Another Quick Cuppa?
More idle chatter about nothing in particular – just eating bugs, crunching rocks, back problems thanks to the gym, hypnotists and other random things.
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Forgotten Notebooks: Good Morning from a Hotel Room Window
More random reflections from a hotel room window, or perhaps just a ramble about nothing depending on how you look at things!
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Turkish Lunch: Vegetarians Look Away Now!
Looking for somewhere for lunch, a Turkish lunch? Well if you’re in London you might stumble across one of the popular Gökyüzü Turkish restaurants. Meat eaters, if you haven’t tried this place, you might want to give it a go because as you will see – they absolutely pile on the […]
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Time for a Quick Cuppa? Pop the Kettle on.
Idle chatter about nothing in particular, just belly buttons, bananas, toasters and a few other things!!!
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Conversations with strangers: Are shoes worth fighting for?
Trips to the Maldives, and fights over charity shop shoes….more things that came up in conversations with strangers!!
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The Book Snob Tag & Book Addiction Tag
Do I qualify for The Book Snob Tag and perhaps the Book Addiction Tag? Yes – well I’m definitely a bookworm, so book additive behaviour certainly applies, and I probably am a bit of a book snob, since I’m quite particular about certain bookish things. I came across The Book […]
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The other virus, Affluenza. Is society sick?
Affluenza the status and consumption virus plaguing society, can we spot the symptoms and help reduce the spread?
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5 Alternatives to Charity Shops: Give clothes to people who ‘need’ them
So you want to make sure your unwanted clothes go straight into the hands of someone who really needs them? Here’s five ways to do just that!
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Swallows and Robins by Susie Kelly: Memoirs of a French holiday rental!
She exits the UK, sets up a holiday rental in rural France. Hates cleaning, loves some of her guests and can’t wait to see the back of others. Read all about it in Swallows and Robins!
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Ankle Bracelet Etiquette: Forgotten Souvenirs
So it turns out there used to be a bit more to ankle bracelets than meets the eye!! Just an innocent fashion statement? Well maybe more so today, but history shows a very different story around the world.
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Are Charity Shops Misunderstood?
Are charity shops just second hand and cheap? Do the neediest people buy your donated items? A testimony from a Big Issue seller helps shed some light!
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Billionaire Jet Setters vs A New Life in the Wilderness, Off the Grid! Book Reviews
Secrets of a private flight attendant vs making fires and foraging for things to eat in the mountain forests. Glamour in the high skies, seeing the world through a champagne glass vs growing vegetables and fishing for you supper.
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Air Travel Antics, and Smirk Worthy Observations
Musical departure gates, baggage claims chaos… Past travel shenanigans are still amusing to look back on, I wonder what new amusements and annoyances will emerge as travel opens up again…..
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Pandemic Life Changes 2020 and Beyond
U turns, big life changes, new priorities? The pandemic has led some of us heading down new paths and in new directions, and perhaps inspiring others while we’re at it.
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The Outstanding Blogger Award
Thankful to be nominated for this the Outstanding Blogger Award, but it’s always hard to pick nominees – every blogger deserves a spotlight.
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A Walk in Richmond Park: The Biggest Park in London
A winter walk in London’s biggest park, famous for its deer, and never-ending walking trails.
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Rethinking Christmas Movie Favourites!! 15 Alternative Reviews with a Twist!!
Warning: May contain sarcasm.
15 Christmas movie favourites, with a twist, read on for the bits missing from the official synopsis.
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Tokyo Tittle-Tattle and an Indian Robin Hood? Tieless in Tokyo and The White Tiger
A couple of book reviews, one about a 10 day galavant around Tokyo, the other about an Indian rags to riches journey.
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From A Hotel Room Window
What have you witnessed from a hotel room window or balcony that has stayed in your thoughts, that you’ve never forgotten, outrageous or not?
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12 Gift Ideas for a Travel Addict: Coffee Machines and Wine Glasses?
