The best things in life are free It got us thinking that, particularly with the school holidays coming up, it’d be the ideaL time to explore what’s available in the city and shire that doesn’t cost anything.  There can be very few of us who aren’t aware of the escalating costs of, well, pretty much…

Rest, restore and revive at Maison Baskerville Wellness Retreats Sisters Celeste Baskerville and Eve Elsby have joined together at Celeste’s delightful farmhouse in France’s Tarn et Garonne region. The wellness retreat offers yoga, pilates, aqua strength work and massage therapy with a focus on locally sourced food and wine, as well as a gin tasting…

Edinburgh Weekender When it comes to capital cities for a weekend break, we often overlook Edinburgh in favour of London, Paris or Rome. In truth, there’s much more to Edinburgh than a castle and entire streets of shops selling dodgy tartan souvenirs….  If the weather’s fine, you could start your day and work up an…

Short hops for a long weekend Paris and Amsterdam have long been our default options for a city break, but there are lots of less predictable options worth exploring… STAVANGER Stavanger is Aberdeen’s twin city in Norway, but there’s a lot more to the city than just being Norway’s oil capital. The flight time is just over…

Marvellous Moray If you’re staycationing this year, then Moray may be just what you’re looking for. Temperature wise, it’s not exactly Mauritius, but it does have its own microclimate, which means that it’s often warmer and sunnier than the rest of the country. As it’s just sixty miles from Aberdeen, the kids don’t have time…