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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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The Gallery – Travel – This way to the Devil’s Arse

Trish Burgess Posted on12/07/201107/04/2016 The gallery 27 Comments

This week’s Gallery theme is ‘travel’ so instead of trying to pick a favourite destination I’ve trawled through my digital albums to find a selection of holiday photos which will hopefully put a smile on your face.

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Bisse Racing in Bardolino

Trish Burgess Posted on11/07/201107/04/2016 Italy, Lake garda 8 Comments

   Thanks to Colin Nicholson’s article, ‘Next Stop: Venice’ in the Sunday Telegraph’s Discover section, I was transported back two summers to our fabulous holiday in Lake Garda, Italy. The article was about the gondola regatta

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Review of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Trish Burgess Posted on09/07/201128/12/2016 Book reviews 7 Comments

  It’s a cliche to say ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ but I’m afraid we all do. The original book cover for this novel is on the left and it appeals to me

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The Gallery – Grandparents – Grandma Eileen

Trish Burgess Posted on06/07/201107/04/2016 The gallery 30 Comments

My mum and my son – what a combination! The huge love I have for my mother is amplified when I see her with Rory. When my son was born the bond between the two

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Seeing Double in Majorca

Trish Burgess Posted on05/07/201112/02/2018 Majorca, mallorca, Spain 12 Comments

Some of you may have seen the picture on the left before. It was featured in an article in Prima magazine about Mediterranean holidays of my childhood. I wrote about it in a post about

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Mum’s Gone to Quebec with Wills and Kate

Trish Burgess Posted on03/07/201129/01/2019 Canada, Quebec 11 Comments
boardwalk in Quebec

This is my final post in my special guide to Canada for the royal couple. Final because after Quebec today I have no knowledge of the other bits of Canada so best shuffle off and

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Mum’s Gone to Montreal with Wills and Kate

Trish Burgess Posted on30/06/201129/01/2019 Canada, Montreal 15 Comments
Marriott hotel in Montreal

Having hopefully experienced the fabulous toilet facilities in the Museum of Civilisation in Ottawa on Friday, the Royal couple’s next stop on their Canadian tour will be Montreal on Saturday 2 July. They won’t be

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Mum’s Gone to Ottawa with Wills and Kate

Trish Burgess Posted on28/06/201129/01/2019 Canada, family road trip in Canada, Ottawa 18 Comments
Ottawa, Canada

I’m sure it was an oversight that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge neglected to seek my advice before their tour of Canada. However, I am a generous woman and I have decided to share

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