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Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up January 2026

Jacqueline Lambert's dogs, The Fab Four, wearing bright fleec coats, in a wintry landscape

Since 1st of January, we’re back on the road! On 7th of January, we were supposed to catch a ferry from Sète in France to Nador in Morocco, but we cancelled it because of my teeth! I broke two crowns and needed a root canal, apparently, which kept us near Castelnaudry in southern France forContinue reading “Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up January 2026”

Dogs, Diesel, & Disaster: 2025 in a Nutshell!

Large wooden troll sculpture in Denmark with The Fab Four, Jacqueline Lambert's dogs posing on his arm.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re just evacuating ‘the brick’ – the farmhouse in southern France, where we enjoyed 3 months’ down time from travelling, after a hectic and disaster-prone year. We started 2025 with our usual ski break in beautiful Monte Rosa – break being the operative word. The disasters started happening when our friend’s friendContinue reading “Dogs, Diesel, & Disaster: 2025 in a Nutshell!”

Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up November 2025

Author Jacqueline Lambert's Fab Four Cavapoo dogs sitting on a wall in front of the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne in France

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”

Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round Up July 2025

A tranquil canal scene with a canalside pub and trees reflecting in the water

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”