There can be no doubt that staying at an Ice Hotel, where the inside (a balmy minus 4) is warmer than the outside (minus 26), and sleeping in a room of ice, on a bed of ice, in a sleeping bag, is a once-in-a-nine-life experience, that is just, most probably, the most unusual place you’ll ever stay in in your …

There’s surely only one way to travel when you’re in Lapland and of course, that’s on a reindeer sled (OK, there are two, or three, or possibly many more, but since Tipsy didn’t go on the Dog Sledding or Snow Mobile rides, and she’s not one for skiing or skating, she’s sticking to this philosophy).  And this was a great, …

While Tipsy stayed comfortably in the (warm) hotel (with a plentiful supply of chocolate), we decided that we hadn’t had enough of sub zero temperatures and had to also try dog sledding , so the next day, we were taken out to a farm by Arctic Adventures, not too far away from Tromsø. After getting kitted out in boiler suits, …

Tipsy wanted to start this blog post with a little bit of history, because Tipsy was a present from our Aunt Aurora Pet to me (Tipsy’s Little Pet) about 30 years ago, and funnily enough, both Aunt Aurora Pet and me have the same birthdays.  Anyway, what Tipsy wanted to tell you was that auroras have always had a very …

Tromsø is a darling little town to use as a gateway to your Lapland adventures. It is so much fun to walk around in the snow – for big and little kids and kittens – and is the kind of place that leaves you beaming, (cold), but filled with snowy joy. We stayed at City Living – a lovely apart-hotel – as …

No, Tipsy Cat didn’t get stuck up a tree.  She met these rather lovely chaps and their fire engine when they came home to do a London Fire Brigade Home Safety Visit.  Every home in London can book one – it’s free, because they want to prevent fires of course – and it’s especially good if you a worried about an …

If you believe certain stories that are doing the rounds, you’ll believe that Tipsy’s Roman Holiday included her eating vast quantities of gelato, riding round on a moped, having her fringe cut, and being caught up in a something of a ruckus when her Little Pet went to pet a puppy dog who tried to return the friendliness by attempting …

What can be more festive than oohing and aahing at twinkly lights and wandering round an enchanted garden (with a clever flask of mulled wine) on a frosty December night?  On the recommendation of a couple of Tipsy’s Little Pet’s colleagues – one of whom had provided the handy hint of the pre-prepared mulled wine (you can also buy mulled …

There are some in Tipsy’s family who, when they are feeling a bit grumpy, refer to Turkey as being a bit “potus” – this roughly translates as “a bit of a dud”.  But, their judgement is based on the fact that Turkey didn’t actually have any magic carpets for sale (and they had visions of travelling the world like Aladdin …

We went on our first ever instameet on Saturday, and it was a lot of fun.  Now, there are two things any would-be instameeters should be made aware of when out on a nature expotition*.  First, a bunch of photographers on a single-track path are likely to stop utterly randomly and without warning when something catches their eye.  This could …