Well… it’s been a very very long time since I’ve written here because we have been doing the right thing and staying at home. We are extremely lucky indeed because our home is right next to Formby Beach. I don’t think we have ever appreciated where we live as much as we do now and … Read more
We were lucky enough to get to Spain for a holiday this year, but while on holiday the government imposed a quarantine which has certainly stopped many others from taking their holidays here, or indeed taking a holiday at all. As you know – we love pretending to travel the world and so here is … Read more
In the course of our adventures pretending to travel the world we have come up with some really special craft ideas, from making an edible pot of gold in pretend Ireland, to crafting African drums and painting Russian dolls. Craft items make great non-toy gift ideas, providing hours of fun. Here is a run down … Read more
Our very first pretend visit was the USA and the photo below is the very first photo I took! I was bored of cooking and had decided to theme each day of the one week holiday to a different country and then cook the food of that country, or find a restaurant. We started with … Read more
In both our real world and our pretend travels we have always been in love with the Mediterranean Sea. Gentle, rolling and blue; it was the first sign of Europe that Mark saw from the plane window when he was 8 years old and the location of Homer’s ancient epic – the Odyssey, which is … Read more
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
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
One of my friends is the Director of the stage version of ‘The King and I‘ which was on at the London Palladium and now has come to Manchester, where the Kiwi and I are finally getting to see it tonight! Inspired by this we decided to spend Saturday in Thailand. Breakfast Coconut pancakes seemed … Read more
