A yacht party is a great way to celebrate any occasion, from a birthday to a retirement party, or even just an excuse to get together with friends. However, not all yacht parties are created… More
Glendurgan Garden, National Trust, Cornwall
Last Sunday we visited Glendurgan Garden in Falmouth, Cornwall. It’s a National Trust site and so we had free entry and parking with our membership. Glendurgan is around a 50-minute drive from our home in Newquay through some lovely leafy country lanes around Falmouth.
The weather had looked a bit iffy on Sunday and likely to rain, so we looked for something to do that might be slightly sheltered or indoors on the National Trust app. Glendurgan looked great as although outdoors, perhaps sheltered with large trees and they had a couple of activities for the kids and a cafe if needed!
Thankfully, the weather stayed dry for our visit, but it was freezing! After a week of warm 20 degrees celsius, it was around 15 degrees on the day we visited and we really felt it, even in coats and trousers!
Since living by the coast we have really found the weather so unpredictable, especially with the coastal winds which can really cool down the temperature if they are cold!
Anyway, here are some photos from the Glenurgan gardens and a little information about what to expect if you decide to visit yourself.
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How to decorate your Airbnb
If you’re in the process of starting your first Airbnb or are just considering the prospects of renting our your house, annex or lodge then there are a few things to consider to give the best impression. After all, you want your customers to enjoy their stay and get repeat business. You’re also more likely to get booking through word of mouth if the experience was outstanding.
Location can be an important factor when looking for the perfect Airbnb but you can’t underestimate the importance of the accommodation. The decor, functionality and overall cleanliness are very important too. Get these factors right and you’ll get plenty of bookings regardless of your location.
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Bristol Botanical Gardens review
If you’re looking for something calm and peaceful to do whilst in Bristol then I recommend a visit to Bristol Botanical Gardens. Here are my photos from our recent trip and my review.
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Eden Project Cornwall review, photos + helpful visitor information
The Eden Project is an amazing place we had visited a couple of times in the past when the kids were dinky, but we have returned twice in the last month with the children now being 9 years and 7 years old. They couldn’t remember it from before, but Bella had a school trip recently and since moving to Cornwall last year, we decided it was great value to sign up for their annual membership so we can visit regularly throughout the next year.
Read on to see our March and April 2022 photos from the Eden Project and some thoughts on our two recent visits so you know what to expect. Discover some answers to some common questions about the Eden Project Cornwall and how you can save money if you are local, or if you regularly visit Cornwall and love the Eden Project.
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Beautiful 10km Newquay coastal walk: Whipsiderry to Watergate Bay along the beach, and back along South West Coast Path
This is probably one of my favourite walks so far since living in Newquay. It was the first walk I did by myself: a 5km walk from the far end of Whipsiderry Beach to the far end of Watergate Bay. The first time I did it, Ben and the kids picked me up from Watergate Bay as they stayed and played at Whipsiderry. Just this week, we returned and we walked as a family to Watergate Bay and then back along the cliffs taking the South West Coast Path from Watergate Bay to Whipsiderry, back to where we’d parked the car.
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Trevose Head Lighthouse to Mother Ivey’s Bay headland walk
A couple of weeks ago we explored Trevose Head, a headland managed by the National Trust towards Padstow in Cornwall. We parked towards the tip of the headland not far from the lighthouse in a National Trust carpark. Check out my paragraph at the end to see how you can save money on a National Trust membership!
From Trevose Lighthouse we walked around Trevose headland to Mother Ivey’s Bay, passing the Padstow lifeboat station on the way, before walking back to the carpark via Booby’s Bay with Constantine Bay in the distance and past a rather incredible blowhole known as Round Hole.
Read on to see our photos from our Cornwall walk and more about what we saw.
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7 tips for your trip to Atlantic City
If you have an event coming up and have decided to fulfil a long-held ambition to try out the nightlife in Atlantic City. Here are seven tips to make your trip to Atlantic City even better!
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Things to know before taking a holiday to the USA
Every traveller should visit the USA at least once. Before you take a trip to the country, there are a few things you should understand. Let’s look at some of these things.
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5 jobs that involve travelling
Are you trying to discover what job you can gladly do for the next forty years? Or do you desperately want to change your career path, but you don’t know what your next venture should be?
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5 fun facts about Australia
Australia is a place full of history and culture, but it seems secluded and far away from the rest of the world.
Despite its distance from modern economic powers, Australia is an independent and successful country and continent, and it is important for all people to get to know it and learn more about it.
In this article, you’ll get a more casual introduction to Australia as you will learn 5 fun facts about it.
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South West Coast Path from Perranporth to Newquay 17.7km walk! Stunning beaches!
Wow, what a walk. 17.7km and 28,756 steps from Perranporth beach all the way to Newquay town! Ben had wanted to do this walk for a while, so we decided to postpone working one morning when we saw blue skies and the sun shining and take the South West Coast Path in Cornwall from Perranporth back to our hometown of Newquay!
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