An Idiot at Home, the finale!

The final day of my #idiotathome experiment came and went.  9 days spent in our own apartment in Swansea and this was the last shot which fittingly concluded our holiday and also summed it up to.  There’s enough activity within the confines of the sweep of Swansea Bay in the pic above to keep even [...]

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An Idiot at Home Day 7: Hot Dog, Dick Barton & Julia

Surf-paddling, a photo by TruPlaces on Flickr. We’d been threatening all week to get the boys new wetsuits and buoyancy aids, and today was the day. Decided to buy these from the greatly named Hot Dog Surf Shop in Kittle because the owner, used to live in the village I grew up in. Some people [...]

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Milkwood House self catering now available this Summer!

Owing to a sudden last minute cancellation of an extended booking throughout the Summer, Milkwood House has just become available for the rest of July and August 2011. So if you’re looking for a last minute self catering holiday in Wales, there’s now a rare chance to stay in one of the top self catering [...]

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An Idiot at Home Day 6: Wheels, Feet and Huts

Beach-Huts, a photo by TruPlaces on Flickr. Yep, this was certainly a day for wheels, feet and beach huts. Wheels first, and the cycle ride from Milkwood House along the coast to Mumbles, those of you who know it, will know how pleasant this is. Sun shining, hungry bellies, my eyes were firmly fixed on [...]

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An Idiot at Home Day 3

Another wet wet day on holiday in Wales, but lovely waking up to the sound of the sea. Can he quite used to this, the boys want to move here! Mother and father in law joined us today, brought our bikes down so we can peddle along the prom outside Milkwood. In one direction, the [...]

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An idiot at home Day 2

First proper day had arrived. Weather wet. Mood surprisingly upbeat. Realised that Milkwood should have a funky coffee machine (yep, and that is for my benefit, well for this week anyway!). Nice to have in front of us what my brother calls a ‘no deadline day’, the thought that I could have 7 of them [...]

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Late Availability in Milkwood House this Summer!

Cancellations. We’ve all been there, those unavoidable things that crop up from time to time that mean we have to cancel our holidays.  Unfortunately, one couple staying with us at Milkwood House has just had to cancel their stay from Monday 26th July to Wednesday 4th August 2010, so these dates are now available. Milkwood [...]

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Best beach in the UK, number 25 in the World!

Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula, South Wales Coast Originally uploaded by iknow-uk ..and the good news is that it’s just down the road from our luxury places to stay, Milkwood House in Swansea Bay.  Those who have stayed with us will know its where we recommend you have to visit if you do one thing during [...]

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Twitter over this…

Last week, I was delivering a presentation on the application of social media in tourism to a group of businesses from the Forest of Dean.  I was asked about the power of Twitter and admitted that I was not an active Twitter but was soon going to explore it properly for the benfit of our [...]

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