While we’re all in this strange situation of being confined to a small geographical area, I’m going to indulge myself every week by thinking, ‘Where do I want to revisit today?’ And then writing about it. It will be a great test of my memory, and almost as good as actually going there in theContinue reading “My favourite places: Bruges”
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A voyage through Vietnam
It’s a cold and damp March day when I start writing this. Yes, again. So I decided to write about one of my favourite places, Vietnam, in a bid to transport myself somewhere hot and vibrant. Hopefully it will work! No chance of actually getting on a plane right now… Everyone knows about Vietnam forContinue reading “A voyage through Vietnam”
Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.
The worst part about a holiday is always coming home. Back in the day, Tony and I would drive home to Yorkshire from a sunshine-and-wine-drenched holiday in France, griping all the way. You could guarantee the sky would turn grey somewhere in the middle of the Channel. And why was it that French motorway serviceContinue reading “Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.”
Rambling around Reykjavic
We’d booked a weekend in the Icelandic capital last Summer, and I was looking for ideas on what to do there. Go horse riding. See the waterfalls. Ride a snowmobile through the countryside. Everything suggested was well outside the city, and involved a few hours of transportation and joining groups of other tourists. Hmmm… IContinue reading “Rambling around Reykjavic”
It’s a trifecta: London, by train, for some gin tasting
What’s not to like? No matter how many great cities I visit, London remains one of my favourites. The fact that it’s only a quick train ride from where I now live, so I can go as often as I like, doesn’t diminish the attraction. And gin, well who doesn’t love gin? Our trip startedContinue reading “It’s a trifecta: London, by train, for some gin tasting”
Market Harborough – a middle class fairy tale
That’s according to the Sunday Times anyway, which included this market town in Leicestershire on a list of the top 50 places to live in the UK. So why am I here? Agreed, it’s a bit of a random choice for a weekend break. But I live in Berkshire, my friend Bev lives in Yorkshire.Continue reading “Market Harborough – a middle class fairy tale”
My madeleine moment – one pierogi and I’m back in Poland
Have you read ‘In Search of Lost Time’ by Marcel Proust? Don’t worry if you haven’t, you’re not alone. It’s a biggie – 4,215 pages, over a million words. Quite an undertaking. I doubt if I will read it twice. It’s the French version of War and Peace. But I do love the idea ofContinue reading “My madeleine moment – one pierogi and I’m back in Poland”
Why France will always top my holiday list
My love affair with France started at school on the French Exchange. It was the 80s. People didn’t travel as often or as widely as they do now, so it was much more exciting. We drank egg-stinky water in Vichy, went up the Puy de Dôme volcano, visited chateaux, climbed the Eiffel Tower. My bestContinue reading “Why France will always top my holiday list”
Make it a win-win situation, or how I got to Jerusalem
Got a partner who’s not quite as obsessed with travel as you are? Me too. Don’t get me wrong, the husband likes to travel. He just doesn’t have the constant urge that I have to be on the move. He enjoys weekends chilling at home. I get twitchy. Every so often he declares, ‘This isContinue reading “Make it a win-win situation, or how I got to Jerusalem”
Seriously? You waited almost half a century to visit Athens?
I’m ashamed to say it’s true. As a self proclaimed travel addict and history buff, it should have been top of my list. The best excuse I can come up with is that I spent over a decade on the other side of the world, with other wonders on my doorstep. But when I finallyContinue reading “Seriously? You waited almost half a century to visit Athens?”
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