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    • Bush Routes:
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    • Into The Unknown
    • Lightning Strike
    • Our strange invitation
    • The Curious Tale Of The Day Bag And The Dress
    • The Dirty Plastic Bucket
    • The story of Mangala
    • Travel Stories: From The Boudoir To The Bosphorus
    • Travel Stories: The Nungwi Sunset
    • Welcome To Dar
    • Were We Safe? Take A Look…
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  • Phil & Michaela
    • About Phil & Michaela
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  • Destinations
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      • Botswana 2024
      • Cape Verde 2023
      • Egypt 2022
      • Kenya 2024
      • Malawi 2024
      • MOROCCO 2016
      • Morocco 2023
      • Tunisia 2022
      • Zambia 2024
      • Zimbabwe 2024
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      • Bolivia 2025
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      • Singapore 2023
      • Thailand 2020
      • Turkey 2020
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      • Vietnam 2023
    • Europe
      • ALBANIA & KOSOVO 2016
      • Andorra 2023
      • Athens & The Cyclades 2019 – Tinos, Syros, Andros
      • AUSTRIA 2016
      • Corsica 2025
      • Croatia 2020
      • Cyprus 2023
      • France 2023
      • Greece 2021
      • Greece 2024
      • GREEK ISLANDS 2017 – SANTORINI, SIKINOS, FOLEGANDROS
      • ITALY 2019
      • LA PALMA 2018
      • LATVIA 2017
      • Milan & Switzerland 2023
      • POLAND 2016
      • Portugal 2025
      • Sardinia 2025
      • Spain 2023
    • MIDDLE EAST
      • Jordan 2019
      • Qatar 2025
    • CITIES.
      • Bologna & Rome 2022
      • BRUSSELS 2017
      • Budapest 2019
      • GENEVA 2018
      • VENICE 2017
      • Vilnius, Lithuania 2021
  • Travel Stories
    • Bush Routes:
    • Across Sri Lanka by tuk-tuk
    • A Different New Year’s Eve
    • Bobsleigh Run
    • Camels And Khaled
    • Hamadi
    • Into The Unknown
    • Lightning Strike
    • Our strange invitation
    • The Curious Tale Of The Day Bag And The Dress
    • The Dirty Plastic Bucket
    • The story of Mangala
    • Travel Stories: From The Boudoir To The Bosphorus
    • Travel Stories: The Nungwi Sunset
    • Welcome To Dar
    • Were We Safe? Take A Look…

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  • England,  Europe,  Travel Blog

    Lowestoft and beyond

    May 13, 2019 /

    From the beaches of Lowestoft to the bluebell woods of Wangford, Suffolk is a beautiful County

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  • Europe,  Independent travel,  Travel Blog

    The joys of Old Madrid, and the joys of football

    May 13, 2019 /

    The real reason for the trip to Madrid is to experience Spanish football and the match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla in Madrid’s new majestic stadium

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    August 15, 2025
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    From St Moritz To Zermatt On The Glacier Express

    February 9, 2023
  • England,  Independent travel,  Travel Blog

    Weekend In Lowestoft

    May 12, 2019 /

    A visit to the Fishing town of Lowestoft and the quaint seaside town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England

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    Nostalgia Trip #1: Barnt Green & Brownsover

    June 6, 2021

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    June 14, 2021

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  • Independent travel,  Travel Blog,  World food

    Weekend in Madrid

    May 12, 2019 /

    Visiting the old part of Madrid, mixing with the locals and eating mouthwatering tapas in the most amazing tapas bar is a delight of visiting Spain

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    Greek Island Hopping: What’s Changed?

    October 13, 2021

    Cartago: In The Shadow Of Irazu

    January 20, 2022

    Athens & Kalamata: Tales From Two Cities

    October 7, 2021
  • England,  Independent travel,  Travel Blog,  Walking

    (Kind of) next up: Madrid

    May 6, 2019 /

    Heading for the warm sunshine of Madrid from the Chilly May weather of England

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    Nostalgia Trip #7: Leaving Wales

    June 14, 2021

    Our Next UK Tour: Nostalgia Trip

    June 1, 2021

    Famous Faces, Favourite Places 

    March 6, 2022
  • Asia,  Independent travel,  Travel Blog,  World food

    Sri Lanka thoughts

    May 5, 2019 /

    Our story of meeting Mangala and being invited into his family home to share traditional Sri Lankan food cooked by his wife and mother

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    Phil & Michaela 5 Comments

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    Alona Beach scene, Panflao Island, Philippines

    Alona Gain, Naturally 

    March 6, 2025
    Street art in Chinatown, Singapore

    Street Art & Tech Art In Singapore 

    May 25, 2023
    View from the observation deck at the Marina Bay Sands

    Last Days Of The Trip: Ending On A High, Literally 

    May 23, 2023
  • Asia,  Independent travel,  Transport,  Travel Blog

    More thoughts of Sri Lanka

    May 4, 2019 /

    The story of our tuc-tuc trip across Sri Lanka and an insight into this wonderful country

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    Evening Aarti on the Ganges, Varanasi, India

    Absent Karma On The Buddha Train

    March 19, 2023
    Miss Saigon, Bui Vien, Saigon, Vietnam

    On To Saigon Or Whatever It’s Called

    April 18, 2023
    Taal Volcano in the Philippines

    Unwrapping The Philippines, Where Spain Meets The Orient

    February 3, 2025
  • England,  Walking

    Loving Where You Live

    April 30, 2019 /

    A walk in a bluebell wood in the Kent countryside, England

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    Camel Estuary Padstow

    Changing Times, Different Moods

    October 31, 2022

    This English Summer

    June 22, 2021

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    October 28, 2021
  • Asia,  Independent travel,  Transport,  Travel Blog

    Thoughts of Sri Lanka

    April 28, 2019 /

    Thinking of Sri Lanka after recent atrocities

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    Alona Beach scene, Panflao Island, Philippines

    Alona Gain, Naturally 

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    Carcar museum, Cebu, Philippines

    Car To Carcar, Boat To Bohol, Pigs In Between

    March 3, 2025
    Quitinday green hills and Mayon volcano,Philippines

    Days In Guinobatan…..This Is Dry Season?!?

    February 23, 2025
  • England,  History,  Travel Blog,  Walking

    Easter, and a Tale of Two Cities

    April 21, 2019 /

    A Tale Of two cities, the historic City of Canterbury and magnificent City Of London

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    October 30, 2022

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