#CheckOutThatView Archive

It’s been far too long since I’ve been near the sea (I LOVE to be near the sea) and I wanted to capture a photo, but the sun was setting fast and my camera battery had just died. I was in Boulogne …

For this weeks #CheckOutThatView I am sharing a photo of Southampton Docks, which I took from my balcony on board the Norwegian Escape in October during its inaugural cruise launch. This is currently the newest cruise ship on the ocean and is the …

Most of my #CheckOutThatView posts feature a long distance shot of a large area or horizon. This week I thought I’d do something a bit different and share a close up photo, which still depicts part of a pretty view. On a recent …

I’m pleased to announce that Check Out That View, my travel photo linky, is now back after an unscheduled break! Unfortunately, due to personal reasons (which you can read more about on my family lifestyle blog), I had to take a break from this …

Growing up, my parents owned a caravan at Devon Cliffs near Exmouth in Devon. I have fond memories of many weekends in this part of Devon and I’ve been there since as a teenager and as an adult with my own children too. Exmouth is a …

In 2009, my oldest daughter Bunny and I went on a little four day road trip exploring France. We caught the ferry to St Malo and travelled to Rennes, Nantes, Poitiers (and the Futuroscope) and finally down to La Rochelle. My highlights …

One of the places we’ve been to recently is the beautiful, picturesque Cotswold village of Bourton-On-The-Water. It’s a lovely place to go for picnics, walks by the stream, traditional giftshops, old fashioned tearooms and local ice-cream. We’ve had a few days out …

Last week, I talked about how completing art sculpture trails has shown us some true beauty spots in the most unexpected of places. I shared a colourful harbourside photo from the English City of Bristol. This week I thought it fitting to share …

You may have seen my recent post about an art sculpture trail called The Scrumpty Trail. Having completed that trail, we’ve started on the Bristol part of the Shaun in the City Trail, after doing the London trail back in February. We …

Mahoosive apologies for the lack of recent posts. Things got a bit crazy busy round our way. I’ve been shooting off to London for a series of press events and volunteering in Somerset too. I have the huge privilege of working as …