Category Archives: Countries

Vienna and Salzburg

Posted on December 20, 2013 by admin

    Friday December 13th: Flew from Nice to Vienna.  Fantastic views of the Alps as we flew over Italy towards Austria. We took a taxi to the apartment in Geblergasse which was very disappointing.  The photos on the website … Continue reading →

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L’Isle sur la Sorgue, Arles, Avignon and Mont Ventoux (nearly… again.)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin

L’Isle sur la Sorgue We left Vence late morning and had a lovely drive to L’Isle sur la Sorgue.  It was cold but with plenty of  sunshine and a lovely autumnal sky. L’Isle sur la Sorgue We arrived in L’Isle … Continue reading →

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Vence, France. Was Robert Burns referring to the New Partridge Family?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin

We’re now back in the south of France with Charlotte’s mum, Janet.  Thankfully, Charlotte’s father, Geoffrey, has recovered a little, he is out of hospital and now back at the nursing home.  It’s good that we’re close by and can … Continue reading →

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Manchester to Bristol via Sherston

Posted on November 6, 2013 by admin

A sunny, frosty Monday morning (the last frost we saw was in August at “Three Waters” in Queensland).  Sara and John were off to work early, and James left for college shortly afterwards.  We packed up our things, scraped the … Continue reading →

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Manchester

Posted on November 4, 2013 by admin

On Friday we drove north to Manchester to see Charlotte’s sister Sara, husband John and their son James.  We hadn’t seen them since their trip to Western Australia in 2012.  The drive up the M5 and M6 was horrible – … Continue reading →

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Bristol and Bath

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

We arrived at Sarah and Steve’s in the early evening.  After all the greetings Sarah and Katie dressed Ems and Ollie up and Katie took them Trick or Treating around the street, they came back armed with large bags of … Continue reading →

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From Devon to Somerset and Bristol

Posted on October 29, 2013 by admin

Monday morning we said goodbye to Pips and the children and drove north to Somerset to see our old friend Tina and her partner Steve. On the way we went to Burtle, the village where we last lived before emigrating … Continue reading →

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Devon with Pips, Annabelle and Thomas

Posted on October 28, 2013 by admin

Friday and time for school!  Yes, Emily and Oliver went to school with Annabelle and Thomas; it was the last day of term so there was lots of fun including experiments with bubble-making and dropping eggs to see if they … Continue reading →

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West Sussex and Dorset (visiting friends and relatives)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by admin

West Sussex: After a fantastic time in London it was time to move on.  Our next stop was West Marden in West Sussex to stay with Emily’s godparents, Phil and Tony Hughes and their lovely Springer Spaniel, Redd. We arrived … Continue reading →

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London, UK

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin

London, 17 – 21/10/2013 Phew!  It’s been a busy few days. Landed at Gatwick Airport on the 17th and drove to our hotel in Docklands.  Quick showers then drove into the West End for dinner and to see Les Miserables … Continue reading →

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