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Trish Burgess

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Lincolnshire, UK
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Read geography at Cambridge University. Now living in South Lincolnshire, UK.
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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Things to do in Osaka

Trish Burgess Posted on12/03/2020 Japan, Osaka, Things to do in Osaka Leave a Comment
Dotonbori River, Osaka

“Here’s the key to your room, number 1001.” “The carpet will be spotlessly clean then,” I whispered to Dougie, remembering the brand of stain remover I’ve got in the cupboard back home. Unfortunately, we...

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Mum’s Gone to Japan: Kobe

Trish Burgess Posted on19/02/202005/03/2020 Japan, Kobe, Things to do in Kobe 7 Comments
Kobe at night

After six nights in Tokyo and four nights in Hiroshima, our Rugby World Cup trip itinerary moved on to Kobe. Our team, Scotland, already bruised by their battering from Ireland in Yokohama, would be...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Miyajima Island

Trish Burgess Posted on11/02/202013/02/2020 Day trip from Hiroshima, Japan, Miyajima island, things to do on Miyajima island 8 Comments
Itsukushima shrine and pagoda, Miyajima

  If you’re looking for a day trip that involves as many forms of transport as possible, try this jaunt we took from Hiroshima to Miyajima island in Japan. We took a plane from...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Finding peace in Hiroshima

Trish Burgess Posted on16/01/202018/02/2020 Hiroshima, Japan, things to do in Hiroshima 10 Comments
Cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima

At 8.15 am on 6 August 1945, an atomic bomb, code-name ‘Little Boy’, was detonated above the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The explosion caused thousands of deaths on impact and thousands more in...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Things to do in Tokyo

Trish Burgess Posted on10/01/202016/01/2020 Japan, Things to do in Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo attractions 16 Comments
Benten-do temple, Ueno Park, Tokyo

A bucket list trip? Yes. A retirement present from my husband to himself? Absolutely. This was always going to be the trip of a lifetime. A holiday in Japan coinciding with the 2019 Rugby...

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Cobh Heritage Centre and Titanic Experience

Trish Burgess Posted on07/01/202022/02/2020 Cobh, Eire, Ireland, Things to do in Cobh, Titanic 14 Comments
Tickets for museums in Cobh

If you’re ever in Ireland and planning to visit Cobh, let me give you a tip. It’s pronounced ‘cove’ not ‘cobb’. A big thank you to the woman at Cork station who sold us...

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Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe has the recipe for success

Trish Burgess Posted on26/12/201926/12/2019 Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe, Lincolnshire, places to eat in Spalding, Spalding 3 Comments
Summer lunch at Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe

If you live in Spalding, or visit as a tourist, you’re bound to make a beeline for Ayscoughfee Hall. It dates from the mid-15th century and is a Grade I listed building. Whilst the...

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A city break in Cork at Christmas

Trish Burgess Posted on22/12/201912/03/2020 city break in Cork, Cork, Eire, Ireland 10 Comments
Christmas lights in Cork

In the run up to Christmas last year we took a trip to York. It was fabulous: a Christmas market, lovely hotel, lots of shopping and eating: an ideal way to prepare for the...

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