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Postcard from the past: Jersey

8th June 2020 Going Postal 3357 Comments

I’ve visited Jersey 3 times over the years – this ‘postcard’ is a compilation of all 3 trips. 1st Time – Summer 1987 At the tender age of 21 myself and three school friends stayed [more…]

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Postcard From Vilnius

14th May 2020 Novak and Goode 2321 Comments

Background For the last 15 years I have been traveling to Central Europe each month on business. Many of my trips are to Lithuania and Poland, so I have decided to send a postcard from [more…]

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Postcard From Prague

8th May 2020 Going Postal 3211 Comments

In the summer of 2018 the Reggie family (me, my wife, son and daughter) decided on a city break holiday (we’re getting to that age where lying on beach has lost its appeal). We ideally [more…]

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Postcard From Lockdown

6th May 2020 El Cnutador 3059 Comments

In Spring 2020, tired of the usual holiday destinations, it was decided for us that all holidays abroad and domestic destinations were to be cancelled. The wife, kids and dog were thrilled by the prospect [more…]

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Life In A Hungarian Village

21st April 2020 El Cnutador 2559 Comments

Our village is situated in Vas County, the far west of Hungary close to the Austrian border and is surrounded by forest and agricultural land. Although we can see the Alps in the distance this [more…]

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Postcard From Zakynthos

4th November 2019 Colin Cross 3011 Comments

It isn’t just about swanning around the Lake District, visiting friends in Devon, Air B&B’ing to Barcelona, holidaying on the West coast of Scotland  or nipping down to Essex for a couple of beers. There [more…]

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