We’re still ‘in the brick’ in a farmhouse in southern France, where we’re enjoying some down time from travelling, and I am using the break productively as a writers’ retreat. It’s been very valuable creative time, since I completed my new travel memoir, and the BIG NEWS is that More Manchester Than Mongolia: An UnexpectedContinue reading “Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up November 2025”
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Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up July 2025
We’re still in the UK escaping Schengen, but have booked our ferries to France and Morocco. Our application for a Schengen-busting French Long Stay Visa was successful, so we now have 180 days in France, with 90 days in Schengen either side. We depart these fair shores on the 7th August, so watch out forContinue reading “Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up July 2025”
10 Things I’ve Learned from Life on the Road
My husband, Mark and I, packed up our life in 2016 to embark on a 3-year trip in our caravan (RV trailer.) Nine years into that 3-year trip, it seems we underestimated how addictive travel could be. So here we are, still touring, but in The Beast, a rather more rugged 6×4-wheel drive ex-army vehicleContinue reading “10 Things I’ve Learned from Life on the Road”
Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up June 2025
Wow! Time flies and here we are, half way through the year. It’s been a busy month. We’re currently in the UK escaping Schengen, as well as catching up with friends and inter-trip administration, such as doctors, dentists, vet visits (for the dogs!), truck maintenance, and applying for a Schengen-busting French Long Stay Visa. IfContinue reading “Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up June 2025”