Travel Lightbulb

This time next week I'll be writing the first Travel Lightbulb post for quite a while. I'm excited about it returning....I hope you are too! The sun is rising on an exciting new chapter for Travel Lightbulb - don't miss out on the fun! Check back here on September the 1st.

.....two weeks and Travel Lightbulb will be back! Where do you fancy jetting off to? I plan to inspire you, and boy have I found some cracking places to feature. Only fourteen more days to wait to see if you agree!

........and counting til Travel Lightbulb returns! Join the fun from the 1st of September! In the meantime, get in touch via my contacts page if you have any travel suggestions, or photos you'd like to contribute. Thanks!  

Travel Lightbulb will be back on the 1st of September. Four weeks to go til I try to inspire you with more fabulous travel ideas and photos! Join the fun from the 1st of September!

Watch this space...... Travel Lightbulb will be returning very soon with a whole host of new features and places for you to discover. Keep an eye on my  Facebook  &  Twitter  accounts and you won't miss a thing!

In another of my Top 3 features, here are a few ideas for some fantastic cities to visit. I'm slightly biased on the first one - my place of birth, but there are some great places in the UK and this post proves going on a city break doesn't mean you have to leave the UK. Edinburgh Despite travelling all over the world, I maintain Edinburgh is the best city in the world. The Scottish capital not only has an iconic castle and famous architecture, but it has wonderful festivals when more than 25,000 entertainers descend on the city and it comes to life even more. If you want to avoid the crowds, don't visit in August - try one of the quieter months and see what it has to offer. York The historic city of York is quite often voted as the place most Brits would like to live. It has a rich history, and a vibrant cafe culture, so whatever type of trip you're looking for, you'll find it in York. There are hundreds of attractions here from museums to historic...

Travel Lightbulb is taking a little winter break - don't despair....I'll be back soon bringing you more great travel suggestions! In the meantime, here's a little taster of things to come in the form of one of my travel photos! See you back here soon! 

 I'm starting the new year with something a little bit different. How does this sound....luxury accommodation; a fresh unique restaurant experience AND a shop in New Zealand. The Oyster Inn is in the heart of Waiheke Island, just 40 minutes from Auckland in the village of Oneroa. We'll start with the restaurant, which offers veranda dining under the shade of surrounding palms.  They pride themselves on using the best local produce and you can have everything from delicious fresh oysters (of course!) to pork belly, or fish pie. The vegetables are grown especially for the restaurant by local gardeners.   The bar is the perfect place to meet and mingle (and wash down an oyster or two!) whether it be soaking in the view i the sunner, or sitting by the wood-burning stove in winter. Whatever the weather, you can wander up from the beach and glug on a pitcher of homemade sangria, or lemonade - yum!  The three rooms have all the amenities you c...