Holidays

  • My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. Last week we visited Bournemouth in England. This week, we’re going overseas to Dubai: For two years a friend of mine had been urging me to visit her in Dubai, where she was working as a teacher. But I have to admit I really wasn’t

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  • I’m now moving on from my music series and I’m going to revisit some of my favourite holiday destinations. The first in the series is somewhere I fell in love with at the age of four – Bournemouth: Bournemouth in Dorset has always been my favourite seaside town. When I was growing up, Mum and

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  • It’s Christmas!

    Wishing you all a very…

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  • The Delights of Dubai

    For two years a friend of mine had been urging me to visit her in Dubai, where she was working as a teacher. But I have to admit I really wasn’t keen. Perhaps I’d read too many negative newspaper reports about rules and regulations. Or maybe I simply thought it too modern and ugly. I

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  • Post-Holiday Blues

    Well, that’s it – another holiday over. Though it was one I’ll remember forever. One of my best friends was getting married in Florida and twisted my arm to go. In all fairness, when she asked me if I’d be able to come, it took all of two seconds to make up my mind. I’d

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