Flashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 16 – Norfolk
Now my heart may belong to Cornwall… But Norfolk is not very far behind! And it is well overdue a visit, I’m not sure we’ve been there since 2010 now? A shocking state of affairs! Happy news that friends are getting married there next summer… that’ll be a long weekend for the Parkers then!…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 15 – Killarney
That’s the view from our suite at Aghadoe Heights, looking out over the lakes of Killarney. We’re in Ireland, in County Kerry – look how green it is, incredible! We arrived in the dark, which wasn’t planned – more of that later! The concierge that showed us to our room suggested we leave…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 14 – Goodwood
Another quintessentially british day out – this time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is an annual event near Chichester on a long and winding race track within the grounds of Goodwood House, known as the hill climb. Cars from different eras make timed runs up the track. It’s a good place…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 13 – Garda take 2
Oh the trouble I got in for taking this action shot… This is us in third spot, hot on the heels of 1st and 2nd place – we were flying in this race, everything was going well! To capture the moment I whipped out my waterproof camera that I had stuffed into a…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 12 – Cowdray Polo
We haven’t been for a day out at the polo now for a few years, but it is such a great day out! Quintessentially English, although that said – the first polo I saw was actually at Apes Hill in Barbados (same set, different location). Cowdray Park is a gorgeous venue for the…
View PostFlashback Friday travel photo memories 11 – Snowdon
New year 2007-08 and we were looking for activities to keep a group of us out of the pub and doing something fun together! Some of our friends live on Anglesey and so we came to the happy conclusion that climbing Mount Snowdon was the thing to do! Looks of preparation and making…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 10 – Morocco
Morocco was a fam trip that my husband was invited on where I was able to go to – perfect result, and a great long weekend away in somewhere I hadn’t before considered. Ever since – I’ve been trying to get back there, but we just haven’t managed it so far sadly. We…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 9 – Minorca Sailing
Not all holidays have to be relaxing, although we did have plenty of time to relax when we weren’t sailing! Minorca Sailing is one of the better equipped beach sailing companies and they also are very good at race training and racing for experienced sailors! We had a week down there honing our…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 8 – first race win!
This photo memory isn’t travel per se, as we live in Southampton and it was taken on Southampton water, but no matter. It is an important photo! We were travelling in our chosen vessel – Pondlife, our much loved dinghy! This is Mr P and me metres away from the finish line in…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 7 – Barbados
On the same trip we were in Antigua, we also hopped up to Barbados for another week in the sunshine. This is the place that Dian Bay showed up, nice as it was! We stayed at Almond Beach on this occasion – there were 2 resorts on the island, we went for the…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 6 – Antigua
We have this photo on a canvas print over our bed – I loved the view from our room and I still love looking at it! This was my first time in the Caribbean and it was a wonderful trip. Mr P was enjoying the perks of working in the travel industry and…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photos Memories 5 – Sailing at Marazion
My husband and I have done a lot of sailing and have been lucky to travel overseas from time to time to enjoy it too, but ask us both where our favourite regatta was and we’ll both say that it was this one – held in Marazion, near Penzance. It is one of…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 4 – Lake Garda
Lake Garda is something of a Mecca for sailors – every class wants a regatta here to see what it is all about. We’ve now been twice – probably enough sailing in my book, but I’d love to go back for a holiday (in fact there is an SLH property in a stunning…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 3 – South Africa
This picture always makes me sigh happily! What bliss! We drove straight to this spot from the airport, got changed into summer clothes by the side of the road and headed straight for a paddle – with a view of Table Mountain and a view across to Robben Island the view really is…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories – 2 – La Rochelle
Sailing, sailing, sailing, we used to do something water-based near on every weekend! On this occassion Mr P was sailing at a dinghy regatta with a friend in La Rochelle and I was studying for my chartered accountant exams. So I took the study to the sunshine and worked while he sailed! La Rochelle is…
View PostFlashback Friday Travel Photo Memories 1 – girlfriend tests in Cumbria
I thought I might try something new on here! When I’m bored I love looking through old photos and remembering a day out or a holiday trip! So here goes – my new weekly (as work permits) addition to #FlashbackFriday! Anyone that knows me would agree that I’m not the bravest… hence why…
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