I often find myself googling 'free things to do in' whatever place I'm visiting so I thought I'd start a series of blog posts featuring free things to do in various parts of the country. I'm starting today with free things to do in Middlesbrough.I feel like Middlesbrough gets a bit of a bad deal when it comes to people's opinions of what it's like to live there. Yes, it's an industrial town and yes, people who live in Middlesbrough are often referred to as Smoggies and yes, it's more often than not somewhere near the top of any 'worst place to live' lists but there's a lot … [Read more...]
What Christmas in New York is really like….
Ever since I booked our Christmas in New York break everyone I've told has been super jealous, telling me how much they'd love to visit New York at Christmas time and how magical it was going to be. And don't get me wrong, we had the best time but it was a bit different to what I was expecting so today, I thought I'd share some of my favourite memories of our week away and tell you a little bit about what it was really like...Miss Frugal and I go away together every year together and have done since she was about 11. We started off small with weekend trips to London and … [Read more...]
This time last year…. LA, Beverly Hills and Hollywood….
Hmmm, posts about LA, Beverly Hills and Hollywood don't really belong on a blog about living a frugal lifestyle, do they?Up until recently, I did kind of agree with that sentiment so even though, we've had some AMAZING holidays over the last couple of years, I haven't really shared all that much on here with you. But, after my post earlier this month, I thought I'd share some photos from last year's trip to LA with you because it was a year ago today that Miss Frugal and I were enjoying the last day of our holiday of a lifetime.I feel like I can genuinely call it a holiday of … [Read more...]
Review: Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure….
The Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure is definitely one of our favourite Christmas family traditions! It's somewhere we've been many times as a family and I don't think we've ever had anything other than an amazing family day!If you've never heard of the Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure before, it's located between Harrogate and Wetherby in North Yorkshire and is exactly what it says it is - a Christmas Adventure. There's an Illuminated Maze to navigate around, an enchanted forest filled with magical things to see and numerous playparks for the kids dotted … [Read more...]
Review: The One World Observatory….
The One World Observatory is the highest point in New York and despite having two teenagers (and me) who really aren't all that keen on heights, we decided to visit last time we went to New York.The One World Observatory is right at the top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere - the One World Trade Center. One WTC is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex and even though I'm not exactly a building connoisseur, I think it's a beautiful building and I love the way it stands out in the New York skyline.It can be seen from all over Manhattan … [Read more...]
How to help your child become a Confident and Happy Traveller….
The moment I took the photo below was the moment I realised that Miss Frugal was a more confident and happy traveller than I am. We had just navigated our way across Heathrow to get from the gate where our internal flight landed to the gate where our flight to Los Angeles was departing from and she led the way the whole time.I was panicking about the short connection time we had, whether I'd need a wee while the seatbelt sign was on, if the passports were still where I'd put them in my bag, and whether the people in the posh seats would be dressed up smart (we got upgraded at the gate) but … [Read more...]
