If you’re visiting the Sarasota area of Florida, then swap the city for at least a couple days and enjoy some great days out in Venice and Siesta Key. (more…)

We found that the Key Lime Pie from Publix supermarket beat the competition hands down!  And local Sarasota residents said it was the best too.  Apparently it’s been winning awards for the past couple of years, was absolutely gorgeous and cost $6 for a large family sized pie!  Have you tried it?  Can you beat it?

If you are travelling abroad and want to take your pet cat, dog or even pet ferret with you then the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) could help you avoid long quarantine periods when you return to the UK.  Working guide dogs and hearing dogs may also travel on this scheme.  (more…)

Picking your own fresh grapefruit for breakfast and 80 degree heat make sunny Sarasota, Florida, a very pleasant change from the snow flurries we left in Manchester a couple of days ago; but there are definitely changes since we last visited the Sunshine State. (more…)

Ask your guests for feedback or look at your holiday home through their eyes.  Some friends have just returned from a holiday rental and shared their thoughts with me. (more…)

If you are thinking of renting or swapping with me I am delighted to tell everybody that flights are now landing at Gibraltar Airport which is only 30 mins from our Apartment  in Du Quesa.  http://www.propertyconceptonline.com/property_detail.asp?PDID=43

Need ideas for unmissable events during 2009?  Then take a look at these: (more…)

The combination of January weather and cheap airfares meant that swapping freezing Manchester for sunny Florida for a couple of weeks is an absolute ‘no brainer’; (more…)