Tag: Minett Family
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8 days in Madrid, Valencia and Segovia
It’s been a super busy eight days, which is what happens when we travel with people who are on a schedule! Many things happen quickly so more can be packed in! In these 8 days, we met up with a friend from Boulder on his first trip to Europe at 69 years of age, and…
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Mama Mia! Happy New Year!
On the last day of 2022, we celebrated an amazing year of adventure and travel into the night. We left home on January 2 and have lived out of suitcases, bike panniers, tents and the generosity of friends and family. We rang in 2023 with hopes for another amazing year. The New Year arrives first…
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Blenheim Palace and the Churchills
This impressive place was built at the early 1700’s by John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, following his military successes in the War of Spanish Succession. The palace is notable for many historically significant events and people, including being the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill, who was born prematurely in the…
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Uffington White Horse – the oldest chalk horse in England
Today, we took a lovely 7 3/4 mile loop walk to see the Uffington White Horse, a 3,000 year old chalk horse carved into a hillside. Part of the route was on the Ridgeway walk, which has been used for at least 5,000 years, the oldest track in the UK. The Uffington Horse is a…
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A Liverpool crush of friends and Ollie the Cat
Mornings in Tenerife started with coffee and tea, surrounded by maps and books of new places to explore. Mornings in Liverpool begin with the same beverages, but a bit later. We’ve probably been up to midnight at least, eating and drinking more than our fill the previous night, catching up with friends for hours. Great…
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Leaving Tenerife for Liverpool, and scattering Beryl’s ashes
All good things must come to an end, I have been told, and so we sadly left the warmth and adventures of Tenerife to go to Liverpool. We closed up Jane’s place (THANK YOU JANE!) and prepared it for the next visitors and then we all three headed to the airport. Tenerife faded to a…