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We got back yesterday from a wonderful four day trip to the South Downs in South East England. The trip was, in theory, an opportunity for us to check out all of the travel gear we’d been buying and to get a feel for how they performed when tested. In reality, the real driving force behind [...]  8 simple rules for travelling as a couple… Paris Travelling with your partner can be absolutely amazing. (Here are 10 reasons why) You have someone to share every experience with, to support you when times are tough and to commiserate with you when the trip is over. It could also be a nightmare. You’re stuck [...] Back at the beginning of December I wrote about my plan to use our advent calendars to encourage us to clear out some of the things we wouldn’t need once our trips began. With each item added to the pile, my resolve that we no longer needed this stuff began to grow. I felt a [...] Over the past two years, while we’ve been back in the UK, we’ve flirted with dozens of different possibilities about what the next step may be for us. We’ve eyed up working as a chalet couple in Italy, camp counselling in the US, teaching English in China or even trying to find work on the [...] Staying put would be the easy option. Consistency is safe; there is certainty in it and there are no surprises. But, there are no surprises. I would know what to expect each morning as I awake and I would know that I would be returning to that very same bed that night. I already know [...] Snowed in Train For non-UK residents, it can be hard to believe how badly we deal with any amount of snow in this country. It doesn’t take much more than a light dusting to leave our road and rail links in disarray. In January, when my cousin from Colorado and my friend from [...] First day of advent clearout It’s that time of year again. The Christmas lights are going up, the stockings are being hung by the fire place and the advent calendars have arrived. Since we’re incredibly spoilt, Alan and I have two each this year (Thanks Mum and Nan) so we’ve decided to put them to [...] The title probably says it all. As I approach my one year blogging anniversary I have the opportunity to reflect on how I’ve found my first foray into the world of travel writing. It’s not all bad, but I’d never have estimated how hard parts of it would be. But, I’ve made it this far. [...] Gaffa Tape Rose I got to Liverpool Street this morning to find the circle/hammersmith/metropolitan line platform full. So much so, that people were queuing up the stairs. Giddy as I was at the idea of pushing my way onto the platform and eventually onto a train, I decided to bail and walk from Liverpool street station to work. [...] |
 
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