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October 2025, Mallorca, autumn holidays
Mallorca is becoming our second home as it establishes itself as a place we love to be and where there is enough to keep everyone happy. This time we stayed in Soller. I love it there. Nestled in the valley surrounded by beautiful lush trees and with the coastal breeze sneaking in whenever the wind…
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September 2025, London to Arbikie
Christmas 2024 gift turns into reality. It took some planning and it took a while until we made the trip happen. But it happened. We flew to London Gatwick, spent the afternoon at Borough Market and had dinner at Nopi. Just as delicious as last time. And at 21:15 we hopped onto the Caledonian Express…
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August 2025, Roadtrip to Sweden
Bielefeld to Hamburg via Buxterhude, then onto Malmö via Fehmarn. Final destination Aneby in Sweden. We love travelling in our van. The trip was full of special moments. And besides that it gave us the time to talk, agree to disagree, and make plans. We met up with some friends in Sweden and it felt…
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June 2025, Verona
“Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Oh, Verona what a weekend that was. What a quaint city full of good food and beautiful architecture.
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June 2025, T’loo
Family time again! My fourth time, and it was just lovely. We celebrated a 16th birthday, and we celebrated life. Zwolle was a delight. The market, the museum (I’ve never noticed before), and the small shops and the tight alleys. Thank you for this invaluable family time.
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Texas 16-23 May 2025
Joseph left for Texas September 2024. And I was super keen to visit him. I wanted to understand how he navigates through his life far away from home. And I can safely say, he is doing very well. Three boys to look after, mile and miles of interstate to cover, and then there’s the heat.…
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Hamburg, 10/11 May 2025
We opened the van life season 2025. But not before it took all the creativity I had to get the van out from between a rock and a hard place! Hamburg was sunny, fun, and very welcoming. We spent hours (that’s what it felt like) on a peddle boat. Looking at the beautiful houses canal-side.…
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Copenhagen, Zonta Seminar 1 – 5 May
10th Zonta Interdistrict Seminar 2025. 330 women, from all over the place met to network, reinforce Zonta’s goals & learn about the well-being index & ethnic stress. And discuss what impact climate change will have on the world, particularly for women & girls. Travelling to places as a Zontian (and then as a group) is…
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Thailand, Easter holidays 2025
3000 kms, 15 days, seven flights, four stops and so many moments. The itinerary was wild, spontaneous & so much fun. And so so much more: temples, buddhas, street markets, malls, tuk tuk rides, scooters, beaches, hairbraiding, monkeys. Another amazing trip to add to our wild ride patchwork story.
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30 Mar – 4 Apr, Lisbon
Another city. Another job to be done. Well. I love Lisbon. It was once my favourite of all European cities. However, this time I enjoyed it less. The poverty so apparent, the urgency to keep up evident, the desire to be friendly still there. The team and I did a super job. Mission accomplished: help…
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Project_M Day 28
Time flies when you’re concentrating on the what you came for. Final day. Checked out of Treurer with a warm fuzzy feeling. It’s a temporary adios. Back 27.10 for retreat #2. It will be fully booked come the summer. Returned to the casita to tidy up. I have absolutely no idea how I will get…
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Project_M Day 27/28
Friday, day five of our retreat. Crazy how time has flown. And how intense and fulfilling five days can be. Everyone came seeking clarity, and everyone left with the feeling that they had found some, a lot, enough. Mission accomplished. Day five was about some yoga, some dancing, and saying goodbye. I feel confident that…