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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: One Night in Bangkok
…. and the world’s your oyster. OK, make that two nights in Bangkok. A big, polluted, and crowded metropolis, definitely not my favourite city in Asia but there are some lovely temples and…
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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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And we’re back…
Hello friends. I wonder if anyone still reads this semi-retired blog? After getting our PR last October, I’m lacking serious inspiration to write, partly because our daily life has become more routine, but…
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Life in West Hampstead
So we’ve been living in West Hampstead for over half a year. What’s it like? Well, where we are, it’s technically South Hampstead as we’re on the “garden” streets. It’s very residential and…
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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…
