It’s a truth universally acknowledged that everyone loves English country houses, Jane Austen and classic Regency novels. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. So I thought it would be a good time to catch up with the new Austen […]
Spotting celebrities is great when you’re on your travels but I never make a deliberate detour to seek out the rich and famous. But recently I’ve begun to wonder if I enjoy it more than I think. Last week in London I stumbled upon the British film premiere […]
Wonderful places inspire and uplift the spirit… and remain etched on the memory for a lifetime. I’d like to share 15 of my favourite landscapes with you… and I’d also love to hear about your special places… Death Valley – California This strange hot cauldron of a landscape with its rippling sand dunes, […]
A hotel room or an apartment? That’s the lively debate Tammy was having with her fellow traveller, Dave, earlier this week. He was freshly returned from London where his Hilton superior hotel suite had been upgraded to VIP status. Naturally, Dave was keen to defend the joys of instant […]
‘Stay-cations’ are popular with MPs this summer Summer is here – and the British weather is predictably terrible. So where do you think MPs will be heading to escape the weather woes when Parliament is in recess? Today is the first day of the government’s holidays. MPs start […]
As somebody who has long loved wine tasting a trip to Umbria was a real treat but I must admit that I wasn’t really sure what to expect. So, we all know about the super Tuscans but how often have you read about the so-called ‘super Umbrians’? A […]
In my last post I asked how travellers can cope with the extreme weather in Europe this summer. Here are Tammy’s top tips for travellers to Britain and Europe coping with strange variations in the weather! Escaping Britain’s rain Go back in time: If there is one thing Britain […]
I have a new dilemma on my holidays. Should I send postcards to my nearest and dearest when I’m away? Or are those glossy bits of card outdated and superfluous on the modern vacation? And does anyone ever read them anyway? After all, virtually everybody is now on […]
Hello, I’m Tammy, the alter ego of a global traveller and UK wild wanderer from Newcastle in the UK. Long, long ago in a land before time, I discovered that having an imaginary friend called Tammy to help with my travel plans was a huge bonus and dramatically helped life […]
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