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Orlando

A 48-hour stopover in Orlando to experience some very hot weather and an expensive water park. Continue reading

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Miami

Miami, the first stop on our trip across the USA. It’s been hot and sunny here, and we’ve tried to make the most of it with some time in the sea, on the beach, and at the lovely warm pool in our hotel Continue reading

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USA! USA! USA1

With lots of people asking about when we’re coming home and what we’re up to now, this post gives a bit more detail about our plans for the next couple of months. Continue reading

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Family Time

Latest update including my family’s recent (and current) visit, following hockey when no one cares, and news about our summer plans Continue reading

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Summertime

It’s a strange time over here a the moment. Several things have now confirmed what I have long known: April/May is officially English Summertime. Forget July, when school is still in session, or August when the weather is consistently awful … Continue reading

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The Impact of Reducing your Options

Well it seems like my blogging output has fallen off, as so many blogs tend to do. It would almost seem predictable; nevertheless I will soldier on. So the last time I wrote a post of any substance was to … Continue reading

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English Christmas (and some other stuff)

Hmm. My lack of recent blogging has meant that there are lots of little things piling up. I’ll now try and make up for it with some rambling. Let’s talk about the weather They say that the national English pastime … Continue reading

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Friends and Friendship

Today marks three months since we arrived in England; one quarter of our year gone already. It also seems to have marked a transition for all of us as we acclimatize to living somewhere new. While things still feel fairly … Continue reading

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Step One: Stuff Arrives

Today I went to Bristol in the morning to oversee the arrival of our worldly goods. These boxes had quite the journey – by train from Port Coquitlam to Montreal, boat to Liverpool, and then truck to Bristol. And now … Continue reading

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No Government

This doesn’t have much to do with anything related to us; it’s just a clip I liked and emphasizes why the BBC is great. The link below is an excerpt from the BBC’s program “The Now Show”, about dreaming of … Continue reading

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