Abbotsleigh Reunion in Brussels Late in June there was the largest Abbotsleigh school reunion ever to be held in Brussels, or maybe the only one! So it was that 4 ex-Abbotsleigh girls (and 3 bubs!) all met up in Brussels, and it was just like old times! Ingrid and her little girl Saskia travelled down from Paris, Kelly and her little girl Eliana travelled up from Mallorca, and I travelled from London, all to meet up in Brussels, to hang out with the youngest bub on the scene Robert, and his mum Lucy!! The hubbies were helping out with the babies [View Full Entry]

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With Benny and Karen inviting me to their wedding in Spain during June, it was a great opportunity to make the most of spending a few days in the sunshine exploring the nearby town of Granada. Granada and the Alhambra Palace I have always heard wonderful things about Granada, and it exceeded my expectations in every way! I arrived around 7pm and decided to just drop my bags and head out into the lingering afternoon heat, exploring all the little streets. A map is not in any way necessary and I enjoyed getting lost down the tiny cobbled streets, discovering little [View Full Entry]

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Well May has been a very busy month travel wise, with trips to Argentina and India for work, however there were certainly some other fun times in London in between all this travel as well! I'll start with my most recent trip to India and there's two pages of photos this time as well! To India … This time getting to Jaipur and completing the Golden Triangle! As I was saying, I am lucky to get to Delhi each year around this time and this trip I managed to add on a day of holiday to get to the famous ancient [View Full Entry]

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So... I was quite busy during April, getting out and about to the Cotswolds for easter, doing a weekend photography course in London, going to my friend Jule's wedding and also spending the long weekend in Stavanger, Norway visiting my friend Jo Mitchell. Girls weekend in the Cotswolds So I was just back from Ghana and heading off 2 days later for a weekend with Tania Zappala (an old friend from college) and her friend Zoe in the Cotswolds. Whilst I've been to the Cotswolds before, I'd never been to the Waterpark, what was where we stayed this time in a [View Full Entry]

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So.. I'm up to February with my blog... being back in London after having been on holiday for so long in Mexico and Australia was rather tough, although I'm not sure you'll be feeling that sorry for me though considering I'd had a very easy start to the year! Crutches and top floor apartments don't mix! This good run of holiday luck grinded to a halt back in London where, in my first fortnight, I had the painful experience of tearing my calf muscle while playing netball. The annoying thing was that it was just a freak accident as I was [View Full Entry]

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Well, it was only about a week between holidays, so it was tough to be heading off again on another adventure! This time it was heading home to visit family and friends for 3 weeks, with the added bonus of getting a taste of aussie summer! A brief weekend in Sydney - Surfing, Australia Day BBQ and cocktails with 360° views over Sydney! Surfing with Lizzy in Cronulla I arrived back in Sydney on the Saturday evening, pleased to get through the notorious customs queue in record time, and was soon being greeted at the airport by my sister Lizzy. It [View Full Entry]

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We're almost into Summer (fingers crossed) so I do need to get my overdue blogs out, including both a trip to Mexico over New Years and a trip to Australia in January! Starting with Mexico (Part 1) ... Pete and I decided to head back to Central America on Boxing Day for a wonderful 17 days.. to soak up some sun, practice some spanish and see a new country! On my big trip in 2007 I had skipped Mexico and gone straight to Guatemala to learn spanish, so I was keen to see the country that gets such great reviews from [View Full Entry]

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So... back for Part 2 of the Mexican holiday over Christmas and New Year. After Puebla we had a beautiful journey through the mountains until we reached the town of Oaxaca... I'll first of all start by sounding out "Oaxaca" as it is actually pronounced... "Wa-Hah-Car"... even if you know a bit of spanish this is not an obvious spelling and caught me out as well!! Highlights of Oaxaca... Giant Trees, Mitla Ruins, Drinking Mezcal and Eating Grasshoppers!! A lot of the attractions around Oaxaca are quite difficult to get to on public transport and all in one day, so we [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone, I haven't done a blog for a little while but wanted to update you on a few of my adventures before christmas, including a weekend away with my girlfriends from college and a work trip down to Ghana! Weekend at Caen Hill Lock with the girls (and Max!) Starting with a weekend away with the girls, which is not actually completely correct, as it was the first time in history there was a boy on our girls weekend away! So we were lucky enough to have Max Power, Sal's adorable little bub, joining Sal, Vettie, Jules and myself for [View Full Entry]

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Happy new year everyone! Holidays in San Francisco Slightly overdue I know, however in November last year I had a lovely holiday in sunny San Francisco for 10 days, staying with Sarah, a friend I had met travelling in South America. Sarah and her sister Leah were the perfect hosts, as I was treated to a great pad, a bike (so l'd feel like a local following the bike routes all over the city), and of course great tips of things to do and places to see! My first night in San Francisco was heaps of fun with Leah showing me [View Full Entry]

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