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Back in the Summer, Dad and I went on our first 'Photography Walkshop' - hosted by <a href="http://www.photowalkshops.com/" target="_blank">Strong Island</a>. Oh a drizzly Saturday, we headed over to Warsash (overlooking Southampton Water), put on all our waterproof gear and got our cameras out.<br />
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*I was feeling ever so slightly smug about the fact that my camera is waterproof when the rain returned!*<br />
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Paul, from Strong Island, runs the workshops as a fun, interactive way to learn more about your camera and how to use it. They welcome everything from compact digital cameras through to the fanciest, heaviest SLR camera - so no one is left out! This walk shop focused on composition and angles - and I'm pretty pleased with the results!<br />
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We even had a very quick chance to try out a bit of wildlife photography! I think I need to improve my deer stalking though...<br />
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If you're Hampshire based and would like to learn a little more about photography, or just explore a new place, I'd recommend going on a walkshop! <a href="http://www.photowalkshops.com/" target="_blank">Find out more here,</a> and have a chat with Paul if you have any questions!<br />
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Emsworth is a quiet little town at the top of Chichester Harbour, full of white-washed houses and cosy pubs. We ventured into Emsworth one evening for dinner at <a href="http://www.bluebellinnemsworth.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Bluebell</a>, a popular choice with the locals.<br />
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After dinner, we went for a stroll down to the waters edge to see the sunset.<br />
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Last year, we had a weekend away in Weymouth - and we enjoyed it so much that we decided to go back this year for another holiday. This time, we timed our trip so that we could visit the Dorset Seafood Festival (we <i>love</i> food!).<br />
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Of course, we had to start our trip off with a visit to Lulworth Cove en route to our hotel. They serve up some pretty great whitebait at the cafe there - one of our favourites!<br />
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Weymouth was covered in flags, ready for the festival - and it looked like the perfect seaside town!<br />
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Dinner on the first night was at our favourite restaurant in Weymouth - <a href="https://thedorsetburgercompany.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Dorset Burger Company (link here)</a> - where they serve up deeee-licious burgers and great cocktails - all at a very reasonable price. What's not to love?<br />
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Their cocktails do a fabulous job of washing down the burgers - Pimms was our tipple of choice on this occasion!<br />
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We arrived at the seafood festival hungry and excited to try some local fish. The first stop for us was the Sophie Michell stand, where they were serving up some rather delicious (and visually appealing!) Dorset crab and fries.</div>
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Just look at that! Yum. Dorset Crab fries with chilli mayo, samphire (my favourite), avocado and spring onion. We did go back for seconds later on that day...<br />
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I'd highly recommend a visit to the seafood festival if you're in Weymouth - there's loads of fresh, local food to taste and Weymouth is a fantastic seaside spot to visit for a weekend away.<br />
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Next up was a harbour tour - the streets were so busy with the festival that we felt a tad overwhelmed, so we hopped aboard the nearest boat and went out for a ride.<br />
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The harbour tour took us round to Portland to see some of the sights, and then back into Weymouth Harbour. We thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'd recommend doing so if you get a chance!<br />
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Another favourite spot of ours in Weymouth is The Ship Inn (<a href="http://shipweymouth.co.uk/" target="_blank">link here</a>), which is right on the water next to the quay - and is absolutely enormous so it's unlikely you won't get a table. We opted for whitebait, washed down with cups of tea. Delightful!<br />
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If you'd like to see a little more of our trip to Weymouth, I made a little video - kind of like a travel diary. I filmed more than I took photos of, so click the video below to watch on Youtube or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Ehd0bTTvE" target="_blank">you can click here</a>. Please leave me a comment if you like the video - I'm hoping to create more of these!</div>
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As some of you may know, Tom and I (but mostly Tom!) converted a Renault Trafic into a camper van earlier this year. After months of insulating, building and decorating, we were very excited to have our first night away!<br />
