I’m finally getting around to writing up our two week trip to France in May last year. I’m reversing the order as we went to the UK first – I’ll do some posts about that part of trip later. In general, I’ll be trying to focus on places that I haven’t visited or written about …
Having had a hiatus from the blog, I’ve got a lot of photos stored up from home and abroad. Before getting on with my long overdue writing up of the past year’s travels, I thought I’d do a photo gallery of Djeran season – my favourite time of the year here. I’ve written posts about …
As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share a few travel memories taken during our European trip in April/May. I’ll be writing up more detailed posts in the New Year. Malvern Hills Worcestershire (below), York on a very rainy day, Fountains Abbey Yorkshire, Regents’ Canal and Coal Drops Yard (Kings Cross) and …
This year just seems to have flown by – so much been happening these past few months especially with some family issues over in the UK. Hence I’m off over there again in a couple of weeks time to help my brother sort out my dad’s flat and get it onto the market. After a …
I have a few more photos that I’ve been meaning to share from my 24 hours in Paris with Mlle (in September 2022). Monsieur and I are setting off in just over a week for a month-long trip to Europe, including a couple of days in Paris. I’ve promised my 11 year old granddaughter I …
Hopefully no one has been waiting on lunch since my last post about the first part of our Parisian trip last year (see here). Anyway, after an early start in London, journeying to Paris and exploring the area around Notre Dame, breakfast seemed a long while ago and Mlle and I were feeling in urgent …
Last year I did a relatively short trip (just over 2 weeks) to the UK to see my extended family for the first time since the Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions. I went with my younger daughter, Mlle, who wanted to catch up with her London-based friends, plus had a wedding to go to in …
Last year I wrote about the Nyoongar seasons here in the south western part of WA (see here). The concept of the six cycles of the year and their close connection with nature are a far better way of understanding the changing of the seasons in this part of the world than the traditional four …
A bit late for Christmas but just in time for the New Year! A few photos taken around Christmas-time here in Perth – a far cry from the heatwave of last year where we sweltered through relentless days of 40 degrees plus. This year, it’s been far milder with strong south-westerly winds. We’re not complaining …
I visited the UK at the end of August for just over a couple of weeks to see my family. With the Covid pandemic and closed borders, this was the first time that I’d ventured overseas in 3 and a half years. Most of the time was spent up in Yorkshire where my family live. …
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