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La Jolla in 1 Day
We spent a day exploring La Jolla, an upscale neighbourhood spread along 7 miles of Pacific coastline just north of San Diego. I planned to meet up with an old friend from university, but he was taken ill, so we had to entertain ourselves… How to get to La Jolla La Jolla is just 12…
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Temecula in 2 Days
Temecula is a city in southern California. Situated in a valley around 40 mile inland, the area is famous for its wineries. We spent 2 days exploring Temecula during our California road trip, one in the historic old town and the second visiting a winery and doing a little shopping. How to get to Temecula…
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California 2 Week Road Trip
We’re off again. First stop, to spend Christmas with daughter no 2, who lives just south of San Francisco. It’s quite a trek. I reckon if everything went smoothly it could be done door to door in 18 hours. However, in my experience, San Francisco has one of the slowest immigration lines in the world…
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Banjul in 1 Day
We spent a day of our package holiday to a Gambian coastal resort on a visit to the capital of Banjul. As capital cities go, it’s small. This little capital on a river island has a population of just 31,000. In fact, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa. It’s really just a…
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The Gambia 1 Week Itinerary
Something we don’t do very often; take a package holiday. We booked a week in The Gambia. This tiny west African country, which spans the mouth of the River Gambia, is surrounded on three sides by Senegal and the fourth by the Atlantic Ocean. Our trip to The Gambia was fairly leisurely, however, not content with…
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Kraków Parkrun Guide
Kraków is an excellent place for a city break; compact but with plenty of interesting things to see and do, plus great food and drink. Throw in a parkrun and you have the perfect weekend. Kraków parkrun takes place in Błonia just west of the old town. We booked a very nice apartment close to…
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Marrakech: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 3 days exploring the Moroccan city of Marrakech. We chose to stay at a traditional Riad in the heart of the Medina – the ancient fortified city, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Most of our time was spent discovering the sights of the Medina, with the exception of the morning…
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Marrakech in 3 Days
We spent 3 days exploring the Moroccan city of Marrakech. We chose to stay at a traditional Riad in the heart of the Medina – the ancient fortified city, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Most of our time was spent discovering the sights of the Medina, with the exception of the morning…
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Ukraine 6 Day Itinerary
We spent 2 weeks in Ukraine, split between the capital Kyiv and Lviv, with a day trip to Chernobyl. Note: This blog has not been updated since the war. Day 1 Minsk to KyivFlight to KyivObolon Day 2 Kyiv Day 3 Chernobyl Day 4 LvivTrain to Lviv Day 5 Lviv to KyivTrain to Kyiv Day…
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My Top 3 Favourite Countries
Hi, I’m Jane. I’m retired and live in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. We spend our summers in Bournemouth and our winters travelling. I caught the travel bug at 17. I was on a school trip to West Germany and we were taken on a coach trip to see the border with the…
Jane's Midlife Journey 