We’ve been ‘Friends of Kew’ members for the past 15 months, and one of the perks of being ‘pals’ with the gorge botanical gardens is unlimited entry to our happy place all year round. We’ve made sure that we visit during every season. Yes, that includes Winter! A perfect excuse to wrap up warm and get out the house, during those cold dark months.
When we booked our holiday back in March we were told that we were crazy. I was 8 months pregnant with my first baby, and in desperate need of a holiday. We were used to at least a few trips a year so the urge to get on a flight was unreal, even at that late stage where I could barely tackle a step up a kerb let alone a packed plane with my giant self squeezed into an economy seat. I spent hours googling destinations, climate, flight times, baby safety and our evenings were made up of us debating where we should go. I was suffering severe holiday withdrawal it had been nearly a year since we last smelt that runway tarmac so booking a holiday as soon after the baby was born was a given and no one was going to tell us different. See I'm a Scorpio and we know best.