Continental Quest
Another day, another country, another town, another smile. Follow the journey of a Manx girl as she travels many, many miles.
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Lakeside
All of the famous English authors seem to have flocked to the Lake District at some point or another. When I say all, I mean at least two of them: William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Today I’ll be focusing on the latter. Becoming a Potterhead Beatrix Potter loved the Lakes, frequenting them often, as a…
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Bringing Japan to Holland
This was not my first time in Holland, nor will it be my last. The main attraction of this visit was to meet up with my friend and her partner who’ve recently moved there. Making Cranes Did I mention that said friend is getting married soon? No? Well, the happy couple are planning lots of…
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A Creep in Athens
I met up with a friend in Athens and we very quickly started to notice that we were being followed. Who by? An attempted creep. Creep is the plural for tortoise and we have reason to believe that the tortoises were either: The Temple of Zeus Our first viewing was at the temple of Zeus.…
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Pasta Delight (AKA Egg Poisoning)
Making pasta should be a fairly innocent activity, right? Well, if you’re like me and don’t do too well with large quantities of eggs maybe think about whether or not you should be making vegan pasta instead. The pasta tasted delicious, my stomach just didn’t agree with my mouth. For those of you who don’t…
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Painting Tuscany
One of the dreams I had, before I set off on my ventures, was to paint in Italy. I can now say that I’ve done it. Italy, itself, is rich with exquisite architecture and countryside. There is only so much that you can do in a limited amount of time though. I based myself in…
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Sailing with Sails
Day 1 We met early to come up with a shopping list and wow was it a list… Between the 7 of us we bought 430EUR worth of groceries for the week.We then went onboard our yacht, La Flaca, and unpacked our purchases along with the leftovers from the previous crew.After a safety briefing, we…
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Spain
They say that time flies when you’re having fun. I don’t know about flying but I definitely feel like I’ve sped through the past week at high velocity.The country of Spain is noticeably more yellow-orange than the blue-black-white combo of Portugal. The Lion León is a perfect example of this, the buildings making use of…
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The Best View in Porto
Well, if I chose my favourite view in Lisbon then it’s only fair that I now choose the best view in Porto, right? Here goes nothing. Like before, I shall do them in the order that I saw them. So, I shall be starting with… A Dance This is a really simple scene but I…
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I Love Tiles
You’ve heard me mention tiles at least twice in my previous posts. That’s because… I’ve discovered that I love tiles!Tiles cover almost every building in Portugal and it’s magnificent. The first hostel I stayed in even had them decorating the dorm room. It’s so joyful walking down a street and knowing that you’re surrounded by…
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The Douro Valley
On the 24th of January 2024, I broke my 12 o’clock rule and drank before midday. I thought going to the most famous wine region in Portugal was a good enough excuse. Then again, apparently Portugal is made up of 18 regions and 14 of them produce wine but hey, who’s counting?Douro Valley is a…
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