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Visiting Harlech Castle
If you are looking for somewhere to visit this half term, you could pay a visit to the magnificent Harlech Castle. The huge fortification is one of Edward the 1st’s Welsh giants that were designed to keep Wales enclosed under English rule, and is the subject of the famous Welsh Song ‘Men or Harlech’, which talks of a siege during the Wars of the Roses. Harlech is a fabulous place to visit and relive history, a formidable Welsh giant that has history pouring through every brick. Harlech Castle has been a Welsh heritage site since 1986, but it was once much more difficult to access if you had mobility issues…
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Treat Yourself To A New Handbag This Autumn
If there is one fashion item that I cannot resist, it is the lure of a new handbag. When it comes to clothes and shoes I can hold myself back, but a handbag… I think it’s something to do with it being a treat item that you can use, whenever. It doesn’t matter if you lose or gain weight, your bag is totally forgiving. You can choose a designer label and it should last you for years, but the High Street often has the most covetable bags each season. You can choose a different design to match every outfit, or can opt for a totally classic investment piece that will…
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Flight Delay – Could You Claim Compensation?
This Autumn has proven to be a miserable time for travelers. Thousands of flights that have been booked and paid for have been cancelled in the Ryanair fiasco, with holidays ruined and families left disappointed. Whether Ryanair’s issues have been caused by pilots leaving to work for a rival company, working their alloted flying hours already or by pilots taking holidays, the truth is that it is their customers who have been treated shoddily and had holidays that had been worked hard for destroyed by a companies ineptness. Flight delays and cancellations are the scourge of modern day holidays. I have been lucky that the longest delay I have yet…
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Halloween Fun For All the Family
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Hotel Chocolat. The opinions and text are all mine. September has just raced by, almost disappearing with the blink of an eye. Sunday will see October upon us and we will then be looking forward to the spookiest night of the year and all the fun that comes with it, I am , of course, talking about Halloween, a chance to dress up, play party games and have all sorts of devilish fun. Halloween is now big business, with the shops full of ideas for costumes, props and games. There are also a delicious array of chocolate treats that…
