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rye
After 87 hours of driving, 2 miles from Rye we were diverted 20 minutes away due to an accident (the local policeman insisted on explaining the directions to every single driver, even though he could...
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yellowness
He’d downloaded the new Jack White album, handed over an eye-watering amount of dosh for petrol and charged up the natsav, so we were totes prepared for the 90 minutes to Cambridgeshire and there was...
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a weekend in the country
…during which I spent a day in chef’s whites (thrilling!) and learnt how to make arguably, the best chocolate brownies in the known universe; Mr P did not die in a firey ball of metal à la Goose vs...
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araf
We have returned from four days chugging along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal on a narrowboat called ‘Country Lass’ : average speed 2 miles an hour. I have learnt the importance of dry socks. I...
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california dreaming
The scent of eucalyptus, the big yellow thing in the sky, the sweetness of clementines, the friendliness of locals, the unapologetic bigness of all things (cars, homes, dreams), the guacamole dunked in...
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my sunshine
The last week of our holiday has been a week of sunshine on the sunshine coast. And we got so much more than we bargained for: I spent most of the week slathered in SPF 856+ suncream, because Australia...
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the difficult business of post-adventure re-entry
Have you had that thing happen after a really awesome holiday? After spending days, maybe weeks in a place where there are no alarm clocks, commutes, or cubicles, you begin to suspect this place has...
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a week in the new forest
There was an evening train from Oxford, birthday cake, a barn in the woods, a roaring fire, monopoly and bowls of soup. We spent afternoons walking through the trees in our gumboots – the only humans...
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frohliche wehnachten
We are in Vienna for Christmas with the original Mr & Mrs P. Its been a lovely week of exploring, interspersed with afternoon naps in our massive hotel bed, the occasional weiner schnitzel and much...
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notes from a hostel: hot water and bugs optional
These words are coming to you live from Stay on Main, a boutique hostel for the discerning traveller to Downtown LA. They use words like ‘hip’ and ‘vibe’ on their website, and the photos are of light...
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pygmy hippos for easter
In less than a month *crosses everything* we’ll be leaving Londontown for our little house in the woods. So we decided to stay here for Easter and do thrilling Londony things. Of course, for three...
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the loosening
We’ve been here for four days. Or is it 47? I can’t remember the last time I felt so… languid. Everything has slowed right down, to this drowsy summer pace and I can’t even half finish a crossword to...
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anniversary, the third
He’d made a dinner reservation at the hotel overlooking the mouth of the Sienne, and it was such a long way to drive, why didn’t we stay? And so thats how we ended up eating under centuries old oak...
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ruling over my martyrdom
yesterday at 10,000 feet above England, en route to Boston Whenever I am on a longish flight, I regularly check the flight information. I find it deeply reassuring to watch the tiny graphic aeroplane...
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the bare-assed minimums
I used to fantasise all the time about being in an accident. Nothing too disfiguring or debilitating, just something to put me in a coma for about six weeks. I made sure this was stated on every...
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the science behind the myth of enoughness
Well, we survived spent Easter in the Brecon Beacons! For four days we lived in a small wooden cabin with no electricity and one hot water tap. We cooked on a little gas camping stove and...
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frohliche wehnachten
We are in Vienna for Christmas with the original Mr & Mrs P. Its been a lovely week of exploring, interspersed with afternoon naps in our massive hotel bed, the occasional weiner schnitzel and much...
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notes from a hostel: hot water and bugs optional
These words are coming to you live from Stay on Main, a boutique hostel for the discerning traveller to Downtown LA. They use words like ‘hip’ and ‘vibe’ on their website, and the photos are of light...
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pygmy hippos for easter
In less than a month *crosses everything* we’ll be leaving Londontown for our little house in the woods. So we decided to stay here for Easter and do thrilling Londony things. Of course, for three...
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the loosening
We’ve been here for four days. Or is it 47? I can’t remember the last time I felt so… languid. Everything has slowed right down, to this drowsy summer pace and I can’t even half finish a crossword to...
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