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3 months later
I’ve completely neglected this blog. I think about writing something and then think, nah, nobody would be interested in that. In November we finally got together with Hend and she cooked her amazing prawns, Alexandria style. 2kg of them! They … (read more)

Two weeks on
It’s now two weeks since we packed up everything and moved across oceans to North Africa; more specifically, Egypt. Even more accurately, Hurghada. We’ve been non-stop (apart from 2 days on the beach) sorting out the apartment. A new, comfortable … (read more)

Venice – Fini
Having had breakfast in the room again I headed out to the bank to get some cash to pay for the room. The bank kindly refused my card and so I traipsed back to the room and tried to do … (read more)

Venice – Day 2
A knock on the door at 8am brought breakfast to us in the room and we met Annalisa for the first time. Good coffee and various Italian breakfast bits were consumed and then we set off out to explore the … (read more)

Venice
As a precursor to our adventures we boarded an Easyjet flight at Gatwick and headed to Venice with just hand luggage. Wandering straight through customs, Corinne was subjected to a full body scan. We had a decent breakfast at cafe … (read more)
Busy day as we count down
Well today turned out to be a busy one, with various people turning up at the house to make a final collection of stuff that would be discarded otherwise. We spent the morning clearing out the kitchen ready for a … (read more)
Closing Down Sale
We’re now emptying the house in preparation for a temporary move before heading abroad. This weekend we were fortunate to have fantastic friends come to visit while they were in the area and had a lovely meal on Saturday night … (read more)
Exchanging Lifestyles
Finally … it’s happened! After the buyer’s solicitors doing their best to be more inept than our original estate agents, we have exchanged contracts on the house. With a completion date set for 10th October we’ll finally be on our … (read more)
Despite doing nothing…
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It has been a month since my last post. I’ve spent that month mostly sat on my steadily increasing backside while my gorgeous wife has been looking after me. I attended the hospital … (read more)
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
Corinne took me down to Hastings on the south coast for some recuperation over our first wedding anniversary. We booked into the White Rocks hotel, right on the seafront and overlooking a burnt-out pier. The hotel has a wonderful sea-front … (read more)