Looking back on the travelling year 2010, I see I didn’t stick with my plans. Nothing new there. Instead, I went with the flow – and cheap flights. So here it is – this year’s fave travels. In January, I was in Geneva. It was mostly business, visiting ILO. But I always enjoy visiting Switzerland. [...]
Blog carnival: Your favourite place on earth
It’s my great pleasure to host the 10th Lonely Planet Blogsherpa Carnival. For this edition, I asked my fellow bloggers: Which is your favourite place on earth? Is it a country, a city, a village, a beach, a hut, a mountain, a hotel? Do you return all the time – or do you dream of [...]
Ironbridge Gorge
In Shropshire, not far from the Welsh border, is Ironbridge Gorge; birthplace of the Industrial revolution and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The world’s first iron bridge crosses a beautiful valley gorge. Once a mining community, about 4 000 people live in Ironbridge today. It’s a charming village, with nice little cafes, shops and, amazingly, [...]
12 fave hotels of 2009
Favourite hotels of 2009 include Dubai, Hønefoss, London, Sardinia, Denmark, Sweden, Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), Paris, Bahrain, Kuwait
Travels of 2009 – and plans for 2010
Travels of 2009, including Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Denmark, Sweden, London, Paris, Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey and Herm), Sardinia, Corsica
Anton’s Restaurant & Champagne Barn – in the middle of nowhere
Travelling with children sometimes means sleeping in lodgings near airports. And so we find ourselves in a non-descript B&B near Stansted. We have no great expectations for our final night in England. Thus, I’m all the more pleased to stumble upon the surprising Anton’s Restaurant & Champagne Barn in Great Hallingbury, near the little village [...]
Midsomer Murders – and the world’s oldest miniature village
Our final day in England we spend driving from Amesbury, through Avebury (yet again), then on to Buckinghamshire. This is the heart of Midsomer Murder land. Alex, my oldest daughter and mystery writer to be, loves the series, as do I. We visit Amersham and Beaconsfield, and recognise a few locations: Amersham High Street and [...]
Things to do in Salisbury Plain (apart from Stonehenge)
Salisbury Plain has much more to offer than Stonehenge and is full of so many interesting things to see and do; enough to keep us occupied for a week, at least. There’s Old Sarum, where people have lived for more than 5000 years (another very child-friendly stop, it turned out)… Old Sarum … and the [...]
Welcome! I'm Sophie - writer, dreamer, negotiator, wanderer, mum - in search of the world's curious places. Mostly with my daughters, sometimes solo. The girls share their take on it, too.
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