introducing…….
Jgirl14’s story, based on Grandpa’s young-boy wartime exploits, and most probably incorporating the experiences of other people she has had opportunity to interview whilst on this trip as well. People...
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by the cook Byland Abbey, 1/2 a mile from Wass, 1 1/2 from Oldstead, 6 1/2 from Helmsley, England My kitchen view keeps changing. This morning when I was chucking together the curry it was out across a...
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by Rachael somewhere between Corbridge and Hexham, England A blog reader (hi Sharon!) writes: Hubby says “They must be getting sick of castles and ruins”. I say “NO WAY!!” So, what’s the answer? You’re...
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by Mama/Writer/Educator on a quiet country lane near Aydon, sheep bleating in the field beside us, England A day at Corbridge Roman Town, excavated in the last hundred years, having fallen into disuse...
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by the older four children (edited by Rach, who took excerpts straight from their journals) Windermere, England What do those four above have in common? Anybody know? Read on to see…. Jgirl14 starts...
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Same beach south of Patra, Greece If we felt like we were in a fairy tale in Germany….and preparing for medieval battles with the kings and queens of England….and swimming round bowls of pasta in Italy...
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Krakow, Poland She heard the whoosh of the car racing at breakneck speed through the puddle. She turned to see who, on that busy street behind her, would wear the splash. It turned out to be her! The...
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Auckland, New Zealand The wealth of Europe was a stark contrast to the poverty we experienced in Asia. But it did not challenge us – we were removed from it, living relatively simply with just our...
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Auckland, New Zealand Little Routine We Wrote In Romania is now up on our wall: looks serious huh? don’t be fooled! We’re not ready for noticeboards telling us what to do 😉 I wrote this before we...
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Auckland, New Zealand Of course individual replies are much more personal, but responding to readers’ comments and question in a blogpost is much easier. Even though we do not usually shy away from...
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