Here’s a little advice if you’re visiting Sanguli or Cambrils campsites in Salou

"...while I may have been meticulous about what made the cut for our onboard luggage (Michael O’Leary’s airport heavies and their scales of wrath ain’t getting a penny more outta me!) I still managed to bring all that pesky emotional baggage with us..."

I couldn’t stop myself tuning in for the first episode of season three. What can I say? I’m an optimist. I was hoping it might redeem itself, get back to the brilliance of the original

Esther McCarthy spots surprises for seafarers and a bamboo bonanza for birdwatchers

No such thing as a clean break-up

I got rescued by a helicopter, hospitalised, then moved to a rehab centre to adjust to life in a wheelchair, after breaking my back and my hip.

I sometimes get despondent, worrying about the world we’re passing on. So to cheer myself and yourself up, here’s three reasons to have hope for the future

Look, ‘tis far from pavlova I was reared

I want them to lean into their capacity for decency. I want them to grow up brave and confident enough to be kind. Clued in enough to question the nonsense they’ll see online. 

If only I’d applied as much mental focus on my science, it could have been me blasting into space instead of that Katy Perry wan. Ooh, remember the episode when Homer goes into space?