Travel
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Travel in Review 2016
Another week of lock down, another week of nostalgia and feeling hopeful that we’ll make our mid-autumn trip. Until then, here is our travel in review for 2016. In 2016, we had yet…
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Travel in Review 2015
Hope you and your family are keeping well, staying safe and healthy during this unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic. Though the days may feel repetitive, like Ground Hogs Day for us parents, the silver…
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Newcastle: Geordie Territory
Last month I had a chance to visit Newscastle on a two-day work trip. For you Americans who still follow this blog, “Geordie” is a reference for people from the Tyneside metropolitan…
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Reisling Tasting in the Moselle Valley
Supposedly we were to scale back on all European travels for the remainder of the year, but I couldn’t refuse the £40 RT per person tickets to Frankfurt Hahn, albeit on RyanAir {{shudder}} over…
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Hong Kong & Macau 2014
For me, a trip to Asia is never complete without a weekend stopover in Hong Kong to indulge in my favourite past time: eating and hanging out with the niece! As per usual, we…
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Thailand: Island-Hopping on the Andaman Sea
After Bangkok we took a short flight to Phuket where we met my family who flew in from Hong Kong. As the middle child with sisters both 7.5 years older and younger, growing…
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Thailand: Ayutthaya in Photos
Approximately 80 miles north of Bangkok is the ancient Siam capital of Ayutthaya, also a UNESCO world heritage site. Most people bypass Ayutthaya in favour of Siem Riep which is spectacular and one…
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Thailand: Chiang Mai
We’re just back from two amazing weeks in Thailand and Hong Kong. What was originally booked as another K+L long-haul trip to Asia turned out to be a fun mini-holiday with my sisters,…
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New Years in Playa del Carmen
Our families couldn’t understand why we booked a “sun” trip to Mexico when there’s plenty of sunshine in California, so my father asked. Truth is, we used United miles for our air tickets…
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Home for the Holidays
There’s no place like home for the holidays. It’s hard to believe it’s been over 2.5 years since we last visited California in July 2011. Naturally we had a busy agenda given the holiday season, dividing our time…
