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  • Best till last
    St Cuthberts Way May 2025
    30/05/2025

    Best till last

    Our last day walk along the pilgrims causeway was a celebration of family and friends.  3 miles of laughing, falling, getting wet, playing, being together, […]

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  • “Barbara,  it’s 8.40
    St Cuthberts Way May 2025
    29/05/2025

    “Barbara,  it’s 8.40

    … and we were having breakfast at 8.45!!! We made it and nobody noticed.  A longer than anticipated walk today, blustery winds, but the sun […]

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  • St Cuthberts Way May 2025
    28/05/2025

    An Italian Gem

    We started and finished in sunshine today.  The flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and six happy walkers passed over the border into beautiful […]

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  • Mr Pink Hat
    St Cuthberts Way May 2025
    27/05/2025

    Mr Pink Hat

    Day 2 18.5 miles harestains to kirk yetholm complete. Again the weather was brilliant, the bonus being we didn’t get wet. We all woke up […]

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  • Cuthberts Birthday Kisses
    St Cuthberts Way May 2025
    26/05/2025

    Cuthberts Birthday Kisses

    Today was a good day.  The six of us plus 2 dogs left Melrose at 9.45am. Up and over the Eildons with ease, a lovely […]

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  • Lochore Country Park and Benarty Hills
    Walks 2024
    04/09/2024

    Lochore Country Park and Benarty Hills

    A short drive to fife to the Lochore Country Park. One of the largest land regeneration projects in Europe. Now a large large with water […]

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  • Au Revoir France
    France 2024
    05/08/2024

    Au Revoir France

    We’ve had a ball.

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  • We Waved, We shouted…Again!
    France 2024
    04/08/2024

    We Waved, We shouted…Again!

    We put a bit more effort in today with a round trip walk of 10 miles. Well you do have to find the right place […]

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  • We Waved and Shouted
    France 2024
    03/08/2024

    We Waved and Shouted

    But the first brit was only 13th but hey we’ve been to the Olympics!! We went to find a good viewing point for the men’s […]

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  • Classic, Artistic, Pretty Chartres
    France 2024
    02/08/2024

    Classic, Artistic, Pretty Chartres

    Nearly didn’t stop in Chartres but very pleased we did. The cathedral was magnificent as they always are, always overlooking the villages. One unusual aspect […]

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  • Croque Monsieur
    France 2024
    01/08/2024

    Croque Monsieur

    The aim today was to go shopping. We chose Turquant because it had artisanal craft shops built into the caves. We arrived at lunchtime and […]

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  • The Art of Gardening
    France 2024
    31/07/2024

    The Art of Gardening

    We love gardens, we love contemporary art and we love sculptures and today we found all three in the beautiful gardens of the Chateau Villandry. […]

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  • Some Like it Hot … 39 degrees. Mais Pas Nous
    France 2024
    30/07/2024

    Some Like it Hot … 39 degrees. Mais Pas Nous

    We knew it was going to be hot today so where better to go than a cave, a wine cave no less, but a special […]

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  • Living the Dream
    France 2024
    29/07/2024

    Living the Dream

    The sun is shining, the fields are full of sunflowers, the verges crammed with wild flowers, magical castles are in abundance, the French open roads […]

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  • Ile Art Malans
    France 2024
    28/07/2024

    Ile Art Malans

    After a bit of breakfast contemplation we decided that we ought to see more of the region than just vines. We headed to the east […]

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  • Warm Rain
    France 2024
    27/07/2024

    Warm Rain

    Nuits-St-Georges, the holy grail for many a wine lover, so what choice did we have? Every other house and shop was a wine tasting venue […]

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  • Route des Grands Crus
    France 2024
    26/07/2024

    Route des Grands Crus

    After saying goodbye to one of the local residents, a red squirrel, we said goodbye to Lyon. We set off towards the Route des Grand […]

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  • A Tale of Two Rivers
    France 2024
    25/07/2024

    A Tale of Two Rivers

    Lyon is the second largest city in France and is based around 2 rivers. Today we started looking at murals/Street art in the Croix-rousse (Old […]

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  • Roland… (Private Joke!!)
    France 2024
    24/07/2024

    Roland… (Private Joke!!)

    Once we’d finished all the household bits and sussed the tram strike we ventured forth. Lyon is a city of 2 rivers, the Rhone and […]

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  • Wild Flowers to Sunflowers
    France 2024
    23/07/2024

    Wild Flowers to Sunflowers

    Today was a day of crossing borders. We crossed from France to Italy over the Col de Lombardie. The scenery was magnificent as it has […]

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