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Days out, gluten free food, and a bit of history

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    • Gluten Free Food
      • Gluten Free Food in Budapest, Hungary
      • Gluten Free Food in Cardiff, Wales
      • Gluten Free Food in Corralejo, Fuerteventura
      • Gluten Free Food in Krakow, Poland
      • Gluten Free Food in nottingham
      • UK Restaurant Chains with Good Gluten Free Options (2025)
    • Gluten Free Recipes
      • Bacon, Pepper & Tomato Pasta
      • Spanish Style Tortilla (Rae’s Version)
    • Places to Visit
      • Budapest, Hungary
      • Days out in and around Cardiff
      • Krakow, Poland
  • A walk from Corralejo to Popcorn Beach – (approx 4.5km each way)

    A walk from Corralejo to Popcorn Beach – (approx 4.5km each way)

    This walk took us just over an hour each way and then we spent around half an hour sitting on the beach, taking photos etc, so you should allow for a half day activity unless you plan to spend longer on the beach. We were staying at the Northern point of Corralejo this time so Read more


    December 19, 2025

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    history, Walks
    beach, canary-islands, corralejo, fuerteventura, nature, travel, Walks
  • The Roaches and Lud’s Church – 8.3 mile circular walk

    I will start by saying this walk starts off with the most challenging part first, so if you don’t enjoy the first 20 minutes, don’t give up – it’s well worth the effort.  We didn’t pick the best day to attempt this and the drive over from Nottingham was very foggy as we left the Read more


    December 8, 2025

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    Days Out, Walks
    hiking, nature, travel, walking
  • A Short Nottingham Pub Crawl

    A Short Nottingham Pub Crawl

    For my husband’s birthday this year he decided he wanted to do a pub crawl of some of Nottingham’s historic pubs. He got insanely lucky with the weather as it was around 30 degrees when we headed into the City Centre just after Noon. Our starting point was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem which claims Read more


    October 5, 2025

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    Days Out, history
    beer, england, europe, gluten-free, history, pubs, travel
  • Our O2 climb Experience – Up at the O2

    Our O2 climb Experience – Up at the O2

    I have wanted to do the o2 climb since I saw Jean Slater do it on Eastenders (random I know, but I guess that was what made me aware that this was even an option!). We booked in advance online where visitors can choose a daytime, twilight or sunset climb. Prices vary slightly depending on Read more


    August 29, 2025

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    Days Out, history
    adventure, climbing, experiences, london, the-o2, travel, upattheo2
  • Four Waterfalls Walk  – Brecon Beacons

    Four Waterfalls Walk  – Brecon Beacons

    We did this walk the morning after the Fontaines dc Cardiff Castle concert, to clear our heads a bit! We were staying in the centre of Cardiff and the drive from there took us just over an hour. It is not easily accessible by public transport but that’s not to say its impossible. A combination Read more


    August 5, 2025

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    Days Out, Walks
    adventure, Days Out, hiking, nature, travel, wales, walking, waterfalls
  • My Gluten Free Supermarket Favourites

    My Gluten Free Supermarket Favourites

    I do try not to eat a lot of processed foods but sometimes life gets in the way and you need to grab something fast. I also like to try things that I can’t usually get gluten free in a restaurant. There are plenty of other supermarket own brands that are amazing quality but Asda, Read more


    July 27, 2025

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    Gluten Free Food
    budget, cooking, food, gluten-free, meals, supermarket
  • Ten UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites to visit this Summer

    Ten UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites to visit this Summer

    Many of these attractions cover large areas with various activities on offer throughout the year, so you can pick and choose the areas and activities that suit you and your budget. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire Enjoy three attractions in one with a day out at Fountains Abbey. The Abbey is Read more


    July 20, 2025

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    Days Out, history
    Days Out, england, europe, heritage, history, holidays, travel, united-kingdom
  • A day trip from Krakow to Energylandia

    Our seven day trip to Krakow was originally built around the idea of wanting to visit Energylandia. We are coaster fans but not particularly big fans of other types of theme park ride so this one was high on our list as it has the highest number of rollercoasters in Europe.  We debated getting the Read more


    July 13, 2025

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    Days Out, Gluten Free Food
    Days Out, energylandia, europe, gluten-free, krakow, rollercoasters, theme-park, travel, vacation
  • A day out at St Fagan’s Museum, South Wales

    A day out at St Fagan’s Museum, South Wales

    St Fagans open air museum is located a 20 minutes drive from Cardiff City centre or just over half an hour on the number 32 bus which runs every hour from the bus station. We opted for the bus however we soon realised when we arrived that we wouldn’t be able to spend the full Read more


    July 10, 2025

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    Days Out, history
    cardiff, europe, heritage, history, museums, travel, wales
  • A guided tour of Cardiff Castle

    A guided tour of Cardiff Castle

    We have visited Cardiff Castle before and looked around some rooms of the house that are included as part of the standard entry price. This time we chose to pay the £4 extra for the Castle House Tour as we were keen to see some of the additional rooms not accessible with a general ticket Read more


    July 3, 2025

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    Days Out
    castles, europe, history, travel
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