Kew Gardens Hotel and Restaurant

Kew Gardens Hotel and Restaurant is a place where we spent a night, had dinner, and also breakfast. It was such a wonderful experience that I’ve decided to write a review for it. The location is great, near Kew, but in a place where the parking, if one can find a spot, is free for […]

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Hencote Vineyard

My husband booked a wine tasting session at the Hencote Vineyard for 8 March, to celebrate Women’s Day. We stayed for lunch afterwards, so I am including pictures from our meal as well. We’ve had a wonderful time. The tasting session included 5 wines and lasted for about an hour and a half. Hencote is […]

Ashton Hall at Lancaster Golf Club

Ashton Hall at Lancaster Golf Club

We’ve spent a weekend at the Ashton Hall at Lancaster Golf Club. I am sharing lots of pictures from our visit. It was good and it would have been great if they didn’t have a party on Saturday. It might have been different if we were returning late on Saturday, but we wanted a quiet […]

My Ravensburger on display

Puzzles

Today I am talking about 3 types of puzzles. I will start with the one that I created, My Ravensburger, followed by 2 types that can be bought – Cluedo and Wasgij. Wasgij has 2 puzzles, one with a picture and its pair that needs to be made to be seen. This means that there […]

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Château Purcari

Château Purcari is the largest wine exporter from Moldova. They manage ~1,400 hectares of vineyards and own 4 wineries in Romania and Moldova. The group has received dozens of awards for the quality of their wines, including this year. Château Purcari sold millions of bottles in the last years and have hundreds of employees. This […]

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CuppaPug Manchester

I’ve been to CuppaPug in London once, see here, and to the newly opened one in Manchester twice. Today I will share pictures from our last visit, a few days ago. The rules are the same, with the only exception being the photo at the end of the visit. There is a fixed fee for […]

La Traviata

La Traviata

This week I’ve been to the Opera House in Manchester to see the wonderful La Traviata performed by the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. I was very keen on going to see Ukrainian artists, at this difficult time, to show our support. I’ve seen La Traviata […]

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CuppaPug

CuppaPug is a lovely pug cafe in London. They are getting booked fast and they allow only 12 people at a time, so make sure you are booking way in advance if you want to visit them. The dogs are so cute and the staff is great. I highly recommend them. We bought strawberries from […]

My new vatnik

Handmade Vatnik

I am so excited to show you my latest purchase from etsy! I mentioned in the post about the MSt at Oxford I am going to start this October, that I will be researching Holodomor, as it was seen by the British media. During the Cold War, the term tankie was used for Western supporters […]

Portmeirion

Portmeirion

Portmeirion is a village built in the 20th century, from 1920s until 1970s, made to look Italian. Now it is a tourist destination, one in which it’s easy to spend a day without any doubt. The village is stunning, there are restaurants, cafes, shops, two walks – a woodland walk and a beach walk. There […]