Tag: China

  • The W to Z of Windows and Doors

    The W to Z of Windows and Doors

    Talk about leaving the hardest to last! The irony is that I learned the alphabet backwards before I was five. I still find it easier to say the alphabet backwards – and to go from the back to the front of a dictionary. So why am I only now working on the W to Z…

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  • China – The Good, The Bad And The WOW!!

    China – The Good, The Bad And The WOW!!

    Reminiscing – The China Trip – October 2016 Let’s start with the bad Days on the China trip were filled with great activities, and tours were not to be missed. The very clever organisers (Thanks, Julie and Suzy!) had planned alternating  ‘chill-out’, and ‘out-and-about’ days that provided just the right amount of rest, in between…

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  • Travelling The World

    Travelling The World

    When I was very young someone made the comment that I would travel because I had a gap between my two top teeth. Back then, living out of town on almost 20 acres of land, with electricity the only modern convenience we had, I thought the 35-mile journey into Sydney was the ultimate travel experience.…

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  • China Trip – The Beginning

    China Trip – The Beginning

    With all the tripping around I’ve done this year, my blogs are all over the place. The China trip has been fleetingly touched on in other areas but has somehow missed the dedicated space it so truly deserves. So, here it is! In The Beginning It all started with a conversation with Molly, the sales agent,…

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  • Seeing the world – one port at a time

    Seeing the world – one port at a time

    Having arrived home late on the 1st November from China, with barely enough time to unpack, there I was on the 7th November at the Gold Coast Airport waiting for a flight to Melbourne, then Abu Dhabi, and on to London. From there, a bus to Southampton for a 2-night stay before boarding the Navigator…

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  • Ni Hao China – On My Way

    After months of planning, the trip to China officially starts tomorrow. I’ll be up VERY early in the morning, and off to the airport. I’ve even debated the benefit of just staying up all night – but I know I’d live to regret that decision, so I will try to get some sleep – even…

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