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This is a story that hit the news and spread like wildfire just yesterday throughout the world wide web… London’s first cereal cafe.  Yes, these two trendy new cafe owners will be simply serving bowls of Captain Crunch, Honey Nut Loops and Shreddies amongst 100 other brands of our favourite type of breakfast, it’s a novel idea and personally, I think it’ll work very well. As a business owner myself, I t

So far in my experience of reviewing some amazing spas and country retreats, I haven’t yet bathed in the Mediterranean sunlight whilst I’m retreating. That is, until now. Setting The Scene:  I recently enjoyed my first holiday in 7 years, I haven’t had a stamp in my passport since then and it was about time I enjoyed a week away, completely away from distraction, namely the technology that surrounds me. Going

On a return-flight to the UK from Nice recently, I was flicking through the Easyjet-owned “Traveller” magazine and clocked a striking question midway through reading. It was asking me what the latest “must-have” accessory was in Europe’s luxury hotels… It was so striking in fact, that a blog post was bubbling up within me before I’d even read the true answer to this mysterious question

I was recently invited to a very exciting event with my friend, Lynn Hill of The Clandestine Cake Club, where I was invited to a tea party to sample the Autumn range of cakes with Bettys of Harrogate – who would say no to this invitation?! With this, I found myself talking to a fantastic looking hotel in the centre of Leeds and even managed to book myself a first class ticket in a sale with East coast trains, I was set a

I recently visited my new favourite city in the form of Leeds, it’s such a friendly place to stay and it’s full of inspiring coffee shops, restaurants and independent businesses – I absolutely love it. As a long-serving member of The Clandestine Cake Club, I’ve visited the Leeds Cake Club events a handful of times over the last few years and made some fabulous friends through this welcoming club over a

I’m not usually one for entering competitions, mainly because I always seem to miss the deadlines… I have every best intention, I diarise it, prioritise it, plan it, enter it, then realise I’ve left it a day late. This is the story of my life. I recently came across a stunning suitcase company called Suitcase Glory, who are also host to a superb blog with travel advice and reviews to boot and they recently hosted a givea

It’s that time of the year again, it’s becoming chilly, the cardigans and scarves are out, it’s the season for a comforting pudding of a Sunday afternoon…or any other time of the day to be fair! I’ve recently been contacted by the lovely team at Rodda’s, the very people I turn to for my clotted cream needs when preparing an afternoon tea or two, no other brand seem to do. They saw my recent

Anna at Rosedene Bakery in Aylesbury talks about her honest adventures with the dreaded quiche…. **** I really needed to get my bake on! Let me tell you a bit more about me and then Rosedene Bakery’s unique Afternoon Tea package.  I’m Anna and I inherited my Nan’s passion for baking. When I was made redundant from the banking sector early in 2013, I finally took the plunge and started my own baking business. I knew that

I went to sleep a few nights ago craving the rare experience of waking under canvas, I had a weird hankering to go camping… I miss the sound of the traditional British rain under the stars, lanterns, a thermos full of tea, card games and warm beer with friends…. What’s crazy, I thought, is the fact that I have all the gear ready to go after a fair few camping excursions over the years, so what was stopping me