Self Care

Self Care

May 7, 2018 | Adventures

Does the voice in your head trip you up? Every time you have a cracking idea about how to inspire yourself, care for yourself, enjoy yourself, it starts up with the very logical reasons that you couldn’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t do that. Mine is the...
The Lanterns At Chester Zoo

The Lanterns At Chester Zoo

Jan 8, 2018 | Adventures

Do you know what Christmas needs? It needs a man in a tutu on roller skates pretending to be a flamingo. You weren’t expecting that, were you?     We took the monkeys and the in-laws to The Lanterns at Chester Zoo. After the zoo closes there is a...
Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House

Oct 22, 2017 | Adventures

After the Amsterdam experience, I finally got the message that travel is not my passion. Being a semi-sensible human I cancelled trips booked to Vienna, Barcelona and Venice. I still wanted to do something as a break from the routine was required. A change of scenery...
Adventures In Lumpy Land

Adventures In Lumpy Land

Oct 5, 2017 | Adventures

Some travel guides will give the cultural highlights, some will tell you the hottest places to see and be seen, others tell you how to live like a local. There’ll be none of that on the Fizzy.     The beloved and I went to Amsterdam for a whirlwind 48...
Death To The Shoulds

Death To The Shoulds

Sep 30, 2017 | Adventures

The beloved and have just got back from a mini break in Amsterdam. It was great to have time together but from the moment we got that one thing became really clear: I do not travel well. I wrote about that here but really it is not my forte.     I got myself...
Around The World In 80 Cakes

Around The World In 80 Cakes

Sep 27, 2017 | Adventures

My friend Roger has just got back from Nepal. Apparently, there’s a mountain that everyone thinks is pretty impressive. He told me that I should go. The place, the people, the atmosphere, the big hill are all things that you must experience.     I love...