This year of our lives

The travel diary of two brits in America

Guest column: Mamma-Mia!

Guest column: Mamma-Mia!

In our family, my Dad is the writer and my Mum is the talker (you can make up your own minds on me), but having…

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Bend, Oregon: The beer capital of the West

Bend, Oregon: The beer capital of the West

I’d never heard of Bend, OR until we met a couple in Lassen Volcanic National Park a few weeks ago. As they approached along the…

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Sharing the adventure in Utah

Sharing the adventure in Utah

Our happiness at being back in Utah could be exceeded by only one thing: Sharing it with our good friends, Tina and Tom.  In the UK,…

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Return to Utah: Moab

Return to Utah: Moab

Our unexpected adventures in Oregon left us with a long haul to reach Utah in time for our friends, Tina and Tom, to arrive the first week…

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San Fran highs…and highs!

San Fran highs…and highs!

When we said we would be in the US for a year  a number of our friends and family feigned weakness at the idea of…

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A dash of Oregon

A dash of Oregon

Oregon was another near miss. Having spent all of April and half of May enjoying the rich variety of California, with her deserts and beaches,…

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Seafood and sea life in Monterey

Seafood and sea life in Monterey

My mum isn’t a traveller. She lives in Cornwall and she likes it. Going to the county town is a big trip for her, and…

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Friends in town: The luxury budget

Friends in town: The luxury budget

As many of you know, I’m a girl who likes my luxuries and having one of my greatest partners in crime (and her equally glamorous sister)…

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Friends in town: Back to basics

Friends in town: Back to basics

One of my biggest personal challenges in taking a year out to travel was the idea of spending a year away from all my friends and…

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Into California

Into California

The last time I posted, we had just experienced our first week in Utah, and fallen in love with its epic rock formations and stunning landscapes….

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