Self indulgent much?
I have felt reproached, in the nicest possible way, by the notion that our trip is self indulgent. But before we get to that, let me share my week, I have spent the last week immersed in...
Author: Tink
Out with the old in with the…
Another milestone reached, today after much toing and froing we booked our flights! Woohoo! June 8th 2015 we say bye bye Britain. And let the panicking commence. We actually booked the first two months...
San Francisco, the city of sore calves
There is no doubt she is a beauty! It was my first visit to the hilly city and I loved her, my calves did not quite share my passion. The hills are steep, very...
Where words lead…
There is something about writing anything down that makes it somehow permanent. While the thoughts and feelings may be as fleeting as summer in England, their having been immortalised in print somehow refutes this....
When opportunity knocks
Sometimes opportunity comes along simply to remind you of what you already have. Well that’s what it feels like at the moment. I wasn’t looking for a new job instead focusing on getting ready...
Vaison La Romaine, Nyons, Orange, France August 2014
I love France. I love its smell, I love the way it looks and I love the way it sounds. We hired a villa on the outskirts of Vaison to house us, Ma and...
Grim reality and its cohorts
Neither of us have wills and with recent events including the devastating loss of MH17 it makes sense that we do them before we embark on our travels. It probably made sense anyway but...
Faerie Tales and the like…
What’s so wrong with believing in happily every after? Believing in the faerie tale? Your happily ever after doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s but isn’t it important, nay vital, that we believe...
Lists lists and more lists
Lists lists and more lists There is so much to think of my head might explode and then no trip, so I’m trying to avoid that, seems sensible. I’m a bit of an organisational...
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