A photo journey through Tallinn
This past weekend I flew to the small medieval town of Tallinn in Estonia for a couple of days with two friends. We spent…
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Use it or Lose it: Using Your Holiday Allowance
“One in ten Brits don’t bother using all of their holiday entitlement because they don’t know where to go. The younger generation in Britain,…
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Inspired by travel: Tour de France by Crayonfire
For any of my readers who are not cycling fans, I promise this is my last Tour de France post…for this year at least…
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Why the Tour de France is a destination, not an event
I can honestly say that even I am surprised that I am writing this post. When my husband announced to me five years ago…
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Travel Tuesday: let’s talk about ‘Tourist Traps’
When I hear or read the words ‘tourist trap’, they conjure up mostly negative connotations; words that spring to mind include crowded, tacky, over-rated,…
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Travel Tuesday: all about Olympics
With just 24 days until London 2012, Olympic fever has definitely hit London. There are new signs in the tube stations, tickets have been…
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Travel Tuesday: keeping up
It’s been a four-day weekend here in the UK to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and I’ve done…well…not much! I literally spent all of…
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Travel Tuesday: the things I miss
I’m sure you’ve heard it before: an expat waxing lyrical about all of the wonderful things back home that they miss. As an expat…
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Travel Tuesday: searching for flights with Skyscanner
Do you ever just want to travel, but don’t really care where or when? Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes I feel like going…
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Luggage Review: Salomon Container Cabin
This week’s packing checklist item isn’t really something you pack, but rather something you pack everything into. Brendan bought this Salomon Container 70 (now…
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