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Rosie vs New Kate (update)

Six months or so ago, I wrote a comparison piece between New Kate (TomTom) and Rosie’s built-in satnav (RNS-E). At that time, and since, I’ve generally settled for Rosie over Kate, but thought that perhaps, on a longer trip around … Continue reading

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Holiday Planning

It’s that time of year when we plan our summer holiday, and this year we’re off on Euro Road Trip II. Two weeks zooming around Europe, although fewer stops this time and therefore more time at each place. The Italian … Continue reading

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Wales

The last bank holiday weekend, we headed over to North Wales again. I loved it last time, wandering mostly around Snowdonia, with a bit of pottering around other interesting places, and we stayed in a rather lovely manor. This time, … Continue reading

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Peak

It’s so nice having a bit of sunshine recently, after a long, cold and damp winter. May bank holiday season is upon us and we took a trip up to the Peak District. Nice to give Rosie a run out, … Continue reading

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Belgium!

We’re off to Antwerp this weekend, and once again we find ourselves in Belgium during the Belgian GP but without going to the race. Anyways, I like Belgium and am looking forward to another hurtle through the French/Belgian countryside, then … Continue reading

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Dubai

We’ve just got back from a mini break to Dubai for my wife’s birthday. We stayed at Al Qasr in the Madinet Jumeirah resort – this is near the palm island and adjacent to the Burj al Arab. The resort … Continue reading

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Mini break

Today, we’re leaving the chilly British weather for Dubai for four days. This is good because I haven’t actually had a proper full day off work since New Years Day – even reasonably free weekends sees me having to do … Continue reading

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Visiting

Today, we’re going to visit family. Specifically, my mum and step-dad in Gloucestershire and on the way, picking up my sister (Tooting) and my older brother (Molesey). Nothing unusual about this I suppose, except I don’t get to see family … Continue reading

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Holiday pics

As a wrap up of posts from our recent holiday in Wales and North York Moor, here is a link to the picture collection page on Flickr.

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Goathland

After four days in Snowdonia, we headed north and east to Pickering and the North York Moors. Not as dramatically pretty as Snowdonia, but I quite like the bleakness of moors, and there are some hilly bits too. And some … Continue reading

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