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OK, so some of you may know, you may not, that over five years ago I set myself a little personal challenge. In fact, many challenges to get my life more exciting and have me meeting new people and experiencing new things… this was my “101 challenges in 1001 days”. I started it with good intentions, everything from getting a tattoo ( I ended up getting two!), heading to a music festival, going on a random road trip, losi

So it’s world book day today. I am surrounded by excited kids (both young and old) who have been getting dressed up as their favourite literary characters and it is honestly starting to feel very festive throughout Facebook and Twitter right now. Today I’m seeing a lot of kids dressing up in “onesies” for their dress up day at school… Erm, who are you dressing up as exactly? I fear that I may be s

I have been blogging for over 4 years now and I’ve learnt a lot of cruel blogging lessons along the way, including the minefield of rules and laws of using photos that aren’t your own (don’t use any that aren’t your own work would be my advice to keep life simple ; ) and how to deal with negativity and nastiness through your passions and what you are writing about – people can be very cruel behind the computer screen, be

Set just outside of Newmarket, in Six Mile Bottom, you will find a new and elegant hotel set down a tree-lined drive which takes you up a little track to the latest addition to “The House Collection”, the same company behind Poets House in Ely. This house is just a hop from the famous Newmarket racecourses and a short drive from Cambridge or Saffron Walden for some quality shopping experiences whilst you visit.  The House Coll

Henlow Grange always seemed much further away from home in my mind than it actually is, it’s literally a 25 minute drive into Bedfordshire from Cambridge, of which I hadn’t appreciated until my very recent visit.  Champneys at Henlow Grange is a refreshing hideaway (and was once a Cistercian monastery) for the busy lifestyles we lead, it’s a grand house set within 150 acres of parkland and still hosts a weir built by monks, st

Yup, it’s a cheesy blog title, but I’m not gonna apologise, as for the first time in a long time, I’m starting to fall in love with myself again. It’s no secret that I’m in love with my food. I am infatuated with afternoon tea as well as cake and I’m now back to baking semi-professionally (of which I love to do) for my local coffee shop, so I’m surrounded by temptation and I would usua

 

I have visited this stunning luxury hotel only once in my entire Cambridge life and I always forget this fantastic venue for a central meet up location with free parking every time I make City arrangements. I really shouldn’t (and won’t from now on) forget this hotel for most occasions I’m in need of impressing my acquaintances. Hotel Felix is located just off Huntingdon Road in Cambridge and is tucked away i

The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket opened in July 2013 and had slipped under my radar until a post-Christmas pampering session was in order and off I popped to sample a day of head to toe pampering for myself. They offer everything from a day or evening spa through to a menu of full blown spa retreats and stays within this Georgian Grade II listed house adjacent to the main hotel. This is the perfect spa to be with a