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We are two ageing and appreciative adventurers looking to turn the page on a new chapter of our lives.....
Iona on Panpwnton Farm
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ionacali
Oct 7, 20235 min read
Forgive my indulgence…….
I hope you don't mind if I take some time to describe how I ticked off a bucket list item next! However, before I get to that, we spent...
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ionacali
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Next stop….
Our next stop was my brother's house in Smallfield, where we had arranged to stop over for Sunday night and join in a family barbeque. As...
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ionacali
Aug 17, 20234 min read
Ross and Louise’s after wedding party trip….
Once settled, we walked the half hour into King’s Heath, where we visited the Hare and Hounds for a libation before revisiting Bizantium, an
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ionacali
Jul 24, 20234 min read
It’s Up North we are heading.....
And so, as we crest what we commonly and comically call ‘Summer’ around these parts before tilting towards autumn, Nadia and I are...
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ionacali
Jun 27, 20234 min read
Heading back home after a great two weeks on the road
Things turned out to be much less fractions on Monday morning, our day of departure. This development was partly due to many 'revellers'...
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ionacali
Jun 15, 20233 min read
The Black Deer Festival 2023
And so we made it our destination for this trip, the Black Deer Festival outside Tunbridge Wells. However, before we got to the site, we...
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ionacali
Jun 11, 20233 min read
The Summer adventures continue....
This time, we had a destination in mind, so it was left out of the drive! With Glasgow, bathed in shimmering summer sunshine, receding in...
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ionacali
Dec 4, 20222 min read
A few days away in November 2022
With the longer nights now firmly with us here in Scotland, our trips in Iona tend to be relatively short. After all, pitching up at a...
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ionacali
Oct 16, 20222 min read
One o’ they ‘cheeky wee’ weekends away......
This time out, we decided on a micro trip. i.e. two nights away over the weekend. And having done some research, we knew exactly which...
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ionacali
Sep 25, 20224 min read
Them thar hills are a callin’ once again…..
After a few weeks 'back at base' in Glasgow, we are again out on the road. Also, with an initial destination in mind, we turned left out...
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ionacali
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Heading south for the Long Road Festival.....
With our initial destination being Birmingham, we headed left out of the driveway, after which we tackled the late afternoon traffic as...
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ionacali
Oct 16, 20211 min read
An autumn walk in the hills…..
Waking to a lovely mixture of cloud, blue sky and sunshine, accompanied by a balmy 14 deg C (!), we enjoyed a cup of java as we stretched...
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ionacali
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Dalwhinnie, here we come….
As we headed off on our next trip, we actually had a destination in mind! As those of you who regularly follow our exploits will know, we...
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ionacali
Sep 26, 20211 min read
Home again, for a short while...
And so, after just under two weeks out on the road again, we are back in Glasgow to regroup and plan our next trip! This time out, we...
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ionacali
Sep 17, 20210 min read
North East Scotland, here we come…
Having left Glasgow on Tuesday 14th Sept, we found ourselves heading north along the shores of Loch Lomond on a pleasant clear evening....
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ionacali
Apr 19, 20212 min read
A week to go.....hopefully!
A month or so ago, the Scottish Administration declared that Monday 26th April was the day that they were to lift the travel ban for the...
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