Appy Days! iTravel planning

In this post I mentioned that in 2010 a new phase of gadgetry entered my world…. Neil gave me my first iPad and life hasn’t been the same since! I’ve already written about the fun I had with my Palm device, but the versatility and usefulness of the iPad (…

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A First Visit To Old Blighty

“Oh to be in England, now that April’s there..” After our first big trip to the USA we started to cast our travelling eyes further afield and, for us, there was really only one choice. Like Robert Browning, the thought of visiting England ( and Scotland) in April was just…

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Google It! – Travel Planning Websites

It’s been a long time since I used the services of a travel agent. These days, with so many fantastic tools available online, I prefer to handle all the bookings myself. I have occasionally asked an agent to price airfares and hotels but not since 2008 was I able to…

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The Great Cities – London and Paris

Our first amazing trip to the USA infected us with the travel bug. We’d had a taste of the world beyond our shores and we were keen for more. However, it was to be nearly 2 years before we could travel again and this time we were headed for a…

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Give the Girl a Gadget – In Flight Comfort..

Travel really is a boon to the gadget lover – it provides so many excuses to indulge your gadget fetish. The GPS systems, cameras and phones are a given, of course, but early in my travelling career I also discovered ( with much glee!) the multitude of devices designed purely…

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Loving the Land of the Free

2005 was a huge year for us, travel-wise. In early January we took off for our first family holiday to the U.S.A.  and it was the start of a love affair (with a country) that shows no signs of ending for Neil and I. On that trip we trod the…

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Give the Girl a Gadget – Phones and More…

For our 2005 trip to the USA I was keen to take some still photos of my own, and being a big believer in  “smaller is better” and “digital or bust!”  I researched for months before buying a really great little digital camera, the Minolta Dimage X20.  This really was…

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Give the Girl a Gadget! – Video Cameras

If there is one thing that I love even more than travel planning…it’s gadgets.  I’m a pathetic geek and get excited about anything that has worn the label “cutting edge technology” at some stage in its evolution.  BUT…if the gadget in question is also designed to make the life of…

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The Spirit of Travels Past

I love planning a holiday! There’s something bewitching about browsing through travel websites, planning, dreaming and organizing a trip.  However, the next best thing to planning a holiday is to look back and relive the wonderful trips we’ve taken over the years.  This post is my wander down travel-memory lane… Neil and…

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