Category: Travel
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Edinburgh – a photo book
Some cities enchant you the moment you arrive. Some are slow burners, which grow on you over time, some never capture your imagination or heart at all, but there are some that you know as special as soon as you arrive.
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2022: The List
At the end of the year, I like to go back through photos, notebooks, diaries and the like to remember the highlights of the past 12 months – both big and small. In some cases these moments are intensely personal, sometimes they are big, bold moments that I shared with many others, either directly or…
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Football, mountains and souks: A postcard from Morocco
Lots of people were thinking about Morocco last night as the Atlas Lions continued – and ended – their heroic run in the World Cup with a semi-final defeat to France. While lots of people probably became honorary Morocco fans for the night, S and I watched the match in the restaurant of a hotel…
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Faja dos Padres – Madeira’s hidden gem
If there is just one thing I could recommend you do or see in Madeira, it would be Faja dos Padres. I don’t say that lightly, this island is amazing and Funchal alone is filled with and surrounded by stunning and brilliant sights. But Faja dos Padres is a piece of magic. It is not…
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Tasting Madeira wine at Blandy’s
Before I arrived in Madeira, the main thing I knew about this beautiful island was the name ‘Madeira wine’. Before the onset of tourism, this fortified wine was one of two major exports from the island, alongside the local rum which is formed from sugar canes grown on the slopes of the volcanic mountains. So,…
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A postcard from Madeira
Apologies if you are currently hiding away from the snow and rain which seem to have decided to make a mid-Spring return to the UK; earlier this week, S and I took advantage of the early onset Easter Holidays and skipped away for a few days in Madeira. We should, originally, have finally been heading…
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Escape to the Costwolds
The half term holiday heralds a few days off for S and an opportunity for us to escape from home, emails and work to a little bolthole where we can hide for a few days. In the past week or so we have, very excitedly, booked a few international getaways; but for this week we…
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Millennial Gent Year 4 – Introducing Short Man Style
I can’t quite believe it’s been four years since I started this blog. In the last few weeks I’ve been pretty quiet as work and the rest of life got in the way, but if ever there was a time to get my stuff in order again then it is now. And I have some…
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Finding the magic in 2020
Let’s not sugar coat it; this year has been rough. It has been equal parts trying and tragic, with a global pandemic causing millions of deaths worldwide, domestic lockdowns and a shutdown of international travel, all against a backdrop of social upheaval and division. Businesses have struggled to stay afloat, while everyone has battled with…
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Cropredy: A slice of Oxfordshire beauty
If you are looking for a picture-perfect slice of the English countryside, then Cropredy is it. This tiny village is nestled away on the border of the Cotswolds, just over 30 miles north of Oxford. S and I discovered it quite by chance while we were on holiday in neighbouring Banbury last week and were…
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