Category: Big ones
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24 hours in Berlin
The first trip in 2026. And it was all about the girls. Santa gave Johanne tickets for the Cirque de Soleil Alizé show and it was absolutely brilliant. It was freezing and Mr Frost was keen to keep us all huddled up. We took public transport everywhere and while we waited, we enjoyed talking and Read more
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1 – 3 November, London
The big smoke aka London never gets boring. This time it was a quick hop and skip to take one of the four children back to the UK for another half-term at school. For non-British residents, don‘t even try and rent the Santander Bikes. It doesn’t work, even though downloading the app does. We were Read more
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12 — 14 July, Berlin
Where do I start? Van, just the two of us, wild camping. Kreuzberger nights. Very close to the Tempelhof Feld. It’s so vast and it’s 355 hectares of recreational paradise. The Neue Nationalgalerie was showing the usual (like Gerhard Richter), and the crude velvet rage beauty exhibition with unknown to me (and no doubt many) Read more
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March 2024, London
The Big Smoke, The Square Mile, The City. Contract signing time! When asked why I didn’t “just” sign electronically, I obviously said, “because then I couldn’t come to London!” We have been servicing a client in London for nearly two years, without a contract, but based on trust. It goes to show, you can do Read more
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Feb 2024, Paris
Quick hop and skip (and a couple of trains) to the French capital for croissants, art, and a view or two. Had a great time with my friend and the daughters. Personal highlight: the view from the top of … nope, not le tower, but the Arc de Triomphe. Read more