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*Side note - if you would like to find out how we carried out the conversion, Tom has made some great videos documenting the process and has also written blog posts on how it was done. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeYd83y8ykU&t=18s" target="_blank">Click here for the videos,</a> and <a href="http://thevanconversion.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here for the blog posts</a>.*<br />
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We have a short wheel base van, so it's quite cosy inside - but comfortable! We opted for a Union Jack patterned fold down sofa-bed (which is awesome) and is big enough for the two of us to get a good night sleep. Tom built a table using recycled kitchen work top and MDF, which also looks great - and has loads of storage room underneath!<br />
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The walls are covered with felt, and the ceiling is wood panelled. There's also jazzy purple and green lights. We love it!<br />
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We spent our first night away next to the sea in Hamble. It was lovely to wake up at 6am to this view!<br />
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As you may - or may not - know, I am a huge Harry Potter fan. Who isn't? We decided to visit the <a href="https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/" target="_blank">Warner Bros Studio Tour</a> (this was my third time!) to see the new things that had been added. I'll be honest - excitement levels were high!<br />
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If you haven't visited the studio tour yet, be warned - there are spoilers ahead. If you don't mind seeing some sneaky peeks - read on!<br />
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Another new addition was the Forbidden Forest - containing Buckbeak!<br />
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The most exciting new part of the tour was Platform 9 3/4 - complete with a huge steam train!<br />
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Butterbeer is well worth a taste if you ever visit the tour - it's super sweet and very creamy! Perfect for achieving a foam moustache.<br />
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I love living on the South Coast, and having access to a boat allows us to get views not accessible to most people! Over the winter months, Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent are almost empty - allowing us brave folk to head out for some beautiful days on the water.<br />
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On this particular day, Tom and I were helping out a friend with some safety boat assistance over in Southampton Water - and it proved to be a beautiful day (albeit with a very early morning). Tom's an expert at driving his RIB - so he's usually at the helm. I'm not too bad myself though!<br />
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I'm excited for us to squeeze in a few boat trips this winter so that we can enjoy beautiful days like this one!<br />
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If you live anywhere near Southampton, or visit regularly, you'll know that West Quay recently had a facelift, with a huge new selection of restaurants - which is very exciting indeed! After a tiring day walking round IKEA (which is always fun) we found the lure of new restaurants very appealing. </div>
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We ended up choosing pizza - which is always a good idea. It was our first time visiting <a href="http://www.francomanca.co.uk/restaurants/southampton/" target="_blank">Franco Manca</a>, and we were definitely impressed.<br />
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Franco Manca specialise in fresh sourdough pizza, wood fired and topped with local ingredients.<br />
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They also have a great selection of appetisers - we opted for Burrata & Salami.<br />
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One of the things I liked most about Franco Manca was how reasonably priced all the food was - with pizzas ranging from £4.95 to £8.25 - which is definitely hard to find in a restaurant! The pizzas were delicious, the staff were all friendly and the atmosphere was welcoming. I'd highly recommend a visit if you have a Franco Manca near you!<br />
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The coffee was also pretty good..<br />
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I'm always on the hunt for a good pizza restaurant (who isn't?) - so I'd love to know if you have any recommendations! Let me know in the comments what your favourite pizza place is.<br />
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Last Christmas, (I know - I'm so behind!) we went away to Devon for a few days with Tom's family. Unfortunately it didn't snow - but the cottage was still very festive and cosy!<br />
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One of my presents to Tom was a drone - which I still consider to be an awesome gift! We did discover that they definitely require some skill to fly though...<br />
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We had a lovely, cosy time away and it was perfect for the slightly rainy Christmas period.<br />
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Last November, Tom and I went out on the boat with his family to watch the Gunwharf Quays fireworks. We moored up at Haslar Marina to get the best view in the house - and even better, there was no one else there, so it was a bit of a private showing!<br />
