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Tag Archives: travel
Autumn? in Switzerland…
It’s late this year. The woods across from my balcony are turning, yes, but not very far or fast. We can’t scrunch through autumn leaves as we wander along the trails, and the predominant colour is still green. So let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged autumn, Graubünden Engadin, Switzerland, travel
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It’s beginning to feel…
Writing is often a lonely business. Even if you’re sitting with your laptop in the middle of a busy cafe, as many do, the process of getting your thoughts onto the page is definitely a one-person job. Even if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Christmas books, Go On Write, Switzerland, travel, Writing
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Swiss Mountains…
Scenic blog post alert… The past several weeks have been HOT here in N.E. Switzerland. 33-34°C every afternoon is a bit too much of a good thing – I wished several times I was halfway up a mountain, enjoying the … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, My books, travel
Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Eiger, Jungfrau, Kleine Scheidegg, Lucerne, Matterhorn, Mönch, Melinda Huber, Monte Rosa, Pilatus, Säntis, Schilthorn, Switzerland, tourism, travel
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Train travel in middle England…
My journey from N.E. Switzerland to sunny Leeds didn’t start well. I arrived at Zürich Airport well on time, only to see DELAYED in large letters beside my flight. Ah, well. I’d allowed two and a half hours between landing … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life, travel
Tagged England, Leeds, Leicester, Luton Airport, Sheffield, train travel, travel
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Statues (and things) in Switzerland…
On Friday and Saturday I spent a few hours in Zug, Central Switzerland, on the way to and from Louise Mangos’ Strangers on a Bridge launch do. There’s a lot to like in Zug – a beautiful lake, a … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life
Tagged artwork, Central Switzerland, Lake Zug, Louise Mangos, Strangers on a Bridge, travel, Zug
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Holiday in Switzerland, anyone?
Imagine having the chance to spend a week in a hotel by a lovely Swiss lake, all expenses paid. That’s what happens to Stacy in my soon-to-be-published novella, A Lake in Switzerland. Just before the story starts, Stacy is wondering … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Amazon, Austria, Germany, Kindle, Lake Constance, novella, Switzerland, travel
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Home is… (complete in your own words…)
Home is where the heart is, traditionally. Nowadays, opinions differ. Home is where your other half (and presumably also your heart?) is? That’s a bit dangerous, imo. Home is where your favourite armchair is? Nope. My favourite armchair is a … Continue reading
Over the sea to… Friedreichshafen
Our lake – Lake Constance – is huge. 536 square kilometres, to be exact. Standing on the banks on a misty day, you can almost imagine you’re gazing out over the Atlantic. The photo below was taken from the Austrian … Continue reading
Up the Scott Monument…
Every time the boys and I go to Edinburgh, someone says, ‘Shall we go up the Scott Monument?’ We don’t often – sometimes it’s shut, sometimes the weather isn’t suitable, and then there’s that narrow spiral staircase with 287 steps … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, travel
Tagged Edinburgh, holidays, Scotland, Scott Monument, trams, travel
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River…
I’ve always lived near water. In Glasgow, we have the Clyde, and nowhere in Scotland is hugely far from the sea. (Insert horror memories of learning to swim in a North Sea fed pool in St Andrews.) Arriving in Switzerland … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged Aare, Bernese Oberland, Biel, Brienz, Haslital, Olten, Rhine, rivers, Solothurn, Switzerland, Thun, travel
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