Blog — The September Chronicles

ESCAPE TO THE CHÂTEAU: A WEEKEND AT L'ORANGERIE

A wrap up of our weekend at L'Orangerie Chateau Duras

EUROPE, FRANCE, TRAVELJennifer Darr16 June 2022France, Chateau, travel, EUROPE, L'OrangerieComment

CHECKING IN: LE MANOIR AUX QUAT’SAISONS, A BELMOND HOTEL

A review of our stay at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel

A SPRING ESCAPE TO DEVON [Part 2 of 2 Colyton]

A recap of our very first trip to Devon, featuring a stay in a cosy cottage and a vintage tram ride to the seaside

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, DEVONJennifer Darr7 April 2022DEVON, SEASIDE, SEATION, COLYTON, COTTAGE, VINE COTTAGE, BEER, COAST, BEACH, ENGLAND, UKComment

A SPRING ESCAPE TO DEVON [Part 1 of 2 Seaton and Beer]

A recap of our very first trip to Devon, featuring a stay in a cosy cottage and a vintage tram ride to the seaside

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, DEVONJennifer Darr7 April 2022DEVON, SEASIDE, SEATION, COLYTON, COTTAGE, VINE COTTAGE, BEER, COAST, BEACH, ENGLAND, UKComment

CHECKING IN: A WINTER WEEKEND AT HECKFIELD PLACE

A peaceful 48 hours at Heckfield Place

A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE PETITE VILLAGE OF BIBURY

A travel guide to Bibury, England. A quintessential Cotswold's village

AN AUTUMN GETAWAY AT THE LAKES

A recap of our cosy Autumn weekend spent at The Lakes by Yoo in The Cotswolds

ENGLAND, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr19 November 2021England, LAKES, THE COTSWOLDS, CABIN, Autumn, LAKEHOUSE, THE LAKES BY YOO, COSY, ROMANTICComment

AN ESCAPE TO NORFOLK: THE WORKERS COTTAGE

A summary of our first visit to Norfolk, staying at The Workers Cottage

ENGLAND, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, NORFOLKJennifer Darr10 November 2021Norfolk, Cottage, The Workers Cottage, Autumn, Outdoor bath, bath, tubComment

AN 'OUT OF THIS WORLD' WEEKEND IN SOMERSET

At the beginning of September we were invited out to the beautiful woodlands of Somerset for a one of a kind weekend at Marston Park, staying in a Futuro House

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, SOMERSETJennifer Darr28 September 2021TRAVEL, Somerset, Futruo House, UFO, England, UK, PHOTOGRAPHY, SUMMER, GLAMPING, CAMPING, FROMEComment

UNPLUGGED: AN OFF-GRID WEEKEND

We first met Hector and Ben, the Londoners behind Unplugged, last Summer when they launched their first Digital Detox cabin in Cambridgeshire . After such a great first stay we were excited to be invited back to check out, or rather 'check-in' at, the new site in West Sussex.

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr9 June 2021UNPLUGGED, CABIN, ENGLAND, UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, SUMMER, COUNTRY, WEST SUSSEX, WEEKEND, DIGITAL DETOX, OFF GRIDComment

PHOTO JOURNAL : A FOGGY AUTUMN WANDER AROUND HAMPSTEAD

We all know Hampstead is a beautiful backdrop at the best of times, but drape it in fog and it’s like stepping in to a Harry Potter novel

ENGLAND, LONDON, UKJennifer Darr2 March 2021HAMPSTEAD, LONDON, FOG, AUTUMN, WINTER, PHOTO JOURNAL, PHOTOGRAPHY Comments

A CHRISTMAS DIY: DRIED ORANGES

There’s just something wonderfully Dickensian and nostalgic about dried oranges as Christmas decorations. Click to read our easy step by step instructions for creating your own

DIYJennifer Darr1 December 2020CHRISTMAS, DIY, CRAFT, ORANGES, DRIED FRUIT, DRIED ORANGES, DECORATIONS, INSTAGRAM Comments

EXPLORING WHITBY AND ROBIN HOOD'S BAY ON THE NYMR STEAM TRAIN

A photo journal of our time visiting Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire steam railway

ENGLAND, POPULAR, STAYCATION, UK, TRAVELJennifer Darr18 September 2020STEAM TRAIN, RAIL, TRAIN, England, YORKSHIRE, STAYCATION, WHITBY, ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, BAY, BEACH, SUMMER Comment

THE EPICUREAN CLUB: A PASSPORT TO THE BRITISH STAYCATION

A recap of our great British staycation with The Epicurean Club

UNPLUGGED: A DIGITAL DETOX

At first thought the idea of locking our phones in a box and going digital free for 3 nights seemed like quite a feat . However, as the stay slowly approached, we became more and more excited about the prospect. Days of notification-free lazing around in the countryside sounded especially good after having been isolating in our small London flat for the best part of 4months!

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr26 August 2020England, staycation, UK, TRAVEL, COUNTRY, CABINComment

THE GEORGE HOTEL, CHELTENHAM

A review of The George Hotel in Cheltenham

ENGLAND, HOTELS, THE COTSWOLDS, UK, TRAVELJennifer Darr25 August 2020HOTELS, UK, ENGLAND, CHELTENHAM, THE GEORGE HOTEL, SUMMER, CULT HOTELS, THE COTSWOLDSComment

POSTCARDS FROM: WISTERIA SEASON IN LONDON

A visual ode to the wonderful time of year that is Wisteria Season in London.

ENGLAND, UK, LONDONJennifer Darr30 June 2020London, Wisteria, Spring, Flowers, England, UKComment

ADVENTURE GUIDE : LAKE BLED, SLOVENIA

This storybook spot had been on our radar after we’d spotted the lake island on Instagram and Pinterest a few years ago. It almost looked too beautiful to be real, and while we are always a little sceptical about what we see on the internet, this place is genuinely one that lived up to all the stunning hype.

EUROPE, SLOVENIA, TRAVELJennifer Darr19 February 2020LAKE BLED, EUROPE, SLOVENIA, TRAVEL, SUMMERComment

CHRISTMAS IN THE COTSWOLDS

After moving away from Australia we have spent the last few holiday seasons trying to soak in as much European festive magic as possible. So in December, after having lived in London for over 4 years, we thought it was about time we stayed in the UK and experience our first English Christmas.

CHRISTMAS, ENGLAND, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UK, POPULAR, HOTELS, EUROPEJennifer Darr29 January 2020CHRISTMAS, THE COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND, UK, COUNTRY, COTTAGE Comments

POSTCARDS FROM: AUTUMN IN PARIS

Some Autumn-hued snapshots from our last visit to the city of love

EUROPE, TRAVEL, FRANCE, PARISJennifer Darr17 January 2020Autumn, Paris, EUROPE, France, TRAVEL, POSTCARDS, November Comment