…and the tonic that we needed. I couldn’t think of a more beautiful and charmed place in the world to visit for our first trip outside the UK in two years…. Within thirty minutes of landing we were swimming in the clear blue, Ionian waters, it was a breath of fresh air, a relief, and […]
Sometimes you can come across a place, a hotel, gorgeous people or a time, which is/are so unbelievably amazing, you want to hide it away, savour it, and keep it only for yourself for as long as you possibly can. However, as the Summer begins to comes to a close and I start to reflect […]
Early on in the Summer, back in the heart of the heat wave, I took a long weekend and travelled down to Cornwall with my family. With a lovely house in Falmouth, close to the beach, the port, the old town, the beach huts, the ice cream, it was the perfect way to kick start […]
Welcome to Casta Modesta. A white haven of tranquility, tucked a stones throw away from the sleepy Fishermans village of Olhão, in The Algarve. A place so warm, so, so welcoming, so peaceful and so serene. You cannot but help but slow, slow, slow right down as soon as you step foot into this rural, […]
I have so many photographs to share with you of our weekend in Lisbon, but I simply had to share our perfect apartment in Baixa House first, as this shabby chic, super comfortable warm and delightfully charming home from home, completed our time in Lisbon. Tucked along the Rua dos Fanqueiros’ cobbled street, we walked […]
Island dreaming in our perfect Greek Abode If I were to dream up the most perfect place to stay on a Greek island, a charming, traditional simple home, all set inside a white cubic idyllic setting, with a white washed balcony to sit back and watch the sun set, would come to mind. However, it […]