Category: Travel

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Merry Christmas from Canada

Morgan was going to write some blog posts from Canada himself. I started them off for him and asked him to fill in some blanks but apparently, he’s not very good at writing about what he’s been doing. So, you’ll have to put up with updates from me rather than from Morgan himself. Things seem...

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Messages from Morgan

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology we’ve been able to keep in touch with Morgan quite easily. He made it to Calgary safely and had a couple of days there trying to sort out some paperwork and a bank account etc. He then travelled to Banff and has been staying in a hostel there...

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Off to Canada

Phew, that was a busy week. Morgan has decided to defer his places at university for a while and head off to Canada on a ‘working holiday’ instead. After a few weeks of sorting out flights, insurance, working visas etc. etc. it was almost time for him to go. So, last weekend we all went...

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Norway Trip Part 5 – Oslo

Our journey across Norway was coming towards its end. So far we had travelled to Bergen where we spent a day exploring the city. We’d then taken the Bergen to Oslo train as far as Voss where we spent the day running in the hills, walking in gorges and chilling by the lakeside. We’d then...

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Norway Trip Part 4 – Flåm, Myrdal and Gol

After a good night’s sleep in our apartment, we were fully recovered from our kayaking expedition. Today we would retrace our paddle strokes aboard a boat and then continue along the Aurlandsfjord to Flåm. From here we’d head back into the mountains to rejoin the Bergen to Oslo train heading for our evening destination of...

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Norway Trip Part 3 – Sea Kayaking in the Fjords

Our train trip across Norway took a bit of a detour here. Rather than continuing on the train from Voss to Myrdal we were missing a bit out and heading north a little to the village of Gudvangen at the end of the Nærøyfjord. Here we would meet up with a kayaking group tour that...

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Norway Trip Part 2 – Voss

After another hearty breakfast at our hotel in Bergen, we boarded the tram once again to head into the City Centre. This time we had all of our luggage with us. Large rucksacks on our backs and smaller ones on our front. It was surprisingly comfortable, but not something we’d want to carry too far!...

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Norway Trip Part 1 – Bergen

Time for a few posts about our recent trip to Norway. It was a holiday with a number of objectives. I think we ticked all of the boxes, so I’ll start at the beginning with a nice relaxed drive to Manchester. Getting to Norway The original plan was to drive up early, stop somewhere nearby...

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More from the Isle of Man

I’ve already posted about our tourist antics aboard the Isle of Man’s Trams and trains, which included roast dinners on the train, cream teas at the summit of Snaefell and a walk through Dhoon Glen. That’s not all we did though as we got up to plenty of other things whilst there. I ran a...

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Isle of Man Coast Path – The Sound to Fleshwick

The last time I was on the Isle of Man I started running around the Coast Path. The Raad Ny Foillan (Way of the Gull) is the island’s premier long-distance path at around 100 miles. Officially opened in 2018 it quickly became one of the most popular walking routes in the British Isles. The path...