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  • Spain 2026

    12 days to go: Where We’re Staying in Seville: Hesperia Sevilla

    23/10/2026
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    15 days to go: Our Seville Itinerary

    20/10/2026
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    An update and a trip coming up!

    05/10/2026
Malta 2025

Day 1 – Travel Day!

Hi all! So today is our travel day to Malta! It was an early start and a long day, but we are here! Follow me as we travel to Gatwick and then Malta! So, we were all up just before our wake-up call of 0400! I guess we were worried we won’t wake up! Anyway, …

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Malta 2025

Packing day! – The Day before

So, it’s packing day! It has come very quickly this year, and I can’t quite believe we are going away after the stressful year I have had! Follow me as I pack for my week away to Malta! Well, we have arrived! Our trip to Malta is tomorrow! As I said above, I can’t quite …

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Updates/News

An update….

Just a quick update to let you know briefly what is going on and what is happening next! Hi all… wow…. it has been an age since I updated this website!! And boy, what a last 6 months it has been…. So some of you know that there was a fairly big change in my …

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Portugal 2025

Day 4 – Home time!

Hi all, so home time has come! It’s been an awesome trip to Portugal and I’ve loved every minute of it! It was a very busy day filled with delays! Home time is never a great time when you have been away, but alas it has come! We started the day as we usually do, …

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Portugal 2025

Day 3 – Rainy and walking

Good evening! Welcome to Day 3. Today was pretty much wiped out by the terrible weather in Portugal, to the point where there are weather warnings for rain and wind! We did try to make the most of it though! As you can see above, it was VERY wet! But that didn’t stop us! We …

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Portugal 2025

Day 2 – Aquarium and explore!

Evening all! So day 2 has come and gone and wow we had a great day! We explored the Europe’s largest aquarium and explored Lisboa! Follow along and see what we got up to! We started our day with a fancy buffet breakfast! We were led to our tables and were helped to sit down …

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Portugal 2025

Day 1 – Travel Day!

Hi all! Today was my travel day to Portugal! It was a very long day, but fun! Follow along to see how it goes! So today started nice and early! We finished work last night at 2200 then had to get up at 0430! But well worth it! I woke up at 0410! Here is …

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Portugal 2025

6 days to go – Packing day!

Hi all! It’s packing day for my trip to Portugal! I have to pack early because from Thursday, I am working for 4 days before I go away, so I won’t have much time to get it done! Follow me as I pack my bags! It’s only a short break this time, so I only …

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Portugal 2025 Updates/News

An update!

It’s been a while since I have updated you all, so here is a minor update on what is going on this year! It has been a hectic few months! Read on for more details. Hi all! I know it’s been a little while since we last spoke; it was at the end of last …

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2024 in review and a look into 2025

Hi all! It’s been a little while since I put up a post! It’s hard to believe it was only a month ago, but it feels like years have passed since we were in Florida! Crazy! Well, here we are at the end of 2024 and boy, what a year it has been for me! …

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