Weekend in the Cotswolds in May 2018

Another fab weekend away with friends in the countryside. This time we are heading to the Cotswolds to a picturesque country village.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Tag Archive for Holidays

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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Holidays.

Holidays are vacations that we have taken together that are more significant than trips or weekends

The beautiful town of Isola delle Femmine
The beautiful town of Isola delle Femmine

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 3 – Photos

By Nige on April 15, 2026 at 10:32 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Capaci | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Photos from Day 3 of our holiday to Sicily, where we looked around the old town of Palermo, drove to Isola delle Femmine and enjoyed our rearranged accomodation on the north coast of Sicily.

The beautiful town of Capaci in Sicily
The beautiful town of Capaci in Sicily

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 3 – Afternoon in Capaci

By Nige on April 15, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Capaci | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | Palermo

We found a nice little restaurant overlooking the sea not far from the hotel and it was about time for some lunch and a drink.

The beautiful early morning view from our hotel window
The beautiful early morning view from our hotel window

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 3 – Palermo to Capaci

By Nige on April 15, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Capaci | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Considering we had the window open and the road was really noisy, we both slept pretty well!

Arriving into Palermo airport
Arriving into Palermo airport

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo

Photos from Day 2 of our holiday to Sicily, when we flew from Heathrow to Palermo, picked up a car to drive into the city and spent a bit of time walking around the city in the rain!

A typical square in Palermo
A typical square in Palermo

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – Afternoon in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Passport control was slow. Unbelievably slow. We were lucky since we were first off the aircraft and were first in the queue at Border Control

An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day
An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – London Heathrow in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 11:06 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo | PMO

Our night's sleep at the Hilton Heathrow T5 was not the best. Our alarms woke us at 3:50am, which is an ungodly hour even for me!

Our room at the Hilton Heathrow T5
Our room at the Hilton Heathrow T5

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on April 13, 2026 at 10:51 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

Photos from Day 1 when all we did was drive to the Hilton Heathrow T5!

Little Mango enjoying some quality time on Mum's lap
Little Mango enjoying some quality time on Mum's lap

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on April 12, 2026 at 8:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London

It was a nice and easy start to the day. Another early start for me, and I had to hold off the cats from getting their breakfast too early.

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on April 12, 2026 at 5:28 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

This holiday was designed to be nice and simple! BA will fly us from Heathrow to Palermo and back.

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

By Nige on April 1, 2026 at 5:15 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | Avis | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

Sicily is another place we have both wanted to go to for so long, and the opportunity just sprang up from nowhere.

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