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A Different India: The City Of Mumbai
Udaipur. Thursday, 6.30am. Chilly. Dark. Not many people about, those that are, are wrapped in quilted coats, caps and scarves. We’re in T-shirts. Taxi to airport, flight to Mumbai. Disembark Mumbai a short time later. Just gone 10am and it’s already a sweaty 27 degrees. How is that even possible? Baggage tags have the 3-letter airport code on – you know, like LHR for Heathrow or LGW for Gatwick. Except that if you’re heading to Mumbai then you now have a bag with a label clearly stating “BOM”. Got to see the dark humour in that, yeah? Brand new metro system, Line 3, the Aqua Line. All the way to…
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Pins And Noodles And Magic Moments: Christmas ‘23
‘Twas not quite the night before Christmas when Norma, Michaela’s Mum, arrived, it was in fact the night before the night before, but with Norma being blessed with a Christmas Eve birthday there’s a need for the indulgence to begin long before any obscure character in red makes his way down the chimney. Mexican – or, for the purists, Tex Mex – food kicks off the weekend with beers, G&Ts and red wine helping to start the fun. Of course, I’m absolutely certain that the booze plays no part at all in the moment immediately after dinner when my inner Mr Clumsy comes to the surface and upends an open…
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Christmas Is Early
Well, it is in our house anyway! Once we’d made plans to be travelling again over the Christmas period, we decided to give ourselves our own Christmas Day, and Boxing Day come to that, on just about the only date left in our diary – December 9th. So here we are, 16 days ahead of everyone else, enjoying traditional Christmas dinner and drinks – although we haven’t gone as far as Christmas tree and decorations, which seemed to us to be too much of a waste of effort. Our diary has been full of visits to friends and family since our Vilnius trip, leaving us with a rather full diary…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS AND FELLOW TRAVELLERS. Lets hope 2021 brings good news and more travel opportunities Stay safe everyone!
