I think the South America trip took more out of us than we first realised. That said, I wouldn’t have changed a single thing, apart from perhaps the flight delay back to the UK. On our first weekend back, we all met Seb and Ally for lunch in the lovely village of Colston Bassett, asContinueContinue reading “Back on Familiar Ground”
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Crans Montana revisited
Having organised the trip before Christmas, the time had come for me to head to Gatwick. With no one around to drop me at the train station, I jumped in a cab for the short ride. Rachel had arranged her own adventure at the same time, heading to Iceland with Mum, complete with a listContinueContinue reading “Crans Montana revisited”
Christmas & New Year
We’ve busied ourselves dressing the house for Christmas. I’ll be honest, I’ve always leaned more towards the Christmas humbug side of things, but less so as I get older. When the sparkly bits come to life at night and my mother turns into an excited child, it makes it all worth it. Peterborough Cathedral wasContinueContinue reading “Christmas & New Year”
A Final Bow in Andalucía
We’ve really enjoyed wandering through the historical part of town. I really like the traditional Andalusian architecture, with narrow cobbled streets and whitewashed buildings, winding their way through the old city before spilling into the busier main thoroughfares. About a ten-minute walk from us is the rather excellent “Virgen” coffee shop, which has become ourContinueContinue reading “A Final Bow in Andalucía”
Echoes in Courtyards and Cathedrals
After three hours on the train and a short walk from the station, we arrived at our final resting place for this leg of the trip. It’s in a great location, right on the edge of the historical quarter and surprisingly quiet. We had arrived a day early to get the lay of the landContinueContinue reading “Echoes in Courtyards and Cathedrals”
Athens
It was an earlish start for us, with a pickup at 5:00 a.m. Although we’d booked a taxi, we both agreed our driver seemed more suited to robbing banks. He was fast—getting us to Stansted in about an hour, the drive just a blur. We thought that by taking a weekend flight, the airport wouldn’tContinueContinue reading “Athens”
The Valley of the Nobles and Medinet Hubu Temple
The Valley of the Nobles might not be quite as impressive as the Valley of the Kings, where the detail and finish on each of the mausoleums are truly remarkable, but it offers a unique and fascinating experience of its own. Situated on the other side of the same limestone mountains as the Valley ofContinueContinue reading “The Valley of the Nobles and Medinet Hubu Temple”
Night and day at the Temple of Karnak
On our way to dinner at one of Mohammed’s top recommendations, we had the opportunity to buy tickets for the evening’s light show at the Temple of Karnak, which included a narrative of the temple’s history a show that Mohammed highly recommended. So, after a delicious early dinner at a popular restaurant, we made ourContinueContinue reading “Night and day at the Temple of Karnak”
A trip to the Cotswolds
The flight leaving Cape Town was an overnight one back to London, so we started the day as we had throughout our stay—by taking a long walk along Britannia Beach one last time. Afterward, we enjoyed a leisurely lunch back at the cottage before gathering our things and loading up the car for the finalContinueContinue reading “A trip to the Cotswolds”
A fabulous ski trip in Crans Montana
Christien convinced me that the 3 of us needed to go skiing, and together, we managed to talk Seb into it—though neither of us needed much persuading. On the morning of January 10th, I set off from Hartford, Christien left from Wokingham for an early flight from Gatwick, and Seb departed even earlier from Manchester,ContinueContinue reading “A fabulous ski trip in Crans Montana”
Dream Chasers 