Murphy’s law “No one realises how beautiful it is to travel, until he rests his head on his old familiar pillow” – Lin Yutang We had waited a long time to be able to take a trip to see family. A year had passed, being ‘socially… Read More »TRAVEL
A tale of three countries We’re in quarantine. A year ago ‘Travel in a time of Coronavirus’ talked of our journey from Oslo – Copenhagen – Rome. One year on, we took this trip. Ireland Our first stop was Dublin. We hadn’t been in a… Read More »TRAVEL
One Year On “Andiamo” Last July we flew from Oslo and Copenhagen, wearing masks for just a few hours and armed with Norwegian ‘anti-bac’ hand gel. It was early on in the Coronavirus pandemic, at a time when very few people were travelling, and neither… Read More »TRAVEL
“Lions, Lions” Sport is a great reason to travel. And many rugby supporters all over the world will travel for The British Lions Tour. It is a unique sporting event, like many others, occurring every four years. It started in 1888. The tour takes the team to… Read More »TRAVEL
The beautiful game I miss football. I hadn’t realised how much, until I started watching the EURO 2020 Championship. It’s been about two years since I last watched my home team AFC Wimbledon playing. Since then we raised enough money as a community and… Read More »TRAVEL
Anyone for Tennis? Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. – Arthur Ashe Wimbledon gave the world the Wombles and Wimbledon football club. But most people will know my hometown for just one thing; Tennis. People… Read More »TRAVEL
Moving on? “I think I’m quite ready for another adventure” – Bilbo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings) With every international move, my dad would always say the same thing to me before we went; “Happy Landings”, a throwback to his years of working in… Read More »TRAVEL
Fa una bella Figura L’eleganza è nel nostro modo di essere più che nell’abito che indossiamo (Elegance is more in our way of being than in the dress we wear) Travel can be a great teacher We’ve been learning about Fa una Bella Figura.… Read More »TRAVEL
The Staycation “By plane, by train, by boat – it doesn’t matter as long as I can travel.” We just got back from the coast. Like most, it’s been many months since we’ve travelled anywhere. I’d asked PKP where he wanted to go… Read More »TRAVEL
Backstory “Travel As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life’s not meant to be lived in one place” My first job was in a film studio was when I was 15. I spent 13 years after that… Read More »TRAVEL