in February I was fortunate enough to visit Finland. Keenly aware of how cold it was likely to be, my husband and I stuffed our suitcases with thermal underwear, woolly socks and ski trousers so thick they took up half the case and headed for Lapland. Officially, we were staying in Rovaniemi, although we were… Continue reading Belated Finland bloggage
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Farsickness
'Wanderlust' is such a well-recognised word that it might as well have been adopted as a piece of honorary English vocabulary - it's one of those delightful German words that means exactly what it sounds like. Recently, I've been introduced to a new word - also German, that most efficient of languages - that perhaps… Continue reading Farsickness
I do like to be beside the seaside
A bit of my heart belongs by the sea. I can't explain why this is. I was born and raised in Elephant and Castle, where the closest thing to the seaside experience is the nasal squawk of seagulls fighting over the remnants of a Perfect Fried Chicken box meal. Childhood trips to the seaside feature… Continue reading I do like to be beside the seaside
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 