Category Archives: travel
Party in the Parc
Years gone by, I would turn up my nose at the very idea of spending nights in a place like Center Parcs. That’s a holiday for people who don’t want to get Out There, that is. Lazy and unimaginative, I … Continue reading
Tamar
This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Pete’s site, which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. We have not read each other’s entries before publishing, and have taken care not to … Continue reading
Sharp Things
I have joined a Yahoo! Knitting Group (yes, it has come to that). Recently there has been much discussion about whether or not you can knit on an aeroplane, or are knitting needles amongst the banned sharp objects? I think … Continue reading
How to order soup in Hungarian
For our Graybo and our Kate, both of whom will be heading to Hungary at some point this year. Ordering soup is an important skill, as Hungarian soup is cheap and comes in copious quantities, and is delicious to the … Continue reading
Long Day Out in Lille
Seven hours on trains, some of which went under the sea. Two hours wandering around a french shopping centre [purchased first baby outfit: l’arche des animaux d’hiver little cute playsuit that should fit him sometime in September, when it will … Continue reading