I have a Little List!

  I consider myself very fortunate to have seen so much and to have experienced to much in 40 years of travel.    The great thing though is that a bucket list never shortens.  Even after visiting a place,  I come home and think of all the reasons and why I need to go back! […]

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Where We Went in 2017

2017 was a particularly busy year travel wise.  Apart from our usual trips,  there were two ‘significant’ birthdays and two family gatherings that were all celebrated with mini breaks abroad.   JANUARY We rang in the year in Washington DC where we stayed for 5 nights before heading to New York. Read about our visit […]

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Washington DC

A change of heart… I never had any real inclination to visit Washington DC..  I always knew there was plenty to see and do but I’m not really a ‘museum person’ and could take or leave the politics. So I embraced this particular new year’s  mini break with less enthusiasm than usual….  and was blown […]

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Costa Rica

  5  / 10 / 15 Reasons to visit Costa Rica!  As if anyone needs an excuse to head to this beautiful country!    Located between two oceans,  with rain forests,  cloud forests,  arid lands and mangrove swamps,  there is something here to suit absolutely everyone. We met several visitors from the USA who travel […]

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On the Road – Where we stayed: the Lodges of Namibia

    We were fortunate enough to stay in a selection of lodges while travelling through Namibia (as well as hotels in the two urban areas).   Most lodges are not large so reservations really are necessary – especially in remote areas where there is not a huge choice of accommodation.  In general they work on […]

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