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Berlin 2026 – part three

Saturday was, necessarily, a day of recovery and Sunday gave us an opportunity to explore Berlin further. We tried a new place for breakfast – not that yesterday’s freshly made croissants weren’t appreciated just that we didn’t really want to

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Berlin 2026 – part 2

It is amazing how the human body can be almost regenerated by a good night’s sleep. That happened on our first night in Berlin (for me spectacularly, for Ally more slowly and much more low key). We had no plans

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Berlin 2026 – part one

We have, in the past, promised ourselves a trip to Berlin but somehow never quite got round to it. What follows will be a short roundup of both the journey and our impressions. Having decided to use up one of

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Interrail 2025 – part seven

A quiet Sunday spent as it should be by doing very little. We were out this morning and returned to the apartment (have I mentioned how much we like it?) for a long lunch. A bit more about Nancy first

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Interrail 2025 – part five

Today (Thursday) is Christi Himmelfahrt or Ascension Day as we might know it. The main impact on us is that transport is more limited than usual and most shops are shut. It feels very much like (those older ones among

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Kielder – May 2024

Well it isn’t Norway where we should have been today (Trondheim to be precise) but as a sort of consolation we are in a very quiet part of Northumberland for a weekend of relaxation and, so far, it is going

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