Author: Jacqui
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Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Gherkin – The view from my desk The London summer has come and passed. My favourite season is now…
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When you realise it’s time to take a break from travelling
There just does not seem to be enough hours in a day to do everything that there is to do…
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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!
He has that look in his eye. That seething look that says “Don’t talk to me, or I’ll Kill you!”.…
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Notting Hill Carnival Survival Guide
According to its own website, the Notting Hill Carnival originated in 1964, as an off-shoot of the Trinidad Carnival, and…
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Hit The Ground Running
It’s 7pm on Sunday afternoon, the sun is warm in the bright blue sky outside, the fish tank on the…
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Hit the Road, Jack
Bonjour de Lyon! After a hectic trip to London for the Olympics and Paris to apply for replacement passports, we…
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Experience Lyon, France, like a local
Founded in 43 BC by the Romans, Lyon is located in 470km south of Pairs in the Rhône-Alpes region close to…
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An Olympic Weekend in London! (2012)
When we were in the very first ‘idea stage’ of planning our overseas adventure (before we decided to get engaged,…
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Bastille Day Fireworks & Ayers Rock – The Boat
So it has been 51 days since we were stranded in Lyon and 11 days since the food started to…
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The UK: Baths, Sheep Poo and King William the 4th
Escaping Lyon After a whole month of lazing around the apartment in Lyon we were craving a change of scenery…