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Evening Getaway to Nanoose Bay

01/07/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, quarantine

Following two heavy nights on Ruxton Island (see here) Sam and I had an extra day with Sam getting Tuesday

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PNW Road Trip – Part 2 – Portland & Columbia Gorge

18/04/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment pnwroadtrip, roadtrips, USA

This is part two of the road trip, Navid/Jen/Sam and I took over Easter 2019. For Part 1 click here

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PNW Road Trip – Part 1 – Washington and Oregon Coastlines

18/04/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment pnwroadtrip, roadtrips, united states, USA

This is Part 1 of 3 of the PNW Road Trip series. For Part 2 click here & Part 3

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Tofino

08/09/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment boating, Canada, livingincanada, tofino

Although Chris and Jenny are the first of my UK friends to visit from home I have come to realise

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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

12/05/201818/11/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment livingincanada, USA

On the way down from Orlando to Miami we stopped for lunch at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. After dinner at Aruba Beach Café

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Labour Day Weekend – Levette Lake

07/09/201707/12/2017 DaleEdginton 1 Comment British Columbia, Camping, Canada, hiking, Levette Lake, Living in Canada, livingincanada, Vancouver

Revision Dec ’17 – A big THANK YOU to www.taleoftravels.com for featuring my ramblings about moving to Canada. The countdown is

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Touring Tuscany

25/07/201725/07/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment florence, italia, Italy, pisa, toscana, tuscany

After 4 action packed days and nights in and around Positano and the Amalfi Coast it was time for the

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Cinque Terre & Milano

24/07/201724/08/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Italy

The one issue with having a blog/website for your travel memories is when you go on a big big trip

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Day Tripping to Capri

09/07/201709/07/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment amalfi, amalfi coast, Boat, Capri, Italy, positano

‘I have never seen so much alcohol consumed in one day trip’ There is only way to travel the Amalfi

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Exploring Positano & The Amalfi Coast 2017

22/06/201727/06/2017 DaleEdginton 3 Comments amalfi, amalficoast, blog, blogger, furore, holiday, instagram, italia, Italy, montepertuso, photography, positano, travel, travelblogger, travelphotography, wanderlust

The Amalfi Coast has been the playground of the rich and famous for over 2000 years; from the likes of

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Mussels in Brussels

18/04/201719/04/2017 DaleEdginton 1 Comment belgium, Brussels

I am just going to get it out there, I didn’t particularly enjoy Brussels (for completely the opposite way I

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Celebrating the end of Lent, in Gent

18/04/201722/08/2018 DaleEdginton 2 Comments belgium, Gent, Ghent

I feel many bypass Gent for the ‘prettier’ Bruge and busier ‘Brussels’ but charmed by pictures of the Grand Canal

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In Bruge

18/04/201719/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment beer, belgium, bruge, brugge, inbruge

n modern culture, Bruge is perhaps best known for the 2008 film ‘In Bruges’ directed by Martin McDonagh and starring

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Bratislava

27/11/201613/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Bratislava, Bratislava Castle, Christmas Markets, Europe, Goulash, Slovakia

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia and smallest European capital is a typical example of not judging a book my its

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A Budaful Weekend Away

19/11/201623/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Budapest, Europe, Hungary

I was fortunate to stumble across Budapest in 2012 whilst on football tour with my team, Altrincham Hale. The charm,

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Vienna (Wien)

15/11/201613/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Austria, Europe, Vienna

I had visited Austria when I was about 10, skiing in the Alps at St. Wolfgang famous for the Sound of

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Paris

12/10/201616/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Europe, France

Paris is a beautiful city, full of life and soul. So I was surprised to see how great some of

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Edinburgh – Fringe Festival

13/08/201614/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Edinburgh, Europe, Fringe Festival, International Festival, Scotland, Tattoo Festival

I have been to Edinburgh 5-6 times but never during the month of August. August marks the arrival of the

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Hornby Island – #emandtytietheknot2016

18/06/201623/06/2017 amancunianabroad 2 Comments British Columbia, Canada, Hornby Island, Islands, North America, Victoria Island, wedding

When Samantha moved to the UK in September 2015 it was under the assertion that she would be going back

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Vatican City

02/05/201614/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Europe, Roman Church, Rome, Sistine Chapel, St Peter Basilica, Vatican, Vatican City

One of the highlights of my trip to Rome in May 2016 was a day trip to the Vatican City.

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Rome

30/04/201623/06/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Europe, Italy, Rome, Spanish Steps, TramJazz, Trevi Fountain

May 2nd 2016 was my Mums 40th (maybe 50th / or 60th?) and so my parents invited Sam and I

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Prague (Praha)

06/02/201618/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Charles Bridge, Czech Beer, Czech Republic, Europe, Letna Park, Prague, Prague Castle, Praha, Vltava River

Prague the City of a Hundred Spires is one of the quintessential European capitals that everyone should visit and one

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London

09/10/201518/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Big Ben, England, Europe, Houses of Parliament, London, River Thames, Tower Bridge

London needs little introduction and even less explaining. One of the main reasons to move to Europe is to explore

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Pamukkale

21/09/201523/06/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Bodrum, Cleopatra Pool, Europe, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey

Pamukkale (which means Cotton Castle in Turkish) and the neighbouring ancient city of Hierapolis are World Heritage sites located in the

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Ephesus

20/09/201519/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Bodrum, Ephesus, Europe, Turkey

I have loved Classical Greek (and Roman) History since watching Hercules as a kid and then Mr. Sharples Classical Studies

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Bodrum

19/09/201519/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Bodrum, Europe, Turkey

Sam moved to the UK in early September 2015. As we hadn’t seen each other since I left Vancouver in

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Whistler & the Stawamus Chief

28/03/201514/01/2017 amancunianabroad 1 Comment beautifulbc, British Columbia, Canada, hiking, North America, skiing, stawamus chief, whistler

#BeautifulBC is one of the most hashtagged references to Vancouver and British Columbia so I was keen to see what