I love living by the sea. There’s something reassuring about hearing the call of sea birds and tasting salt on the breeze. It’s also an important point of reference for me. If I have the coastline behind me I can mentally map out the land around. When we lived in Hampshire we often visited…
The great thing about moving to a new area is that you don’t feel lazy about exploring places on your doorstep. Having moved to Devon at New Year we are still wandering around like tourists so it only feels natural to check out the local sights. Last weekend we paid a visit to our closest…
It’s been three years since Mr Tin Box and I had a night away together. Recently he’s been working away a lot so just before Christmas we took advantage of the season of goodwill and asked the grandparents to look after the little Tin Boxes for 24 hours. Our aim: relax and enjoy a…
We’re in! After what seems to have been the longest house move of all time we are finally in our new place in Devon. Last summer we found out that Mr Tin Box’s next Royal Navy job was going to be in Dartmouth in South Devon. It’s an area of the world we know well…
So that’s it; 2015 is coming to a close. When did that happen? It’s been a golden year of blogging for me. I’ve had more time to devote to posting while I’ve been on maternity leave and my efforts have been rewarded with the #31 spot in the Trips100 blog index and a place in…
There are few stories that sum up the festive season more than Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. So when I heard that there was A Christmas Carol themed trail at Mottisfont Abbey near Romsey in Hampshire I made sure it was on our bucket list of pre-Christmas family activities. While we haven’t been able…
With its shorter days and dreary weather, December is the perfect time in the northern hemisphere to start thinking about your travels for the year ahead. But while holiday planning can be great fun, it can also be quite stressful. Booking the perfect family holiday comes with a lot of pressure. Will you find somewhere…
Hoorah! Tin Box Traveller is three years old. I read somewhere recently that if you blog makes it this far it’s going to be around forever…or at least until the zombie apocalypse. That’s an exciting thought – the forever part, not the apocalypse. But how to celebrate? I was tempted to tell you all about…
After a flurry of festive activities at the end of November, the start of December has felt a bit ‘bah-humbug’ in comparison. We had planned to go to Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire to see the Christmas Carol family trail, but unforturnely preparations for our move to Devon took over. We will get to Mottisfont, so watch…
Back in November I shared the exciting news that we are moving to Dartmouth in Devon from our long time home in Hampshire. Mr Tin Box is in the Royal Navy and we’ve decided to follow him to his next job. During the past few weeks there has been a flurry of paperwork and…