shilling and pence to let us upgrade our car to a convertible Mustang, which I have to say was the icing on the cake for our road trip. Flying Lufthansa & Eurowings via Germany was actually really seamless and something I’d consider again if there were a sign

20 November 2017

My good friend came to me in early August 2017 in desperate need of a family holiday. Busy work schedules, young girls with more activities than you can shake a stick at, a dog, a renovation project and thrown into the mix some medical things going on, they needed to get away and quick! Having done a few hours research on availability for August I knew what I was coming up with just wouldn't ti

24 May 2017

This isn't a journal about any of my adventures, this one is from the lovely Birtles family and their South African Adventure, including a honeymoon for all the family. A year in the planning, working with Lucinda on this was an absolute delight with most discussions held over coffee! Having relatives living in Johannesburg they had a rough idea of what they wanted to do. Originally planned for

26 April 2017

Our first ever trip to the ‘Big Apple’ or the ‘City That Never Sleeps’ whatever you choose to name it, its one amazing city! Booked well in advance meant I got us a great deal on the flights and with a bit of research I found us a fab little hotel in a ‘non touristy’ area (us Wilsons like to be amongst the locals when we’re away!). The trip was my daughters' Christmas presents, aged 13 and 10 t

25 November 2016

Sitges, Barcelona. A truly stunning little (well actually not as small as you'd think) place set on the outskirts of Barcelona. This was the choice for our annual girly road trip, our four days a year when we can be ourselves. Not mum or a wife, not a cook, cleaner or taxi driver. Gay Pride was not part of the original plan, when we booked the weekend we had no idea what we was letting ourselv

30 March 2016

This was my first girly holiday since being married (15 years ago!) and my first time in Portugal and what a fab time we had. We flew East Midlands into Faro airport and a 20 minute taxi ride later we arrived Olhao. We'd booked a splendid apartment with a roof top pool great ocean views . Our trip was early October and so the resort was quiet and we were lucky enough to share it predominat

30 March 2016

There are a few words that sum up this stunning (there's one) country. Beautiful, fun, relaxing and cheap. Croatia had been on my vision board for a while, several friends had been and I'd never heard anyone say a bad word about the country. August last year we landed in Split airport to a whopping 40deg heat and a humidity I'd not experienced since Miami. Our hire car was ready and waiting