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I'd highly recommend heading out to watch the Gunwharf Quays firework display if you haven't before - whether you watch from Gunwharf itself, from the water or from Portsdown Hill, they'll definitely look amazing! They are usually a few days after Bonfire night, meaning you are able to see fireworks twice. Awesome!<br />
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The sun decided to come out and greet us for our last full day in Padstow - which made for some pretty photos! (and gave us a great excuse to have another ice cream...)<br />
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If you've ever been to Padstow, you'll know it's full of art galleries, each with a different range of items on display. We popped into one, and found some awesome paintings by a local artist.<br />
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We came across a cocktail bar that specialised in Gin - lots and lots of different Gin and Tonic combinations. It was a pretty good tipple!<br />
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We drove home the next morning - and that was the end of our little holiday!<br />
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Last October, Tom and I went away for a weekend in Padstow with some of my family. We arrived just before midnight on the Friday night after a long day at work (and a very, very long journey!), and were so shattered we collapsed into bed as soon as we got to our cottage.<br />
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Unfortunately, I completely forgot to take any photos of the cottage (how annoying), so you'll have to use your imagination!<br />
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One of our favourite things to do is wander round different places, looking at boats (yes, we're basically elderly!), and Padstow was the perfect place to do this. We even had ice creams - though it was very chilly - to complete the full British tourist experience. Perfect.<br />
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One of the nice things about staying in a self-catering cottage is that you get to browse Rick Stein's deli and take some delicious seafood and other bits home with you - which is definitely one of my favourite things to do!<br />
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Hopefully we will be back in Padstow soon - and I can't wait!<br />
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Last Summer Tom and I went to our first music festival, which luckily for us was right on our doorstep! We were more than happy to go to a festival that didn't involve any porta-loos, mud or camping in a field - so I'd recommend Victorious Festival if you're like us!<br />
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What I liked about Victorious Festival was that it was on the seafront (always a winner), there was loads of choice of food stalls, and there was lots of little stands to explore - from homemade furniture, to clothes, to handmade beauty bits - the works!<br />
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We came across a company called <a href="http://morningwoodcompany.weebly.com/shop.html" target="_blank">Morning Wood Co</a> (yes, we laughed too) and I fell in love a little with their rustic, bright, hand painted bits of furniture. Unfortunately none of it came home with us - I couldn't quite convince myself (or Tom!) that it was worth lugging a load of wood back to the car.<br />
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It was a very hot day - so after feeling slightly sweaty for a couple of hours, we rewarded ourselves with some grown-up drinks... In the form of slushies!<br />
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After a day at Victorious Festival, we decided that it wasn't really our cup of tea - we aren't the biggest fans of live music, there was a lot of people around, and lots of queues for each stand. To top it all off, the price of Pimms was a little bit ridiculous (And we all know that's very important!). However, it was a fun day out, and I'd recommend it to someone local to the area looking for a good day out - it just wasn't for us!<br />
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Now, I WILL say that we do like one kind of festival - and that's a food festival. Stay tuned to find out about our first visit to a food festival!<br />
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Last year, for Dad's birthday, I organised a trip to the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillary, which is at Laverstoke Mill near Winchester (<a href="http://distillery.bombaysapphire.com/" target="_blank">website here</a>). We opted for the simplest option, an unguided tour around the distillery with a cocktail at the end - perfect!<br />
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Laverstoke Mill is a huge, beautiful old building which was originally a paper mill, and has now been repurposed as the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery - and is the site where all the Bombay Sapphire is distilled and dispatched to suppliers. It was incredible to learn about the history of Bombay Sapphire, and how it has developed to become the huge name that it is today.<br />
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The distillery has two huge greenhouses where the botanicals are kept, and they are heated using heat from the distillery process.<br />
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The heat from the distillery chambers flows into the greenhouses from these connecting pipes. Isn't that amazing? Bombay Sapphire pride themselves in being eco friendly - they re-use the heat from the distilling process, they burn the leftover botanical pump from the distilling to heat the columns, and they have solar panels fitted to the roof.<br />