Gift Ideas for the travel addict can quickly turn to the predictable and cliche, but with a bit of extra thought, you might just strike it lucky!
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Fancy A Cuppa: Lets Talk Travel Moments
It’s amazing what a little bit of imagination and a few travel memories can do!!
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A Tuk-Tuk for Two by Adam Fletcher, Holidays With Strangers!!
When conversations with strangers lead to catching flights to India with them the same week, racing Tuk-Tuks amidst good old Indian traffic!! Have you or would you ever…?
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Conversations with Strangers: Cakes and Suitcases ✈️
This time we talked packing for flights, bottles of rum, house prices and baking cakes. Conversations with strangers can work more wonders than you’ll ever know!!
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Blogger Recognition Award
A huge thank you to Chocoviv at Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog for this nomination!!
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Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
A bit less show business and a bit more Lenny Kravitz. Reflections from the man himself on growing up, family and the beginnings of a musically fuelled career.
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Road Rage
Road rage, maybe there should be a highway code sign for this, placed strategically on certain junctions, and anger hotspots!! My poor taxi driver nearly exploded, that time when…..
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The Last Day of the Holiday: Oh Happy Day, Or a Hard Goodbye?
On the last day of a holiday, are you wishing you could stay a bit longer or raring to get to the airport? I think its probably a sad day for many – but I’m curious to hear whether you agree.
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St James Park, London
A walk in the park, St James Park, where pelicans steal the limelight and squirrels steal the nuts.
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Liebster Award
Warm hugs and a big thank you to ‘Travel and Share’ for this Liebster Award nomination – very kind of you!!
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Robots Travel and Artificial Intelligence. The Good the Bad and the Ugly!
Robotic airport staff, robotic luggage, and robots that can go on holiday on your behalf!! The evolution of AI is sweeping the travel industry in its wake, especially on the back of Covid 19.
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One Lovely Blog Award
Thank you to blogger Juvie at ‘Paradigm Shifter’ for nominating Cherrylsblog.com for a One Lovely Blog Award, a lovely and much appreciated surprise!
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Mary L Trump on Donald Trump: Too Much and Never Enough
Mary L Trump gives us her take on Uncle Donald Trump, from childhood to present day in her ‘tell all’ book.
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Armchair Travel with Bruce Parry: Culture Trips
Imagine having to shake the hands of 250 people all waiting for you on a beach, or jumping over a herd of cattle to prove your manhood. Ladies – how about having three husbands at once? Perhaps you’d be up for a nomadic tent-life in freezing cold snow storm territory. These are just a few interesting highlights from the some of the world’s lesser well known tribes and indigenous populations. Curious?
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Hate Going on Holiday? Or is it a Love Hate Relationship?
So what’s your position, do you hate going on holiday, is the agro of planning and packing all too much, or is that all part of the fun? Are you a holiday hater?
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Dear Jamaica
Beach bars in Cuba! Forgotten Souvenirs
Of all the things I could have bought in Cuba, I didn’t think a beach bar would end up on the shopping list!! Its interesting to look back at some of those forgotten holiday souvenirs, many of which I treasure all the more now!!
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How to Speak Jamaican!! A Great Book for Newbies to Jamaica
There’s more to Jamaican patois than ‘irie’ and ‘yeah man’. If you want to get a better grip on Jamaican patois, this funny little book gives you some common words and phrases written with a Jamaican dialect and pronunciation.
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Renaissance London Heathrow Airport Hotel: A Quick Look
Heathrow bound? Fancy more than a mere 40 winks before or after your flight? The Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel gets a thumbs up from me. Here’s a quick look!
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Lets Talk About India: Animals, Food, Hustlers, Marriage and more…
Push the guide books aside, here’s my first hand round up of thoughts and observations after a first and very worthwhile trip to India.
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The Pink City, Carpets and Palaces: Snapshots of Jaipur India
Snapshots from the iconic Indian Pink City, loved for it’s royally dressed elephants, pink palaces, chamber of mirrors, and endless shopping bazaars.
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