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Good Things Friday
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This week was a good one. Over the weekend, we flew to Sydney and stayed with four friends for the City to Surf race. I wasn’t running, but it was…
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France 2018: Paris Part 3
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WEDNESDAY 11TH APRIL After our usual breakfast of French pastries, we headed across the river for a stroll down Rue de Montorgueill. This is the cutest little street. We popped…
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Good Things Friday
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This week has been a busy one, with lots of good things. There has been a lot of watching the Olympics on TV. We’ve had some fun outings/celebrations, and this…
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France 2018: Paris, Day Trip to The Somme
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MONDAY 9th APRIL The plan today was to catch the fast train to Amiens to meet a tour guide for a tour of the Somme battlefields. This was a request…
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France 2018 – Provence to Paris
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FRIDAY 6th APRIL Today was a travel day. We were heading to Paris, but first, we had to get our last taste of picturesque Provence. Our first stop was the…
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Pharaoh at the NGV
Each year, the NGV puts on a Winter Masterpieces Show, sourcing exhibits from galleries and museums around the world. I went to their Picasso exhibition in 2022 and also Van…
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Good Things Friday
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This week has, as usual, been a bit of a mixed bag. I had a couple of medium-level migraines on the weekend and another on Tuesday, but luckily that was…
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France 2018 – Beaumes-de-Venise
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WEDNESDAY 4th April This morning, we packed up and left the wild Camargue for Beaumes-de-Venise, a small town northeast of Avignon, at the base of the Dentelles de Montmirail. First,…
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France 2018 – Cassis and the Camargue
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Sunday 1st April We took the train from Nice to Cassis in the morning, which took about 2.5 hours. This little port town is situated in a spectacular setting, sandwiched…
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France 2018 – Nice
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Thursday 29th March We arrived in Nice by plane mid-afternoon and caught the bus into the town centre. Our host met us at the apartment and let us in. Once…
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