Posts Tagged ‘travel blog’
A walk along the promenade Nice, France
It is a Sunday afternoon in early October and my plane has been delayed by over 3 hours. After checking my bag in, I am told I can head outside the airport if I like. So I go exploring. There are a few options for getting into Nice. You can hire bikes along the promenade…
Read MoreThe Great Cornwall Food Festival
Incredibly fortunately for me Cornwall has a food festival on today. Not a “run-of-the-mill” one but the GREAT Cornwall Food Festival. And great it was. Part of this trip for me to capture and talk to people about the currency of food. Later this year I am presenting at a famous festival and want to…
Read MoreLabak River Hotel Ubud
Finding the perfect place for a retreat is tricky. Somewhere secluded but close to town. Somewhere with good clean facilities (especially air conditioning) but not at a crazy price. And somewhere that has enclaves for people to escape to and do some personal reflection and growth but it safe and contained. YES! It’s very tricky…
Read MoreArt Classes in Ubud
Since a child I can recall art, drawing and painting. Maybe it had been due in part to having a grandma who is an artist, or maybe it’s because I find it nourishes me. Either way I love art and the knack it has of allowing one to relax and get totally lost in the…
Read MoreFive things to do on Lifou Island, New Caledonia
If you are heading to Lifou Island here are some great ideas to do that are kid friendly. For the second time the children and I are ferried across from our floating hotel (the P & O Cruise Ship, the Pacific Dawn) to the one of the islands that belong to the Loyalty Islands, in…
Read MoreThe Best 24 hours visiting Fishhouse, Rainbow Bay & Kiva Spa
The last 24 hours have been superb. So relaxing, so decadent and wonderfully fun. My friend came to stay with me last week and seeing as we have both been working a lot we decided to have a mini holiday. We headed off for an amazing dinner at my GC fav: Fishhouse in Burleigh Heads. From the…
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