Category: Travel
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St Alban’s South Signal Box
We’ve just returned from St Alban’s South Signal Box as part of Heritage Open Days 2011. We’ve gone by it countless times on the train ‘down to London’ as they say but we had no idea that it’s open to the public. In fact, it’s open every second Sunday of the month. Do check the…
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Kids and jetlag
We’ve just returned from a fabulous holiday in Canada. The only downside is we’re now suffering from jetlag, Madame and I have been up since 2 am and she’s now on her second movie. I don’t find it too bad when we travel to Canada. We usually have a couple of days of her waking…
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Planes, trains and automobiles
A couple of weeks ago we parked our VW Passat on the drive and headed to Canada. I have to say my hubby doesn’t miss commuting into London by train nor do I miss sitting stationary on the M25. We’ve driven everything from an AC Cobra to quad bikes. Sometimes I do wonder why I…
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Boat for Hire
My hubby’s been itching to get Madame on the water. He definitely has a love of the sea; he used to do a lot of scuba diving, sailing and windsurfing. Unfortunately, a lot has changed in the last 20 years in relation to health and safety. So, it’s no longer a matter of popping down…
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Butterfly World
If you haven’t been to Butterfly World, near St. Albans, in awhile you may be surprised at some of the improvements. When it first opened it was a bit of a disaster; very overpriced, including the café and it was pretty much a building site. It was nice to see all the improvements yesterday, they’ve…