Posts by Charmaine Hallmark
Italy’s Amalfi Coast
Welcome back to a perennial Italian favourite – the Amalfi coast. Ideal for spring and summer breaks. Here is a selection of some of our favourites, on the mainland and on the islands of Capri and Ischia. Travel by air, car and rail. We can completely tailor-make your holiday in Italy. Le Sirenuse, Positano Style…
Read MoreStaycation on the Moors
STAYCATION ON THE MOORS Dartmoor versus Exmoor and a taste of Cornwall I was supposed to be off to Puglia …. but with quarantine in place, and then EasyJet cancelling most of their flights…it was a non starter. To make up for my disappointment, I joined my walking friends once more. They wanted to climb…
Read MoreA West Country Staycation by Gill
A WEST COUNTRY STAYCATION I have always got excited about travelling to the West Country for a holiday. I holidayed there as a child, with my children and now, for the first time this year, with my baby Grandson. Although we have stayed all over Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Cornwall including the Scilly Isles lately…
Read MoreStaycation in Devon – by Dorothy
A HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND’S WEST COUNTRY We decided to return to an old family favourite in Devon for our summer staycation this year. This is a place that we have been visiting on and off for the last 22 years and it is just as good now as it was then, but with even more…
Read MoreStaycation in Sussex
STAYCATION IN SUSSEX “Go and get dressed. We are going on a little holiday”. The word “holiday” is one that we have all taken for granted for so long yet had now just created a wave of pure excitement and joy in the house. So many questions of where are we going, how long for,…
Read MoreStaycation Blog – North and South Devon by Gaby
STAYCATION BLOG NORTH AND SOUTH DEVON Weekends away: yes, I have enjoyed these but more than a whole week’s holiday in the UK was a novelty for me. The first worry is always the weather for me and the lack of ‘foreignness’ which I normally so enjoy. However, when friends ask me to join them…
Read MoreStaycations can be Fun!
STAYCATIONS CAN BE FUN Ok – so it’s raining, but don those wellies and that rain hat – the rain brings out the best furry caterpillars, butterflies, muddy puddles and rainbows! Staycations are the in thing at the moment and I had a week away in a lovely corner of England, not too far from…
Read More2021 Holidays at Home in the UK
2020 HOLIDAYS AT HOME IN THE UK The UK’s largest fleet of award-winning custom-designed campervans and high-spec motorhomes for hire in the UK The 4 berth Luxury Motorhome Features: Seats & sleeps 4 (+1 child) 2 double beds + 1 single bed Large double bedroom at rear Separate shower & toilet Kitchen with oven, hob…
Read MoreBrussels – A cracker of a Christmas Market!
There is so much you can do in a day, and a trip to Brussels and some Christmas shopping fun can definitely be done in a day! Don’t mind about the early start travelling to London – the day is about to unfold! And meeting ‘under the clock’ at St Pancras Station brought a nostalgic…
Read MoreUn peu de France au Canada!
UN PEU DE FRANCE AU CANADA Quebec province on the eastern side of Canada is the biggest province in Canada and is also referred to as French Canada due to French being its official language. I spent a week here exploring the two biggest and most exciting cities, Montreal and Quebec City! First, Montreal, the…
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