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  • Sumo-sized adventures: Fukuoka Japan

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    I arrived in Hakata Bus Station, Fukuoka at 22:35 knowing full well all reasonably priced accommodation was fully booked. I thought I’d take my chances and try a couple of hostels I saw unavailable online as often places keep a handful of their beds for walk-ins. The second hostel I visited was closed for the evening, […]

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  • My first Aussie road trip; Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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    After just over a month in Melbourne it was time to explore Victoria for the first time and what better way than with a road trip to the Mornington Peninsula. Now I’ve done my fair share of travelling around Australia, spending four months here back in 2009. I covered most of the states and managed […]

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  • This Week’s Sweet Treats: 19/12/2014

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    What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. Goodness me this looks seriously good. Something I shall have to try when I visit Helen. This was from N2 Extreme Gelato, Fitzroy, […]

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  • This Week’s Sweet Treats: 12/12/2014

    Whispering Vines Cafe, Mornington Peninsula, vineyards, wine tasting, apricot & custard tart, whipped cream, The Aldingbourne Trust, Aldingbourne, Chichester, West Sussex, pear & butterscotch, The Anvil, Bishops Waltham, cycling, cycling club, Christmas, Christmas lunch, whisky, coffee, Sumatrian, Swallow Bakery, cupcake, homemade, mince pie, clients, Fred's, Attibassi, Australia, Melbourne, Goodwood, Old Control Tower cafe, chocolate brownie, Goodwood aerodrome,Chichester racing circuit, pie, tart, Aero Bar Cafe

    What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. Our cycling club has had an annual ride to The Aldingbourne Trust near Chichester, for a Christmas meal for several years now (we […]