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Tarbert
The pretty fishing village of Tarbert is a bit out of the way, on the Kintyre Peninsula, but I picked it as a good home base for taking...
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Jun 29, 20232 min read
Ayr
As the clock winds down on our holiday, with multiple ‘bunny-hop’ stays for the duration I’m aiming at shorter, postcard style highlights...
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Jun 27, 20232 min read
Hawes: Heart of the Dales
Having picked up a car from Birmingham the remaining stops in our grand tour will be short and sweet, and the aim is to make the blog...
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Jun 24, 20234 min read
Ashes to Ashes
Beneath the Raglan Stand at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium is a small cricket museum packed with balls that took historic wickets and...
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Jun 22, 20232 min read
Birmingham: Welcome to the Jungle
We came to Birmingham for the cricket. It would be unfair to disparage a city on the basis of experiencing it from a fifth floor...
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Jun 20, 20232 min read
Cheltenham: Gateway to the Cotswolds
I love trains, especially when they run as scheduled. Outside of France this is a reasonably common occurrence. And of all train types I...
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Jun 16, 20233 min read
London
We arrived in London amid the continuing European heatwave. Typically 29-30 degrees by day, and low 20s overnight. Our Chelsea bed and...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
Toulouse: La Ville Rose
Due to a national day of strike action on 06 June we dropped Montpellier for the night of the 5th and took the train to Toulouse that...
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Jun 9, 20233 min read
Sanary-sur-Mer: Life on the Med
France as a rule is a laid-back country where they like their two-hour lubricated lunches and take violence to the streets against...
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Jun 6, 20233 min read
Nimes
Three days in the ancient Provencal city of Nimes was next on our series of ‘mini-holidays’ within the wider trip. Travelling days can be...
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Jun 3, 20233 min read
Annecy: Venice of the Alps
We’ve seen a fair bit of France over what is now four visits, never going over old ground. With a country as vast and varied as France,...
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Jun 1, 20232 min read
Geneva
I have occasionally been ribbed about my policy of being ridiculously early to the airport (no need to name names). This is not because I...
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