Category Archives: Travel

Confessions of a cruiser (part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Perhaps the biggest surprise came when checking in at the cruise terminal. “Oh, there’s Davin from school,” said Son1, as though it was completely normal to come across a school friend some 8,000 miles away from home. They gave each … Continue reading →

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Hi, my name is Circles and I’m a cruiser (part 1)

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

As an airline family it never occurred to me that a cruise might be for us – I had visions that a cruise would involve being stuck on a boat awash with a novovirus outbreak and quarantined to a tiny … Continue reading →

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The Thai foot massage with a happy outcome

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I treated myself to a foot massage while in Thailand over the past few days. I chose a foot massage as it didn’t involve a locked back room, stripping all my clothes off and lying face down with my eyes, … Continue reading →

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Budapest, communism and airline crew hotels

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

There’s something I’ve learnt about the children of pilots (and I’m talking about youngsters here – please tell me teenagers are different?). A pilot’s offspring might fly before they take their first teetering steps; their school friends might hail from … Continue reading →

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Over the moon to run into an astronaut!

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

They say things happen for a reason – although I couldn’t really see the truth in this as our bags were offloaded from the flight we were scheduled to be taking to Cape Town. Boarding was underway and we trooped … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: The Expat Olympics

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

If you think about it, it’s a funny ole thing that expats spend such a big chunk of the year away from their adopted home, living out of a suitcase. While most people take two-week holidays, for expats six to … Continue reading →

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A wing and a prayer

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

“You look nervous – you okay?” DH put the car in park and laid his hand on my knee. “You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.” “I’m fine,” I lied. “There’s no way I’m watching you all … Continue reading →

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