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Postcards from our holiday

Canaries

Day two

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We all woke early. Although, not strictly true. Char and I woke early but due to being in separate rooms weren’t aware of the other. I did my workout and Char read. Lizzy snoozed until way after we’d boiled the … Read more
Canaries

First day

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(Brief) we eventually arrived at hotel after a coach connection of approx 75mins. Hotel large and sprawling. Nine accommodation blocks, three bars, inside and outside stage for entertainment. But at this time of year too dark for outside evening entertainment … Read more
Italy

Procida

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As you look at a map of Naples, the island of Procida is many miles to the left just above it’s larger brother Isola d’Ischia. It’s a tiny island, less than 2 miles square and covered with a network of … Read more
Italy

Sorrento

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We travelled right down the coast to Sorrento, a beautiful small costal town. It was packed with coach loads of tourists which caused the small streets to slow to an amble, rather than the brisk pace we’d been maintaining on … Read more
Italy

Pompeii

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If you’re anything like me, you won’t have considered just how vast Pompeii was. It wasn’t a small village which was over run by the volcano, it was a huge city. To walk around the city’s ruins took us four … Read more
Italy

exploring Naples

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Today we explored Naples and took a mega step challenge, climbing a staggering 500 steps up 50 flights of cobbled steps to ascend to the top of one of the biggest hills surrounding the city. Half way up we were … Read more
Italy

First day in Naples

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brief report: after arriving and collecting the car, we braved the nutters on the road ( the locals) and navigated to our hotel. Not sure how we arrived in one piece without any collisions as the only highway code rule … Read more
Florida '23

Day 13 – last day 

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I can’t believe today is our last full day in Orlando, strictly speaking, we’ve been staying in Kissimmee. Having missed the Orca Experience Show at SeaWorld last Tuesday due to the rain causing play to be abandoned, we returned today … Read more
Florida '23

Day 12 – Epcot

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Epcot is one of the original Disney parks along with Magic Kingdom but isn’t a fully-fledged rollercoaster park, and instead focuses on discovery and knowledge. We began our day by riding on Journey into Space, a space travel simulator which … Read more