Days out/Travel
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Weekly Update 6 – York in one day!
Welcome to another post. This week has mostly been work (as per usual!) but I have also managed to have a day trip to York this weekend! So let’s dive into that. If you want something more continental, read my post on Florence that went up yesterday! York I can’t remember the last time I went to York, but bearing in mind my youngest is 14 and he wasn’t with us means it was at least 15 years ago. I am not sure what has changed in those years but it felt like a different place completely. My sister suggested the day trip as we had originally mentioned camping this…
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Trip to Italy Part 2 – Florence
Welcome to the next post in my mini-series on Italy (previous post here). This one is all about Florence – such a beautiful under talked about city in the Tuscany region of Italy. We were only in Florence for a short time, and looking back we did miss out on loads of tourist attractions so we will have to go back! Florence – Our hotel Our agent booked us a lovely hotel. When we got off the train google maps took us on the oddest route to the hotel so it felt like miles away, especially when dragging luggage behind us. But actually, it was quite fortuitous for us as…
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Weekly Update No 5
Hello, hope this post finds you fit well and happy. Here is Weekly Update No 5. Sorry that there was no update last week, Eddie took part in a half ironman relay so we were in Norfolk for the weekend. Chloe posted a lovely treat recipe for blondies, and I also posted a guide to eating out in Venice. Anyway here is the last couple of weeks in pictures. Carsington Water So it was another really busy week at work, roll on August when it may start to calm down a little. On Tuesday evening, Eddie was taking part in a Running Club league race and Chloe, Luna and I…
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Eating in Venice 2019
Eating out in Venice in 2019 can be confusing – here is the rundown of our trip and some tips we have for you so you don’t make the same mistakes we did!! If you haven’t read my other post on our adventures in Venice it’s here. When we first left our hotel on arriving in Venice, to head to San Marco square, we saw lots of shops with an array of flatbreads, panini and sandwiches. All filled with meats cheeses and salads. They all looked gorgeous and became a regular thing throughout Venice, Florence and Rome. Snack bars and lunch This is one of the typical snack bars, what…
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Trip to Italy Part 1 – Venice & Tips for Visiting Venice
Hi, been trying to write this post on Venice and Tips for Visiting Venice, for almost a month – but it’s hard to write as it was such a special trip that I know I won’t get it all down in writing properly. But hey! my memories are all stored away so I will share some of our trips. I am going to post all of the eating out on a separate post as this will already be a long post!!! Booking the holiday We celebrated 25 years of marriage in May and wanted a special holiday to remember. And we decided to take our first proper holiday without the…
