Where did your travels take you in 2017? We always expected to see a lot of the UK in 2017 but with buying a house mid-way through the year we never expected to venture further. So a trip into Europe was a lovely surprise. As well as short breaks and road trips we’ve also had…
I’ve been a travel blogger for a while now. Excuse the pun but it’s been an incredible journey. There’s been fabulous opportunities. I’ve made some great new friends. And I’ve learnt a lot. This week I’m sharing one of those lessons as I thought it might be useful to anyone thinking of starting up a…
Sparkle? Check! Fairy tales? Check! Dancing princesses? Check! Oh, and a dazzling 50ft Christmas tree spreading festive cheer through the medium of light and sound? Check! Could there be a more magical winter experience than Longleat Festival of Light in Wiltshire? After being invited to review the UK’s largest Chinese lantern event, we think you’d be…
Today is a landmark for Tin Box Traveller. Today my little maternity leave project turns five years old…and it’s going stronger than ever. What once gave me a creative focus in-between nappy changes has resulted in some pretty epic opportunities. It’s also been a massive learning curve, even as someone who has worked in the…
This is a collaborative post Have you noticed that there seems to be plenty to do for older kids and nothing but soft play centres for those who aren’t quite old enough for go-karting and laser tag? I know there’s only so many Saturdays you can spend in a ball pit so, to save a…
Family-friendly places to go and things to see in Sydney with kids, as recommended by my mum and dad during their most recent visit Down Under
If I were to describe November in three words they would be: festive, fun and ouch. Yes, Christmas did start early for us here in Devon with lots of seasonal events towards the end of the month. All-in-all November was a fun month, and not overly busy which gave me plenty of time to reflect…
Bristol and I have unfinished business. During the past four years I’ve made four visits to this fabulous city of industrial history and apples. But none for more than 24 hours. My fleeting stays have been for an annual work event and each year I kick myself that I haven’t found time to return at…
The voices of the past echo loud at Pendennis Castle at Falmouth in Cornwall. The barracks at this Tudor fortification were manned for more than four centuries before it was finally decommissioned in the 1950s. Indeed the cliff top observation station and air raid shelter appear to have only recently been vacated by the troops…
It’s not hard to understand why Sir Francis Drake bought Buckland Abbey as his home after liberating the Spanish of a haul of booty. This Tudor renovation project is located on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor in Devon, not far from Drake’s birthplace of Tavistock, and within easy reach of Plymouth. It was from where…