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10 reasons to love Japan

Trish Burgess Posted on25/11/201906/02/2020 10 best things about Japan, 2020 Olympics, Japan, Rugby World Cup 10 Comments
Japanese umbrellas

After nearly a month in Japan, following the Scotland team as they played the pool matches in the Rugby World Cup, it’s fair to say Dougie and I are completely smitten with the country....

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A visitor’s guide to toilets in Japan

Trish Burgess Posted on18/11/201919/11/2019 Japan, japanese toilets, TOTO washlet 4 Comments
Toilet signs in Japan

Top of my Christmas list this year is a TOTO Washlet. No, it’s not a flannel for Dorothy’s little dog but a high-tech Japanese toilet. The all-singing, all-dancing lavatories we discovered in Japan were...

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A tale of Typhoon Hagibis and the Rugby World Cup

Trish Burgess Posted on15/11/201910/01/2020 Japan, Rugby World Cup, Scotland Rugby, Typhoon Hagibis 8 Comments
Japanese and Scottish rugby supporters, Shizuoka

It’s Saturday 12 October 2019. We’re in Tokyo waiting for Typhoon Hagibis to hit the mainland of Japan. The advice is to stay indoors so we’re sitting in our room, on the 22nd floor...

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Miniatures in bronze: The sculptures of Joseph Hillier in Spalding

Trish Burgess Posted on26/10/201907/02/2020 Joseph Hillier, Lincolnshire, sculpture, Spalding 14 Comments
Joseph Hillier - Michael with Pumpkin

I’m always up for a bit of Backyard Blogging. It’s great to travel and write about our adventures away from home but it’s wonderful to explore my own neighbourhood and share those experiences. Having...

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Book Review: Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

Trish Burgess Posted on07/09/201908/09/2019 Book reviews, France, Meet Me in Monaco 7 Comments
Meet Me in Monaco book

An American actress and a European prince. The world’s media going crazy for a fairytale romance featuring Hollywood and royalty. Sound familiar? We’ve just experienced the frenzy around the marriage of Meghan Markle and...

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Holbeach Discovery Trail: QR codes unlock the town’s history

Trish Burgess Posted on12/08/2019 Days out in Lincolnshire, Holbeach, Lincolnshire 1 Comment
Holbeach mosaic

5th July 2012 was a special day for South Lincolnshire as the Olympic torch relay passed through the area on its way to London. To commemorate this event, local artist Fiona Gurney worked with...

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Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2019

Trish Burgess Posted on11/08/201911/08/2019 crime writing, Harrogate, Theakston, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Yorkshire Leave a Comment
Old Swan hotel, Harrogate

What would you rather do at 10.30 on a Sunday morning? Have a lie-in with the papers? Treat yourself to a bacon butty? Or maybe listen to Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, discuss...

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Slow travel in Sintra – visiting Portugal’s UNESCO World Heritage site in three days.

Trish Burgess Posted on01/08/201903/12/2019 Inntravel, Portugal, Sintra, Sintra in Three Days, Slow Travel 10 Comments
Monserrate palace in Sintra

Why spend three days in Sintra? Most visitors to Sintra tumble out of buses and trains, eager to tick off as many of the town’s incredible attractions as possible, before heading back to Lisbon...

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