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Next to one of the distillery rooms is effectively a classroom filled with the botanicals used to make the gin. You are given cards at the beginning to help you choose which cocktail you receive at the end of the tour - and how you react to each of the botanicals determines which cocktail you would most enjoy. Each botanical has a smelling jar with the fragrance trapped inside, and you task is to smell each and take note of which ones you like - there was spicy smells, woody smells, fruity smells and so on.<br />
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The distillery room itself was VERY hot - as you would expect! It was very interesting learning more about the distilling process, and we were given a little of the undiluted end product to try - it was incredibly strong, but left the most amazing fragrant aftertaste of the botanicals! The alcohol was so strong that it evaporated almost immediately on your tongue.<br />
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...deeeeep sniff...<br />
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I opted for a fruity cocktail at the end of the tour - which was very nice indeed - and Tom opted for a raspberry spritz. One of the things I really liked about our visit was the attention to detail - if you were the designated driver (sorry Tom!) you were given a Mocktail as well as a little drivers pack (a mini bottle of gin and a mini tonic) to take home with you.<br />
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I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the Bombay Sapphire Distillery if you are ever given the chance - even if gin isn't your favourite tipple! It was a really interesting experience, in a beautiful rural setting with lots of history - plus a delicious cocktail and a great gift shop!<br />
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One of my favourite things to do is to go out for lunch - and what better way to do it than by boat? A lovely spot to go for lunch by water is the Ketch Rigger at Hamble Point Marina, a great pub with a fantastic Sunday roast.<br />
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We dragged Tom's dad and mine along to lunch - and mine had a great time out on the water!<br />
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On our last day at Cowes Week las year we were joined by Tom's family and some of their friends, for a day of boating and exploring.<br />
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There was a lot of sails up in the solent on that day - it was glorious weather, and it was the annual Cowes fireworks that evening as well.<br />
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After mooring up at East Cowes Marina, we explored East Cowes for a little bit and then headed back to the boat - to find that the Ice Cream boat had joined us! (This boat is very well known in and around Cowes - it is basically the boaty version of an idea cream van, complete with a cheesey ice cream decoration!)<br />
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Lunch was at the Lifeboat, the restaurant next to the marina, and was very nice indeed - with lots of good company!<br />
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The fireworks were very impressive - and it was a great end to a lovely week!<br />
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The Red Arrows made an appearance at Cowes Week last year - which we found very exciting indeed! So, we decided to take the boat out to go and get the best seat in the house - on the water, away from crowds. Perfect!<br />
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The Red Arrows certainly made a big entrance - they were incredibly loud, and we were so close to them on the water that it made our ears ring!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed these photos - I would 100% recommend going to watch the Red Arrows if you ever get the chance. They were amazing!<br />
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Good Morning lovely people!<br />
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Our second day at Cowes Week last year started off a little grey... a lot grey! And we all know that the best way to counteract a miserable, grey day is with some sweet treats. So, we popped over to Tiffins for some drinks - I had a smoothie, and Tom had a thick chocolate shake with a dollop of frozen yogurt (I was pretty envious!). We would highly recommend Tiffins to anyone visiting Cowes!<br />
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We spent the day wandering through the streets and window shopping, before taking a ride on the ferris wheel. This was very exciting indeed - and the view was pretty impressive!<br />
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We were keeping the RIB at East Cowes Marina, which I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Cowes, especially during Cowes Week! It was much quieter, less expensive and had a lovely restaurant next door. It's also very picturesque!<br />
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The commute back to the mainland in the sun was lovely - a little nippy, but it's fantastic seeing the sunset from the water!<br />
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Tom and I spent a few days on the Isle of Wight last summer for Cowes Week - and we had a lot of fun commuting by RIB over to the island!<br />
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It was actually my first Cowes Week (Tom has been several times before) so excitement levels were high for me. There was lots of sailing yachts, lots of flags and the streets were bustling!<br />
