I now live in Cornwall and have done for over 10 years but my heart will always have a small place in Essex.Essex isn't all Towie and white stilettos it has some gorgeous coastlines and although it might not be as rugged and have the same style of beaches that Cornwall has it is still lovely to spend time their with my family exploring the coast.A recent visit was no different and after a day of rain the wet weather finally cleared up and by the evening it was actually feeling very nice.We...

I've been going to watch the night surf since it was held at Lusty Glaze beach in Cornwall and this years event was not to be missed.This year the night surf was held as it has been for the past few years at Fistral beach in Newquay. The idea of night surfing is soo cool but this event is strictly for the competitors entering the competition.Waves rolling in at the Night Surf 2017 Fistral beachSun Setting at the Night Surf 2017 Fistral beachThe beach is full of spectators all waiting for the...

When was the last time you woke up on a Saturday morning with nothing to do?We, like many couples live rather hectic lives with a whole host of activities that keep me and my fiance busy, renovating our house, planning a wedding, training for half marathons and both working full time. All this means we are very rarely able to spend time together, but sometimes you just have to take some time to be a couple and especially when living in Cornwall enjoy the county that we work so hard to live...

After the previous days surprise proposal at the Zoo in Vienna and the awesome evening ice skating under the stars in the city centre today our hangovers needed a slight sugar hit and so we decided to visit one of the many grand cafe's that offer equisite cakes to devour across Vienna.Living in Cornwall we often watch good old Padstein, celebrity chef Rick Stein and when he was doing a show specifically about his foody weekend in Vienna we just had to visit the cafe that he had visited whilst...

If your a regular follower to my blog or even a real friend in the real world then it is hard to avoid knowing that, I GOT ENGAGED.I'm still bursting with happiness, if you want to read all about the proposal skip back to my blog post here and read all about it.After the proposal it was late afternoon and we had already planned the evening to go into the city and go to the open air ice skating but first we had to celebrate a toast to our new engagement and more importantly tell my mum!!!We got...

When I heard on the news last year that there were two baby twin panda bears born in a zoo in Austria, it was pretty safe to say we were planning a trip to Vienna!Although even the best made plans sometimes don't go quite as straight forward as we would like and a month after the announcement of the birth of the baby pandas, sadly my father passed away.One minute we were planning trips to Austria to visit the Christmas markets and see the pandas the next we were suddenly planning my dads...