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Homeward Bound
So ten weeks of travel are at an end. I am happy and relieved that I managed it all, with only a few low moments. It gives me confidence going forward. No matter where I go, I reckon I can … Continue reading
Mar sin leat Dùn Èideann (Good-bye Edinburgh)
I might be almost as in love with Edinburgh as Paris, although the latter certainly wins out on weather. (And despite the title of this post, I don’t speak the Gaelic). It’s been quite cold and blustery the last few … Continue reading
Scotland: Tour Highs and Lows
Edinburgh is fantastic, such a dramatic city, in terms of both landscape and history. Oh the craggy hills and deep gorges, the castles and dungeons and rivers and bridges and gardens and narrow streets and cobblestones. And the wars … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, Travel
Tagged Border Lands, Edinburgh, Grassmarket, Hadrian's Wall, Hermitage, Highlands, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Queen's View, Rosslyn Chapel
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The Lives of Others
Most of the new people I have met over the past two months are not living in their home countries. Either they are travellers or expats. As a traveller who has often imagined, at least, having a place in the … Continue reading
Volunteer Challenges
I applied for this volunteer placement in the south of France because the house looked fabulous in the photos, the reviews of the experience by other volunteers were positive, the hosts are my age (in fact older) and I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel
Tagged canal du midi, Ventenac-en-Minervois, volunteering abroad
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Grand Living in the south of France
So here I am, volunteering as a “workaway” in a maison de maître on the canal du midi in the south of France. Not so sure about this particular leg of the experiment, although the setting and house are stunning. … Continue reading
Au Revoir Paris!
I can’t believe I’m leaving Paris already. Where did the time go? I have walked and walked and walked some more. To the Marais, the right bank of the Seine, the Tuileries, the Jardin du Palais-Royal, the Cimetière Père Lachaise, the … Continue reading