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We were hungry when we arrived - obviously - so after a slightly underwhelming sandwich lunch, we followed our noses over to a churro stand. They were so good.<br />
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A couple of pints of Pimms washed the churros down nicely!<br />
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We had a great first day at Cowes Week - stay tuned for the next few blog posts!<br />
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Last July we went out into the Solent to watch the Americas Cup racing. </div>
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Neither of us really follows the Americas Cup races around the world - we sometimes see the England team from Landrover Bar practicing in the Solent (Ben Ainslie's HQ is in Portsmouth) but that's about as much as we know! We really just went out for a day on the water. </div>
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I'd thoroughly recommend going along to watch the Americas Cup racing, even if it's just for a good day out with a great atmosphere! (Although I have no idea when it's next in this country as it's a global event!)</div>
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Last July (I'm a year behind, apologies!) Tom and I flew to Perugia to visit our friend. As soon as we landed, a wall of heat hit us - so we threw our swimsuits on and jumped straight in the pool. Our first day was basically spend shade-bathing by the pool (we both burn to a crisp) and having a lovely dinner on the patio with lots of wine.<br />
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Guess what we did the next day? Yep - more lounging by the pool!<br />
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Tom made a new friend - who also enjoyed a spot of swimming in the pool (he splashed a LOT).<br />
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In the evening we went into Perugia for dinner - which was spent at a little restaurant in a courtyard, eating fresh pizza outside. Accompanied by more wine - what more could we have asked for?<br />
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We flew home on another hot day, very early in the morning - and very tired! It was a lovely relaxing weekend spend in Umbria.<br />
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Our final day in Cape Verde was spent exploring a local village.<br />
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(In the glamourous white defender again!)<br />
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One of the beautiful things about Cape Verde is how brightly coloured all the houses are - which definitely reflects in the happy personalities of the locals!<br />
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Our second outing was to the Santa Maria Cargo Ship Wreck - and our transport was a rather cool Defender! Which made for a very bumpy ride...<br />
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The ship wreck was pretty impressive - and was the only thing you could see for miles on the beach.<br />
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Most of the ship has now been washed away, leaving only a rusty skeleton for people to see. It was still very impressive to visit!<br />
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I'd recommend this day trip if you do visit Cape Verde - it was an interesting excursion, but it was very nice to get back to the hotel and have a shower after a hot day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995264975594286848.post-34660965920812749672017-05-02T07:00:00.000+01:002017-05-02T07:00:39.005+01:00Exploring Cape Verde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first day trip was to the city, where we were given some of the local cuisine for breakfast (unfortunately we weren't too keen...) - and we were also treated to some music while we ate.<br />
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One of the most surprising things about Cape Verde was how friendly everyone was, regardless of their living situations or jobs - all the locals that we met were kind, helpful and eager to say hello. It was refreshing, and so completely different to what we were used to!<br />
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The sea front in the city was a little less appealing than the beach at our hotel, but there was lots of pretty little boats to look at!<br />
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Part of our tour round the city led us to where the locals did their laundry - and unlike the chore it is for us back home, out there it was a group activity that everyone seemed to enjoy!<br />
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I hope you're enjoying our photos from our holiday to Cape Verde - there's not too many more to go!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995264975594286848.post-58226502195486558052017-05-01T14:10:00.001+01:002017-05-01T14:10:59.049+01:00Swimming in warmer waters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Being in such a warm country with beautifully clear sea meant we couldn't resist a dip! (only one dip though - the pool was also very appealing!)</div>
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I will admit, that as beautiful as Cape Verde was, there wasn't a huge amount to do there outside of the hotel - which meant that I had a great opportunity to storm through all of the Games of Thrones books! (would recommend!)<br />
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