Category Archives: Travel

Escape to Brittany 🇬🇧

Posted on April 29, 2026 by admin

From windswept coastlines to gloriously unexpected sunshine, this short Brittany adventure capture the kind of escape that makes you want to throw a bag in the car and disappear for a few days. Between charming seaside moments, sharp observations, good … Continue reading →

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Canal du Midi 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

Before the TGV, before the motorway, before even the steam engine, one obsessed Frenchman carved a 241-kilometre waterway through the south of France using nothing but a battered compass, 15,000 workers, and his entire family fortune. The Canal du Midi … Continue reading →

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Spanish 🇪🇸 adventure

Posted on February 16, 2026 by admin

It was supposed to be a simple Spanish holiday. A bit of sun, a few tapas, maybe a glass of Rioja and a quiet return home. But as often happens in Spain, things didn’t go quite according to plan. What … Continue reading →

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Les Aiguilles Rouges 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on February 11, 2026 by admin

What could possibly go wrong when you decide to “just go for a little hike” in the Aiguilles Rouges? Towering peaks, suspiciously steep paths, dazzling alpine lakes, and the occasional reminder that gravity is not your friend… Join me for … Continue reading →

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Mopeds and a Falcon 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on January 31, 2026 by admin

When Czech tyre pragmatism collided with a French moped fever dream, nothing went as planned — and everything became unforgettable. Dive into a story of quirky characters, unexpected twists, and a two-wheeled adventure that proves the road to passion is … Continue reading →

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The great winter escape 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

Posted on January 5, 2026 by admin

They say timing is everything. Whoever ‘they’ are clearly weren’t talking about my recent departure from Germany – which happened to be exactly three days before Mother Nature decided to dump enough snow on Hannover to make front-page news. Coincidence? … Continue reading →

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The week that was 01/2026

Posted on January 4, 2026 by admin

My luggage divorced itself at Charles de Gaulle, I won a music quiz without answering a single question correctly, and I’m about to start a diet that nobody asked for. If this is what 2026 looks like, buckle up—it’s going … Continue reading →

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Looking back… and looking up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by admin

As the year winds down, a simple list of flight routes turns into a quiet revelation about how the world really moves. From familiar airports to surprisingly busy corridors across Asia, this is a brief end-of-year reflection on travel, geography, … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Germany

Posted on December 23, 2025 by admin

As our loyal luggage at long last staggered back from its impromptu European tour, battered, bemused, and improbably still containing Christmas presents (phew!). Delivered straight to our son’s house in Algermissen, this emotional reunion restored festive order, rescued dignity, and … Continue reading →

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Paris rules the world (again) 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on December 5, 2025 by admin

Paris has just been crowned the world’s best city for the fifth year in a row — but of course! — while London politely shuffles backward in the rankings. With a dose of French pride, a few well-aimed jabs, and … Continue reading →

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