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A place to celebrate: review of Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki

Trish Burgess Posted on22/06/201507/03/2019 Finland, Helsinki, hotel, Reviews 19 Comments

  Room 707, Sky Balcony, Klaus K Hotel There can’t be many hotel rooms in the world where, hanging up on the wall near the mini-bar, is a guitar. A full size Spanish guitar and

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When Dad’s Army came to Bridlington

Trish Burgess Posted on24/05/201507/03/2019 Bridlington, Yorkshire 13 Comments

Hands up if you remember the TV series, Dad’s Army? If you were a fan, you may be aware that a film version is going to be released in 2016, with a whole host of

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Mum’s gone to Bridlington: Sewerby Hall

Trish Burgess Posted on10/05/201528/12/2016 Bridlington, Yorkshire 22 Comments

Rory and Juliana on the cliff tops at Sewerby, near Bridlington.   “I think these fish and chips might be the best I’ve ever tasted”   “Better than the ones we had in Seahouses?”  

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Luxury and comfort at High Barn Cottages, Yorkshire

Trish Burgess Posted on21/04/201522/07/2016 Bridlington, Yorkshire 38 Comments

Can you spot our owl? There can’t be many self-catering cottages in the UK where, from the comfort of the living room or bedroom, you can watch an owl webcam via the television. In High

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Fond memories of Jackie magazine

Trish Burgess Posted on17/04/201520/09/2016 Trish Takes Five 17 Comments

“I’m scared! Mind if I hold onto you?” A suggestion from the Jackie Annual 1980 on small talk worth trying on a boy in the cinema. The article was titled ‘Boy Calendar – where they’ll

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CanvasPop turns my photo into a piece of art

Trish Burgess Posted on07/04/201522/07/2016 Reviews 8 Comments

I love taking photos, especially on holiday, but I’ve never thought they were good enough to enlarge and become a piece of art. Until now. Remember our trip to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne last

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Step away from the computer!

Trish Burgess Posted on24/03/201520/09/2016 Trish Takes Five 34 Comments

I am sitting at the computer trying very hard to ensure my posture is correct. For the last few weeks I have been suffering from a trapped/pinched/displaced/blummin’ painful nerve in my spine which has caused

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When Jimi Hendrix came to Spalding

Trish Burgess Posted on15/03/201517/09/2016 Lincolnshire, Spalding 20 Comments

On 29 May 1967 our little sleepy town of Spalding became host to one of the first ever rock festivals. Held in a tulip bulb auction shed, Barbecue ’67, for an admission price of £1,

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