• Chichester
  • Cassons Restaurant, Chichester

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    We visited Cassons in Tangmere near Chichester in West Sussex one Friday lunch time recently. When we arrived there were several diners but as we had booked it for a rather late time of 1.30pm (which was the last booking for lunch, plus we were a few minutes late) it wasn’t long before it was […]

  • Weekly Treats
  • This week’s sweet treats : 29/05/2015

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    What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week in England and Australia. Here’s five of our favourites! 1. Helen made these delicious, gooey blondie on the cattle station, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia this week. Find out what life’s like on one and also […]

  • Fareham
  • Skylark Golf & Country Club, Whiteley

    My husband Geoff was looking for places to play golf for his work’s golf society and came across Skylark Golf & Country Club at Whiteley, which used to be named Quindell. As you enter the estate – which is not far from Whiteley village – you pass a few very big houses, all quite grand with grounds […]

  • Travel
  • Exploring the outback: Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

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    Not many people have heard of Fitzroy Crossing, a small outback town four hours north east of Broome in The Kimberley, WA. I certainly never had until I arrived here after a 20 hour bus journey from Darwin. Like most small towns in rural Australia, Fitzroy Crossing has a strong Aboriginal community with over 60% […]