The weather this late Spring in the UK has been remarkable. It seemed to perfect time to visit Brazil – a country synonymous with sunshine and the beach! Penny has been really interested in Brazil as one of her close friends at school is from there and she knows quite a lot about the country … Read more
I’ve always had a soft spot for Poland since teaching high school history. And although I have never visited – it’s been on my wish list of destinations for a long time. It was definitely one to think hard about and what I found was really very cool! Breakfast We ate apple pancakes for breakfast … Read more
The weather has been so dreadful lately and so we were seeking a weekend of yummy food and wind blown adventures. Scotland seemed the ideal place to pretend visit – and (as so often happens in real Scotland) the sun decided to make an appearance despite the weather warnings! Breakfast We actually had two breakfasts … Read more
It was Chinese New Year last week and I had heard amazing things about the celebration on Liverpool which has the oldest China Town in Europe. So a pretend visit was most definitely in order! If you want to read about the first pretend visit we made to China you can find it here. Getting … Read more
The USA was the first pretend visit that we even did and so it had been a long time since we had ‘been there’! Yet it remained one of Penny’s favourite pretend destinations and she was very keen to go back. I’ll be honest – we are obviously surrounded by American culture in the UK … Read more
When we were offered the chance to do a Pirate Treasure Hunt through our hometown of Liverpool we jumped at the chance. And seeing as we were pretending to be pirates we thought it would be great day to pretend to visit the Caribbean. Breakfast Luckily for us there is a restaurant in Liverpool which … Read more
I absolutely had not intended to do any pretend travel so soon after coming home from actually going around the world but the sun was shining, my husband had bought a new paddling pool for £4.50 and it was Greece week at Lidl! The Beach Our local beach, which is five minutes down the road, … Read more
Penny was playing a napkin in her drama group’s production of Beauty and the Beast last weekend and so to us that seemed the perfect excuse to revisit our favourite French neighbours. France has so many lovely foods and activities it was the perfect way to spend a sunny weekend. Last time we visited we … Read more
