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…
At last, it’s December and perfectly acceptable to mention…Christmas! To be fair, I’ve been doing it quite a lot having already shared our pre-Christmas bucket list a whole month ago. Last weekend we ticked off one of the activities I was most excited about: the Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (27 to…
This time last year I saw a lot of friends on Facebook raving about the Christmas experience at a local garden centre – Keydell Nursery in Horndean, Hampshire. If it was just one person posting loads of photos I might have passed it off as over-enthusiasm. But in the space of a few weeks I…
There comes a point in every mum’s ‘career’ when they have to spend their first night away from their baby. Mine came in November. Tin Box Baby is six-months-old – a whole year younger than Tin Box Tot was when I left her for the first time. But boy, was I ready. Mainly because I…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the type of traveller I am. Some people are very specific about the travelling they like to do. I’m not so sure I am. Travelling comes in all shapes and sizes. But is there a gold standard traveller? I don’t think so. As long as you’re out there exploring…