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Happy and smiling at the Dogs Ties Market.

Travel Adventures Part I

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Well, what a busy few weeks I’ve had. I’ve been chasing my tail so much, I’ll need to tell you about the rest of my adventures next week. It’s good to have just a comprehensive social life but I...
Visitors to Chelsea Flower Show enjoy the sunshine.

Chelsea Flower Show Blooms in the Sun

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The Chelsea Flower Show, held annually in the magnificent grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, was a breathtaking celebration of nature's beauty and horticultural excellence. As one of the most prestigious flower shows in the world, it...
Lovely Girls Mary O Keefe, Sinead Sweeney, Rachel Manning, Catherine Sheils and Jess Forde picture practicing their lovely laughs at the Lovely Girl Parade. TedFest is back on March 2nd-5th 2023 on Inis Mor in the Aran Islands which becomes the legendary Craggy Island every year. Copious cups of tea and sandwiches, a lot of red tank-tops, nuns on the run, priests on the pull, map-cap costumes and of course a bishop getting a kick up the arse - Fr Ted, Ireland’s best loved TV Show is celebrated in the most wild and wonderful way. see www.tedfest.org . Picture by Matt Sills

Careful Now Fr Ted!

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TedFest is back from Thursday March 2nd to Sunday March 5th 2023 as Inis Mór becomes the legendary ‘Craggy Island’ once more for a weekend of high-jinx. Copious cups of tea and sandwiches, a lot of red tank-tops, nuns...
Looking down on the Blue Grotto.

Marvellous Malta a must for May

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https://youtu.be/cjQkCUdO1Cg When we think of Malta, perhaps nothing immediately springs to mind, except for vague notions of sandy beaches and blue Mediterranean waters. Malta in fact is an intriguing mix of cultures, having spend much of its history conquered by...
Getting ready to leave BrookLodge.

Lockdown Staycation Part II

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So, this is the second part of our lockdown staycation. After visiting the Twelve Hotel in Galway, I got a taste for another adventure so last weekend we went off to another of my favourite places, BrookLodge in Co...
Daisy posing on the bridge in Bourton-on-the-Water.

Cracking Christmas in the Cotswolds

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Just before Christmas my humans took me for my regular Christmas trip to Dublin and I was excited to meet all my friends in Mutt Ugly doggy day care and to take a trip around town to see the...
Competitors race towards their bikes at the start of the Brompton World Championships in London.

Two Wheels on my Wagon – again

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Another year, another Brompton World Championship but unfortunately, this year I didn’t manage to win a place in the lottery to get an entry to the race. Fortunately, only a week before the event, I managed to ‘acquire’ an entry...
The start of the Brompton World Championships at St James's Park, London. Picture Prudential RideLondon

Two wheels on my wagon

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You might think that bikes have no place in a motoring column but bear with me. Bicycles, particularly in an urban environment, are often the ideal way to get around. A bike journey can often replace a trip by...
Daisy at Porlock Weir.

Driving Miss Daisy… and Shelly too

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On our holiday to Devon and Cornwall two years ago, we were struck by how dog-friendly everywhere was, so we made up our minds that we’d come back some day with Daisy, our West Highland Terrier. Some day turned out...
The Jaguar E-Type on the coast in Cornwall.

To St Ives in an E-Type

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It’s easy to forget that you don’t have to travel far for a great holiday. We’ve all been so spoiled by cheap flights that we seem to have abandoned the option of hopping on a ferry and visiting our...
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