The Outbuildings in Dorset, luxury, pet friendly converted outbuildings.

A trip to Calais on Le Shuttle. How easy is it to get to Calais and what should you do when you get there?

… The Red Brick Barns are gorgeous, with so many individually crafted rooms, as well as on site barn cinema, hot tub hidden in the woods and a delicious menu of dining experiences that you can have delivered to your room or if there is a group you could have a private meal in the curated dining barn.

I’ve been photographing at these hidden woods in Chalfont St Giles for a few years now, each time I arrive the experience awaiting the lucky diners has evolved and deepened. New touches added, an elevation of the services offered whilst still keeping the fundamental principles that I fell in love with on my first visit when Nomadic was exploring it’s style and finding it’s flow and rhythm.

We spent most of last week enjoying Cornwall, staying in The Stables, a luxury 3 bedroom self catering cottage in St Austell.

Early August, we experienced the best Norfolk has to offer with Raynham Norfolk at their Wild Meadow Glamping site.

This was their soft launch and we were invited to test things before they officially opened the following weekend (now fully open!), we were to be filmed and photographed for their online sites and of course, take a few photos ourselves.

Mid January, probably the nicest time to be leaving the UK, I flew to Geneva, then after a two hour drive arrived in Courchevel for a 3 day stay in the French Alps. The trip was organised by Alpine Escape a boutique chalet company run by Jo and Neil, that has around 18 chalets in the area. Offering fully or self catered accommodation complete with professional chefs, hot tubs, saunas and a whole host of in chalet activities such as yoga and spa treatments as well as of course organising everything to make your skiing experience easier.

Sunday began all misty moody and magical, so I went on a solo walk with my camera to catch it before it all faded away.

Read about our wonderful stay at the North Star Club in Yorkshire…

A few weeks back, I flew to Aberdeen at the invitation of Walkers Shortbread.

I knew a factory tour was a big part of our visit as well as a visit to the town of Aberlour and aside from knowing (and consuming) many a tartan box full of shortbread, I really didn’t know much else. I came away pretty much a Walkers Devotee, no other Shortbread will make it into our pantry and I can talk endlessly about the company like I’ve worked there for many a year, not just spent 48 hours in Walkers company.

Last year, I had my first visit to Elmley Nature Reserve a very special place on the Isle of Sheppey, about an hour from London. You can read about that first visit here

As that event was focusing on something else, I didn’t mention too much about the Farmhouse. At the time, accommodation at Elmley was predominately the huts and a house you could rent out, however plans were underway to renovate the dilapidated plot into something spectacular.

Amsterdam in April, there was still blossom in the trees and tulips starting to fill bicycles and flower beds and boxes. We were celebrating both our wedding anniversary and 48 hours child free, we clocked up 60,000 steps, ate pancakes, the best ever apple pie, walked up and down nearly every canal, crossed all the bridges, visited the Botanical Gardens, peered into various hotels, found the plant and globe house and sat watching sunrise by the pool atop of Soho House Amsterdam. Here are our favourite images from our trip and our recommendations….

My recent visit to Venice was an incredible 48 hours out of reality just me, my good friend Julia and our cameras. We were up at 5am seeking the perfect Venetian sunrise, followed by coffee at my favourite coffee shop in Venice (Bar da Gino’s Cale Nova Sant Agnese) we explored, drank more coffee, visited the island of Burano and were in bed by 9pm! Photographing for pleasure was so, so good for the soul. These are my favourites from our trip.

Sprouts Farm, is a farm in Jersey which is not only organic but has a great schools initiative that I feel is a step forward in tackling ours and our children’s attitude to food and what we eat…

Berridon Farm in Devon is fast becoming our regular yearly get away, a beautiful cabin with incredible attention to detail, set within the most idyllic farm setting…

Celebrating 20 years of Babington House, from outside lunches to embracing sunrise, explore Babington House…

If you are interested in Wellness and Nutrition read all about my experience in Tuscany with nutritionalist Emma Ellice Flint….

Did you know that AirBnB not only finds you accommodation in the city you are visiting, but tour guides too? Read more about my AirBnB Experience in Naples, I even saw a Banksy!

Elmley Nature Reserve is peaceful and breathtaking and I spent a few days, meeting an incredible group of women….

Paris in a Day, Travel Story…