Monthly Archives: June 2011

Loire Valley – September 2010

Posted on June 29, 2011 by scatterbrook

Recently had a dream  – nine people going on tour, with all of their luggage, in a VW beetle and a sports car. The dream was most likely a reference to a trip taken to the loire valley a year earlier … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2011

Posted on June 17, 2011 by scatterbrook

A couple of days in Singapore on the way home, to see nephew Scott, Val and the little ones. Pearl, age nearly one, has made her first step to stardom by appearing in a magazine, charmingly ‘works the room’ when … Continue reading →

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Birmingham 2011

Posted on June 15, 2011 by scatterbrook

Birmingham 2011 Time travel is still possible in Birmingham. From pre industrial revolution Tolkien’s water wheel flour mill, to a Victorian Sewer Pumping museum, to the National Space Centre an hour away in Leicester. J.R.R, often called the author of the … Continue reading →

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Scotland Birmingham 2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by scatterbrook

Talked about cheap airlines in the Prague blog. Being committed to the idea of a bargain, and determined not to be discouraged, we have continued to get good value from a number of so-called cheap airlines, including the one that … Continue reading →

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