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Category: Days out and travel

Exploring the lanes of Melbourne

Is this a colourful, eye catching example of urban art or a shambolic, unruly mess? It’s up to you to decide! I took this photograph earlier this week when I made a brief visit to Melbourne in Australia (why was in Australia? Click here or here to find out more). It’s of a back alley

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There are no vampires in Dorking

A few days ago I took my daughters to Box Hill in Surrey. It’s well-known as a beauty spot and offers amazing views of the surrounding area, including the town of Dorking, nestling in a valley down below. When we left home there was the odd drop of rain but I decided to risk it

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A night out at Pizza Express

During the madness of the Easter holidays, Mrs Adams and I were able to escape for an evening and a night to ourselves. My mother in law was visiting and looked after the children while we went out for a meal at Pizza Express. There was a hidden agenda here. We were trying out the

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Making the most of Chartwell

I have barely had a minute spare to get outside with my camera, all my time being taken up as I prepare for my forthcoming jaunt to Australia. Yesterday, however, I had a brief break in my schedule and we had a family outing to Chartwell, the family home of Winston Churchill in Kent. The

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Supermarket cafe lunch V the Davis Cup

My wife and youngest daughter went to a supermarket café for lunch yesterday. There’s no question they got the rough end of the deal as Helen and I spent the day in Birmingham watching the Davis Cup doubles tennis match between Great Britain and Japan. This wasn’t just any old tennis match, however, oh no.

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