SAN FRANCISCO

When we were over in Los Angeles last November for a friend's wedding, we took the opportunity to drive up the Californ…

NEW YORK SNOW

In January I went to New York for a business trip and extended it for a few days so I could have the weekend there.  I had…

BIG SUR

Driving up the California coast was one of my favourite experiences last year.  We set off from Santa Monica at 6am and d…

THE FAIRMONT, SAN FRANCISCO

The Fairmont is one of the most iconic hotels in San Francisco.  Perched atop the exclusive Nob Hill area in a cluster of …

GLEN OAKS, BIG SUR

One of my favourite places I stayed last year was in our very own log cabin at Glen Oaks , by the Big Sur river in Californ…

SANTA MONICA

Last month I was over in California for ten days, starting off in Santa Monica for our friends' wedding  in a beautifu…

SAN FRAN STREETS

It was quite a shock coming back from ten days in balmy California last week to gale force winds, grey skies and miserable…

BIG SUR

I love living in the middle of a huge, busy city but it makes me appreciate countryside breaks , going home for the weekend…

LOS ANGELES

I recently spent five days in LA - I went for a couple of days of work meetings and stayed the weekend - it's been fiv…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CALI

Greetings from California - I'm spending five day in Los Angeles - where I'll mostly be on a beach cruiser... Ha…

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE

Chicago is known for its architecture and the city's impressive, super-sized skyline is one of the best I've seen …

THE ALEXANDER HOTEL, INDIANAPOLIS

During our US trip in August , we visited Indiana for a friend's wedding BBQ and spent a couple of days in Indianapolis…

Public Hotel, Chicago

In Chicago we stayed at  PUBLIC Hotel , one of the nicest hotels I've ever had the pleasure to call home for a week.  D…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CHICAGO

What's up, Chi-town?!  I'm visiting the midwest for the first time,visiting two new states, spending a week in …

PHILADELPHIA

This time last year I was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the first time. My boyfriend spent a year at UPenn, so he showed…

CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK

Last Christmas I  gave you my heart  was in NYC for a week of festive fun ; we went ice skating in Central Park, went to M…