I read ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ as a young teenager and, like many other readers of the novel, discovered not a gritty tale of Holocaust hardship but a vibrant young girl dealing with the trials of approaching adulthood like every young teenager before her. But Anne Frank was not…
Whether Christmas is best celebrated in a warm climate or cold climate is a topic often discussed by travellers. The opinions of most tend to depend heavily upon where that traveller was raised. It is understandable that Christmas to an Aussie will mean barbecues and beaches, whereas Christmas to a…
Today is my birthday. It is not a significant birthday, the last one of those was three years ago, and the next one is still way off in the future—although we all know that the next significant birthday is never really that far away. On birthdays we tend to reflect…
Although I enjoy travelling the world and have branded myself a Runaway Brit, I do still appreciate the beauty of my home country. The UK is a small but diverse island and has many unappreciated areas of natural beauty. Many tourists travel to the UK in search of London, the…
Anybody who has attended or worked in a school in the UK will know how exciting it is when the winter brings the first snow, not so much because we love snow but because of the prospect of a Snow Day. This is a day when school is cancelled because…
Okay, so this is TOTALLY cheesy… It’s my journey home from Stansted to South Wales on the snowiest weekend in Britain for over 100 years. It took hours but it was so worth it Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet…
I apologise that so many of my posts are weather related at the moment and hope that you’ll excuse me as a) I’m British so talking about the weather is what we do and b) I have missed weather whilst living in Asia. It’s nice to be hot and sunny…
My Baltic adventure ended a week ago today as I stepped off the Tallink-Silja Festival and back onto Swedish shores. But new adventures are always awaiting and it was with a spring in my step that I headed to what will be my new home until April. Since my arrival…
“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.” Today is Remembrance Day: a day which many countries have adopted as a day to reflect on those who have given their lives in conflict. The…
I was a bridesmaid 3 times during the decade of blue eyeliner, crimped hair and legwarmers and have already blogged about the numerous 80s wedding discos that I attended throughout that decade (http://elainethatcher.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/the-final-countdown-to-a-night-in-the-cells/). The 80s may well be responsible for some serious crimes against fashion but the music is truly…
Yesterday was the last day of an incredibly long half-term and what better way to celebrate than with a fancy dress day at school? The first time I used the phrase ‘fancy dress’ with Nicklas he thought I wanted to go and buy a posh dress so, just to clarify,…
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