The final leg of my holiday write-up, in which we leave Oslo on a boat...

( Ferry )

After a mild hiatus (while I went to Whitby to frolic with the goths), the now really very late write up of my holiday continues. You may remember we had just boarded a train to leave Stockholm.

( Train )

If you're following along, you'll know that my holiday write up has been to Helsinki. Now, we catch a boat to Stockholm...

( Cruise )

Recently we embarked on a whirlwind tour of Scandinavian capital cities. We booked pretty much at the last minute, with Discover The World, whom we've used before. If you want an agent to book you a holiday somewhere chilly, I'd highly recommend them ( Read more... )

When on holiday, I'm a do-er. I always have been. In a museum, in a gallery, up a tower, walking across a hillside... definitely not lazing in bed all day, or sitting still. Sunbathing? Wouldn't thank you for it.

However, I think I'm getting old. I'm also, these days, probably working harder than I ever have. Longer hours, plus I'm more contactable ( Read more... )

At the back end of last year, five of us who knew each other at university got together for dinner for the first time in ages. We brought along our respective other halves, and had a jolly evening eating curry in a house in St John's Wood ( Read more... )

In between celebrating birthdays in Scotland, and going to Whitby, ChrisC and I jaunted briefly around Northumberland. We stopped in Alnwick, and managed not to go to Alnwick Castle (it was slightly closed and largely overrun with schoolkids), but we did manage lots of other castles. And Alnwick Gardens. And, of course, Barter Books.

( It's lovely up north )

I'm back. I don't know if you missed me :)

I've been (in order) to Scotland for a baby's first birthday party, to Northumberland for a holiday, and to Whitby for a goth weekend. I now have a massive pile of photos to sort through, and a lot of black laundry.

How's everyone doing this day-that-feels-like-Monday-to-me?

Regular readers will know that I trundle off to Glastonbury every year to frolic among the madness and mayhem. Except this year, Glastonbury had no festival for me to frolic at. Nothing daunted, ChrisC and I headed up to the Edinburgh Fringe to do some frolicking there instead.

( Lengthy musings on the topic of Edinburgh Fringe )

Continuing my rather attenuated effort to write up my weekend... we already did Friday.

Saturday began with some actual being tourists, we went off to ( Acqui Terme. )