Our first Radio Interview as a travelling family

In Early October this year, I was interviewed by Eric Hemingway from Family Adventures.   They are a family who promote and encourage other families to go out and travel - through their interviews and blogs.

I was pretty excited - and nervous too, having to go through the events which brought us to our travels.

its about 50 mins long - so grab a cuppa.  I've never been in love with my voice and I now know why I much prefer to 'speak' through my writing.. no ummmmms... and no accent...sigh.. annny whoooo..

Enjoy!

Family Adventures

Help X tasks

I'm asked often about the tasks which are required to be undertaken when you are a helpXer. 

How long is a piece of string? Tasks really are anything that your host need assistance with.

Hosts can be from farms, have B and Bs, hostels or hotels, be on a boat or simply be a family. The agreement is that there is a cultural exchange available with a win win outcome.  I love it!

We are currently helpers in a family home in Scotland, who are a little overwhelmed with some of the tasks to be done in the house and want to free time up to be with their young daughter.

I'm not someone I ever considered over the top clean freak or organised, but I do like things to be 'so' and I like to have things ordered.. ok.. I'm a little pedantic.. but not over the top.

One of our first tasks was to sort out the fridge. This is a job I normally start with  and then move on to the pantry and rest of kitchen.  I've included some before and afters on this task.

M Mitchell Deli

We ran into the Mitchell Deli quite by mistake on our wander around St Andrews. We couldn't miss a photo opportunity like this - what with M Mitchell standing in front of 'his' shop.

We wandered into the deli and were amazed with the range and obvious quality of the foods available. It runs as a coffee shop, deli and restaurant. The smells coming from the kitchen and the line up were testament to how popular it was.

All of the deli items were sourced locally and from the looks of it , from cottage industries and small farm holdings. Many of the items were organic and all were beautifully packaged.  Even the beers were traditional, natural hand crafted styles. 

Super yum cakes and festive treats lined the counters.. Such a shame we had just eaten!