Travel & Trips
As well as exploring the Netherlands we get to road-trip all over mainland Europe! It’s a joy to learn more about the history and culture that weaves throughout, and having a husband that’s a historian means that I have my own personal tour-guide wherever we go…
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Tuscany or bust: tales from a summer road-trip
My family has a tradition of a summer family holiday altogether. And when I say my family, I mean my four brothers, two sisters, their families, my mum, and my children. Last year there were around 40 of us. This year we were 25 – the corona regulations making it…
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The battered rucksack
I scrubbed my nearly-30 year old rucksack with a bowl of warm soapy water whilst sitting in the garden. It had come back from my daughter’s festival weekend looking worse for wear. As I washed the mud away I noticed the other flaws – a zip that would not open,…
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Right, before I die
Last year whilst on a trip to Bruges looking at all the usual historic sites, I kept seeing a little poster advert. It was entitled, ‘Right, before I die’ and suggested it was a photographic exhibition. The picture on the poster of an elderly lady along with the juxtaposition of…
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My Edinburgh Festival Fringe Experience
A Tuesday morning and Carmen my 20 year old daughter and I set off for Gatwick at 5am to catch an early flight to Edinburgh. Everything was effortless on landing – I grabbed a street map off a stall at the airport, we jumped straight onto a tram which took…
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Techno-travel
A recent family trip to Helsinki, Finland, found us taking advantage of the new apps that assist travellers when away from home. The occasion was my brothers Stuart’s wedding to his Finnish fiancee Helianna. As there was a large number of us attending – I thought I would take advantage of airbnb…
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