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Detail taken on the public roof space of the LEGO House, Billund, Denmark, showing a doorway, staircase and yellow padded outdoor seating.

Notes on Billund, Denmark: a weekend of LEGO

17/07/202308/01/2024 by jayne

To celebrate Tim’s Big Birthday we went to Billund in Denmark for a weekend full of LEGO and had an amazing time! It’s a really lovely place to visit, very

Street scene in Calle Mercado, Pamplona, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, Pamplona, Spain

Notes on Pamplona, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

Pamplona is a beautiful city and was a lovely day trip from San Sebastián. It is famous for the festival of San Fermín, where the “Running of the Bulls” happens,

View from Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, San Sebastián, Spain

Notes on San Sebastián, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

San Sebastián felt to me like a city-sized buffet by the sea (a pay-per item buffet, but still!) Every bar/café you go to has a display of the most delicious

The Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, on the Nervión River, with Arcos Rojos by Daniel Buren over the river to the left, Basque Country

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Basque Country, Bilbao, City Guide, Europe, Spain

Notes on Bilbao, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

We started and ended our trip to Basque Country in Bilbao. It’s a fascinating city with plenty to explore, look at and eat, as well as making a great base

Basque Country, Europe

Notes on travelling in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastian and Pamplona

05/06/202305/06/2023 by jayne

We went to Basque Country in mid-November 2022 for a week-long trip, visiting Bilbao, San Sebastián and Pamplona. You can read about each stop by following the links below, see our

Carry on hand luggage only packing, showing items all lying out on a laminate floor around a bag.

General Travel Notes, Notes on packing

Notes on how to pack to travel with only carry on hand luggage

12/02/202413/02/2024 by jayne

How I approach packing so I can travel with only carry on/hand luggage, as someone who is definitely not a minimalist. Travelling light does not come naturally to me. I

Photograph of a makeup bag with a glitched skull image on it, with makeup emerging from it on a grey fabric background, including a brown eyeshadow, eyeshadow brush, blusher brush with a lid, pot of pink blusher, 'Fit me' white powder compact, powder brush, black liquid liner, fair concealer stick, mini mascara, red lipstick with the lid off and brown brow palette.

General Travel Notes, Notes on packing

Notes on how to pack carry on hand luggage only: makeup

03/05/202320/06/2023 by jayne

I am definitely not a minimalist and ‘travelling light’ does not come naturally to me but I’ve managed to travel with carry on hand luggage only for a number of

City Guide, Cuba, North America, Varadero

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Notes on Billund, Denmark: a weekend of LEGO

Notes on Pamplona, Basque Country

Notes on San Sebastián, Basque Country

Notes on Bilbao, Basque Country

Notes on travelling in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastian and Pamplona

Notes on how to pack to travel with only carry on hand luggage

Notes on how to pack carry on hand luggage only: makeup

Notes on Varadero, Cuba

Notes on Santa Clara, Cuba

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