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June 2026 (Island In The Sun)

When an email dropped into my inbox looking for volunteers to work on Lundy Island for a couple of days, it implied that it would be oversubscribed. And after a week had passed of when they would select people and I’d had no notification, I naturally assumed I had not been picked. I’d expected as…

May 2026 (Italy Part 2)

If you’ve not read part 1, then click here. The next couple of days proved the best, both in terms of weather and exploration. A lot of times these things go hand in hand. This is one of the first holidays I’ve just ‘winged it’, but to be honest, I don’t like it much and…

May 2026 (Italy Part 1)

I’ve decided to split May into 2 parts and it will focus solely on our holiday to Italy. Part 2 will follow at some point or it’s already here depending on when you’re reading this. This month saw our return to foreign travel as we went to one of our bucket list destinations, Lake Garda…