Our 22nd Wedding Anniversary We arrived at the World of Wedgwood early for our visit so went for a walk in the woodland (Hem Heath Wood) on their massive estate. The bluebells were putting in an amazing show for us as we had a stroll around. We were taken into the Tea Emporium for a welcome cup of tea/coffee and biscuits while we waited for our tour of the factory. The tour took around an hour and we got the opportunity to see some of the craftsmen at work ...

The 13th May is our (22nd) wedding anniversary. For the first time Alan was in charge of booking a trip away. Angela had no idea where we were going until we got in the car to leave. It turned out that Alan had planned an amazing (if you like that kind of thing) weekend. At this point it's probably worth mentioning that Angela has a bit of an obsession with vintage crockery. We were going to Stoke on Trent! When Alan handed over the itinerary There was almost...

We live 40 minutes from Cambridge so have visited there a number of times. Angela wanted to 'collect the set' of boat race Universities so she put Oxford onto our travel list. We had a rare day off so today was the day to visit. We were in Oxford in under 2 hours and our first stop was a lovely lunch surrounded by loud Italians. Satisfied, we set off to see the sights. Heading from the restaurant towards 'historic' Oxford it was striking how many rough sleepers...

Having realised that we need to actually take action to see some of the places, and do some of the things, that we've always dreamt and talked about, we sat down and started making a list. It's by no means set in stone but it did make us think. Here's what we have so far. Ponte vechio, Florence Venice Carcassone Ireland The Highlands Maldives/Seychelles Chichen itza Machu pichu Fjords Iceland China Goa Thailand Sri Lanka Greece island hopping Versailles Rural Fr...