The Idea

So this little jolly down in Wales had got me thinking.  There are millions of people in the UK who don't like to travel overseas for whatever reason; don't like the food, the weather, getting there and our green and pleasant land of good old blighty has a lot to offer you know.  I think you have to leave it for a while and then return to understand that last comment.  When I was eighteen I couldn't wait to leave the small market town in North Yorkshire I was brought up in, now, that's the rural life I crave for!  I think in life you do come 'full circle' and I have certainly seemed to have done that.  I used to look after hundrededs of UK tourists visiting Europe and the Med back in my day as a holiday rep, now I welcome our guests to our own holiday cottages in Nidderdale in the Yorkshire Dales!  Strange old life.  I suppose from 2002 until 2006 I was pretty much occupied with setting up my other two business ventures, mango events (organising events for corporates and individuals) and mango mutt, an on-line e-commerce business selling natural dog accessories, dog treats and food.  Since that first holiday to Wales, we have enjoyed short breaks in Scotland, Northumberland, Norfolk and Cornwall and have loved every new place we have visited.  I suppose my dream sounds all very romantic, it was and still is, but let's get down to basics, where did you find the funds to start it I hear you ask?  Until the next time.