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So blog fans, I’m back from five days in sunny Valencia, the lesser known of Spain’s main cities. Crammed full of gorgeous architecture both old and brand spanking new, amazing food markets, botanical gardens, beaches and castles. We stayed at the Hotel Senator Parque Central, a nice, spotlessly clean, if somewhat impersonal, hotel within walkingContinue reading “Valencia – sun, markets and epic firework displays!”

This adorable group of Bishnoi children in the Thar desert outside of Jodphur were being co-opted into a photo shoot by a very insistent group of snap happy Japanese tourists. The youngest boy was not amused, especially when made to hold a goat . . . The potter still throws his pots in the traditionalContinue reading “Images of the day – the potters yard”

It’s official, I am addicted to the marvellous prosumer site Tripadvisor. It seems impossible for me to stay in a hotel, visit an attraction, eat a meal or even look at a view, without getting on the laptop and tap tapping away at a review! From local cafes and restaurants to wonders of the world,Continue reading “Trip advisor addict!!”

The smoothest pensioner in pop glides onto the stage and strikes a stance, legs apart, fedora tilted forward to hide his weathered, expressive face. So begins the culmination of a lifetime’s dream for me – to see the great man in person, to hear him perform songs that have haunted, sobered and uplifted me sinceContinue reading “Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas Tour, Birmingham. September 8 2013”

Wasn’t expecting to manage to squeeze another trip in before the BIG one in December but we’ve managed it!! Found cheap flights to Valencia in Spain for October so off for five nights to celebrate our 7th anniversary. Not sure what to expect or what to see, so waiting for the obligatory guide book toContinue reading “Valencia – an extra trip!!”

Having been up high on Petrin hill we hopped on and off the fantastic little trams that pootle all around the city. Roaming the back streets and secluded squares dotted around the city we enjoyed getting lost and stumbling across hidden gems. Here’s a selection of snaps of street scenes in Prague. Here’s some ofContinue reading “Street sights in Prague”

(This post relates to my old blogger site BTW) Mixing up the posts a little now, a bit of travel, a bit of digital learning through trial and error! Today’s lesson – viewers, audience and discrepancies between the figures on Blogger’s stats and Google analytics. A while ago I managed to install Google analytics to trackContinue reading “Blow to the ego but digital learning!”

So, taking a brief break from narrating my latest exploits in Eastern Europe I have had a quick scan back through the past three years (!!) of blog posts. As  I did so I’ve been tidying up posts. Partly because a random picture of Johnny Depp as a vampire has started appearing on all myContinue reading “Neatening up old posts, laughing at myself, Johnny Depp and SEO . . .”

We always knew that if we ever visited Poland we would have to make a decision whether or not to visit Auschwitz. I have always been of the opinion that I owed it in some way to the inhabitants of a country to learn and experience as much of their history, good and bad, asContinue reading “Auschwitz.”