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Two young deer munching some grass

December 2023: Festive Frolics to see out the year!!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I especially miss Brussels during the festive season, so we’ve been trying to replicate some of the fun of the Christmas markets with trips to our local National Trust houses to see their Christmas decorations. There’s less mulled wine on offer (i.e. none), but the decorations are all so lovely and varied. 

To the left, the end of a hammock is visible while in the distance, a bandstand looks over the sea

Where I’m Travelling in 2023

This post is perhaps a little late in the day since I am writing it in June, but lets pretend it’s January. I recently realised that I’ve entered a new phase in my travelling life, and for possibly the first time ever, I knew what my travel plans for the year looked like quite early on. In the past, some combination of being an expat (and therefore spending a lot of time returning to the UK for holidays), the pandemic...