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Not refuge but sanctuary
Brain twister: She searches for sanctuary on the seashore.This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post sees our family living it up at a Pacific...
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Water source: canal and river exploration
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post sees our family dreaming up two winter projects to help us explore the world and get to know two...
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Can anyone - even you - do good travelling?
Nell coping without a watch...This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post asks if travelling does anyone any good? Words from Nicola Baird (see...
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Fireworks make us go Chinese
Rambutans plus exotic cartons of juice.Fireworks are a Chinese invention - stumbled on in the 7th century after a cook spilt saltpeter (a gunpowder ingredient) on to their cooking fire with explosive...
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Rubbish music from Paraguay
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is one of the first inspired by a forwarded email, but who'd have thought Ode to Joy could sound so...
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Adaptable Kent: C12th murder becomes C21st tourism
A blog to think about, possibly over a mulled cider at the Thomas Becket pub.Altar of the Swordpoint. I'm not sure if I was allowed to take this, but didn't use flash...Beautiful Canterbury Cathedral -...
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Read around the world
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post shares the books that convey a sense of nationhood. Words from Nicola Baird (see www.nicolabaird.com...
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Polish beer and cod philosophy
Ready to recycle. Sadly there are plenty more cans (and takeaway carcasses) to pick up next time I go to the park. Tatra turns out to be the top Polish beer - chosen by my local park's litterers.This...
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Gifts that tick every box
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is about how you can buy items that look lovely and support producers in some of the poorest...
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Looking after books in Africa
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is about how one how to guide has just been reborn to help readers in Africa get their hands on more...
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Reading the Middle East - my book list
As part of my family's attempt to keep our world outlook broad and carbon footprint narrow books can't be beaten. The challenge was to read a book (translated!) from every country in the world, see...
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What to do about Eden?
Those domes in the old china clay pit look fab.This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is about how Cornwall's beleaguered Eden Project...
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GUEST POST: Be an explorer in Northumberland
Northumberland is known to be the most sparsely populated county in Britain says guest poster John Jackson. The beautiful countryside, the sparkling coast and the historic architecture make...
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Reading the Pacific edge from Japan & NZ
Two novels that don't let you forget the swish of the sea.As part of my family's attempt to keep our world outlook broad and carbon footprint narrow books can't be beaten. The challenge was to read a...
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Romancing secret gardens
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is about the ways icy winds and snow flake flurries makes me think about gardens offering proper...
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Making Welsh waves
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post is in honour of all things Welsh, wherever they are... Words from Nicola Baird (see...
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Enjoy Exeter even in the rain
On a walk near Drogo Castle, Devon look out for dippers - or brown trout.This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post shows how Devon is much more...
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A taste of the Lebanon
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. Lebanon is where people go for bars and beaches - a Western style experience in the Middle East. And it's also...
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Keeping it clean with tweed and soap
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. On a short Saturday city stroll we met anachronistic cyclists, a Korean soap sculpture and a Madagascan rafia...
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Running all over the world, via London
This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. Setting yourself sporting challenges demands international conversations. Words from Nicola Baird (see...
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