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Europe, on the road, UK

Easter in Exeter

Bec / 01/01/2016

Easter could have been spent in Riga, Latvia. But why go through the rigmarole of sourcing a visa for an Aussie when we could go to Exeter instead? The Georgian Lodge B&B housed our room up several flights of skinny terrace house stairs. Overlooking a public car park, I could…

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I guess it's not down that street, then?
Europe, France, humanoid wildlife

bonjour mon petit chou chou

Bec / 29/05/2014

Bank holiday weekend, the very early morning dash to the airport, guide books from the library, a purse full of euros…hello gay Paris! After bumbling our way through the RER train and metro network, with a little non-verbal and nonplussed help from a local to break through the gate between…

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Africa & Middle East, Egypt

no sphinx, just Sharm-ing

Bec / 29/05/2014

As far as Christmas gifts go, Julie played all her cards at once when she presented my final gift last year – a week all-inclusive at the Marriott in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in January. Everyone else knew about it since once I’d opened that, Marion gave us some Egyptian…

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Europe, UK

going back to the beginning

Bec / 17/04/2014

Transport your mind, if you will, back to January this year. If you were anywhere near me you will remember short days, cold and wet, leafless trees and regretting the New Years hangover that was still fresh enough to limit alcohol intake for the whole month. Said hangover was cultivated…

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