It was a beautiful day in London on the day I had been offered the opportunity to go to the Mandarin Oriental. When I arrived for drinks on the Hotel’s Terrace, the setting as amazing. I wanted to document this and asked a couple of ladies to take my photo. This proved to be an […]
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Have you been to see a film, a show or a concert, that you realise you aren’t enjoying? If so, what do you do? Do you stay and think, you have paid for it and you will watch it, no matter what? Do you have a sleep and hope no one notices? I would never
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It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was complaining about some hotels and the lack of Accessibility in the Accessible rooms. We had mentioned the issues a few times at the hotel but nothing ever changed but as Accessibility became more important, matters were made more difficult. I can now can report that it
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Do you ever go somewhere and have a really good meal and an enjoyable evening and then never go back? We often go somewhere and really enjoy it and say we will be back and never go. I wonder why we do this? An example of this is that we went to Browns in Bluewater
Easter has changed a lot over the years. I remember children with a selection of Easter Eggs, families going to Church, receiving Easter Cards and new clothes. Eating Hot Cross Buns and Simnel Cake and Lamb for Dinner on Easter Sunday. It felt like a mini Christmas, without the presents, but with more chocolate. I
It is turning into the bane of ourselves, getting Accessible rooms and god forbid you want one more than the size of a broom cupboard. At first you try and adapt to what you are given thinking that this is Accessible and may be it is you, and not the room, but as time goes
I love a bit of nostalgia and I experienced this when going to Jamie Oliver’s Covent Garden Restaurant, in London, this week. We hadn’t been to this restaurant for just over 6 months now, when we visited with friends, where we had a great time, which had good memories. They had a new spring menu
Do you remember when you went in a bar or a foyer and there was seating? Recently, I find most places have no seats and standing room and tall tablets to stand at, I personally find these really inconvenient and useless. My husband is in a wheelchair and therefore if I use these. I am
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Do you follow a sporting team? If you do, what do you do to plan to watch any matches that are played when you are on holiday? If you plan, how much do you plan? On a recent trip, we had a match we wanted to watch. We planned to watch on the iPad or TV
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Have you noticed when you check into a hotel these days there is often a lack of information? Gone are the days of a leaflet or booklet in the room. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for being green, but the information is now meant to be on the TV screen and it isn’t!
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