We had a weekend booked in York last weekend, we couldn’t get out of the date and left booking accommodation quite late so we were wondering what we would end up getting. We had a look on booking.com and found a hotel called the Hollies. It was really well priced and the reviews were excellent so we booked it before anyone else did! Read the rest of this entry »

Back in December we saw a Groupon voucher for the Dunalastair Hotel up in Kinloch Rannoch. We’d always been a little dubious about the deals as they almost always seem to good to be tru but as I’d previously stayed at the Dunalastair we thought we’d give it a shot. Read the rest of this entry »

On Mayday weekend we decided to borrow a Bongo from the fiance’s Dad and have a long weekend camping in Mull. Having never been there before I was quite excited to be going but slightly concerned about the long drive.

We set off early morning and headed up to the Corran Ferry (£6.70 per car) which takes you into Argour. This ferry is a good bit of a drive further on than Oban but the ferry from Oban was a lot more money and pretty busy for a holiday weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Christmas I had the option of an iPad for Xmas or a trip to New York. In a completely non-geeky, non-me way I chose New York. I knew it would be freezing when I was out but luckily I love Winter and the snow so it didn’t deter me. I was out visiting the Fiance who was out there with work. Since it’s been quite a while since I was away (and I never wrote my diary) I’m writing mainly about the highlights of the week. Read the rest of this entry »