Lorraine Worsley-CarterIf I were to say that we have travelled the long road from East to West, touching two mighty seas, many would think I was talking about the USA’s Route 66. In fact , our latest travels have taken my husband, Bob and I from Marseille, on the...
A weekend in Barcelona usually guarantees a further future weekend will be planned – it is impossible to drink in the sights, tastes and culture of the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region in just 48 hours. Freixenet Cava House...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter takes a long-awaited trip to Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. I’ve long wanted to visit to the Unesco World Heritage site that is Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. I did not choose...
Liz RatcliffeOn a city break to Copenhagen, Liz Ratcliffe discovers hygge might be the real secret to Danish happiness. I decided to book a city break for my partner’s birthday and wanted to go somewhere that neither of us had been to before. A Copenhagen city...
Liz Ratcliffe takes her first trip to Lanzarote. Won over by the island’s geothermal charms she’s already thinking of going back. I wasn’t sure what sort of week I was going to spend in Lanzarote. I had heard the sayings: ‘Lanzarote –...
One time Spanish resident, Lorraine Worsley-Carter spends a weekend exploring Bilbao. Northern Spain has been on our exploration list for a while, so a couple of days in Bilbao seemed a good place to start. Having lived in south east Spain and...
When I booked a weekend in Milan for my husband’s Christmas present, I neglected to notice that the said booking would mean we would not be in the UK for International Women’s Day 2019. I am delighted to say that, as well as experiencing a fabulous...
Snow-capped mountains, futuristic trains and the sweet smell of cherry blossom (sakura). Lorraine Worsley-Carter visits Japan in Springtime. If I would have visited a fortune teller when I was younger and been told that I would travel halfway around...
A visit to a fishery has never been on my bucket list, if you’ll excuse the pun; I am more of a city girl and, what’s more, I have a severe fish allergy. Having said that, live fishes are not my problem – just the cooked ones! I know there are many...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter takes a once-in-a-lifetime trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. As a railway man’s daughter, train travel has always been a big part of my life, as has my love of all things Art Deco. So, to be treated to a trip, nay...