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   Hiya all, we are Trevor and Jayne from the United Kingdom. We are in our fifties, I am more fifty than Jayne and we have both decided to write an honest, truthful, and sometimes humourous post  about our travels abroad as well as our day trips and outings in the UK as well. We will talk about the food, the scenery, the people that we meet and whether we feel it is worth visiting for us or for people of our ilk. This doesn't mean this will only be useful to those of 50 years and above but being in our twilight years, clubs with teenagers and younger people, loads of noise and therefore loads of people are things we try to keep away from. We also like a bargain so whether it is worth the money is something we will also mention.We will write in different colours so you know who is writing. I, Trevor will be Purple and Jayne will be Orange and when we are writting together the usual black. We hope that we give you the information and advice you need and if we can also make you smile in the process then we will be well chuffed.  

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Tenerife (2nd - 9th November)

This was my first visit to Tenerife, Jayne had been on numerous occasions, on family holidays, and said what a great place to visit. We stay

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Audley End House and Mountfichet Castle ( 19th October 2022)

 On a lovely, sunny, and warm October day we drove to Audley End House, which is in Saffron Walden in Essex. This is a Jacobean mansion, wit

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Warwick

Warwick Castle, East Riding York and Middlesborough (Mon 26th Sept- Sat 1st Oct)

It was our anniversary and being the romantic that I am I booked a night at Warwick Castle Medieval lodges, which are on the grounds of Warw

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Turkey

Turkish with no Delight (11th -18th September) Kemer

Jayne and I both decided to visit Turkey as we had never been there before and had heard some good reports from others.  The next few paragr

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Knebworth House and Gardens (Tuesday 30th August)

Knebworth House And Gardens (Tuesday 30th August)

 After visiting the Tower Of London, Hampton Court, and The Planetarium, we decided to explore a local landmark, Knebworth House and Gardens

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Tower of London and Planetarium weekend ( August 14th- 15th 2022)

Tower of London and Planetarium weekend ( August 14th- 15th 2022)

On Sunday for the first time, we decided to take public transport into London, which turned out to be a catalogue of disasters and something

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Amsterdam/ Maastricht Adventures (26th July-1st of August)

  This was the second time we had visited Amsterdam. I went when I was seventeen and Jayne went when she was eight. What a different experie

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Brighton (3rd -5th July 2022)

  We stayed at an Airbnb just outside Brighton, and due to the lack of parking in Brighton City Centre, we decided to take Uber Taxis. This

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Escapades in Kent (27th June - 1st July 2022)

  We had reservations at the Parkdean Holiday Park at Romney Sands, Kent from the 27th of June till the 1st of July. On our way to the Holid

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Hampton Court (22nd June 2022)

 We stayed over at an Airbnb the night before so we were closer to travel to Hampton Court. It was a beautifully hot day and we arrived befo

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Kew gardens (21st June 2022)

We arrived at Kew Gardens on Tuesday morning on a hot and sunny day. We were given a map and entered via Elizabeth Gate. We started at the O

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The Gibberd Garden (June the 8th)

We went to visit The Gibberd Garden in Harlow Essex on a very sunny afternoon in June. To reach it you have to go along a single-tracked road which opens up to a grass-covered car park.  We paid £5 each which we both thought was about £2 more than it should be. It looks like a  1950/60's house that is open to the public on certain days, (not the day we visited). There was a barn to buy refreshments and cakes and such and was surrounded by a garden with many statues, plants, ponds, monuments, and a stream, and also many paths that connected different areas of the garden. It has a very calming, tranquil feel about it and we were there for about 2 hours. Unfortunately, we didn't take any photos which was an oversight on our part.

Trevor. When we went we were blessed with beautiful weather and all the people that we met who run Gibberd Gardens were friendly and pleasant. Although the entrance fee was a bit high for what's there, in my opinion, the actual gardens are beautiful, very calming and not too far to walk around. I wouldn't say I am a sculpture enthusiast and there are a lot of sculptures that are a matter of taste but the flowers, tranquility and the atmosphere is well worth a visit. Jayne: I thought this garden was a well-hidden little corner of the quintessential  English garden. Full of interesting nooks and crannies and adventurous areas linking into one another. I thought it displayed a clever use of arches, trees, a tiny island a moat even- quite charming.  Appealing to all ages as it had plenty of areas for picnics and ball games. We bought a booklet picturing all the different statues which were fun to spot.  Some people were painting the countryside around them. We ambled quite merrily along. A bit of a gem in my opinion and somewhere we will venture back to in the future.

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Zante

  

Zante - (May 24th-May 31st 2022)

 We had never been to Zante and had heard so much about it, decided to see for ourselves,  We went with our friends Bill and Helen and their

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Blogged off

 Hiya all, we are Trevor and Jayne from the United Kingdom. We are in our fifties, I am more fifty than Jayne and we have both decided to write an honest, truthful, and sometimes humourous post about our travels abroad as well as our day trips and outings in the UK as well. We will talk about the food, the scenery, the people that we meet, and whether we feel it is worth visiting for us or for people of our ilk. This doesn't mean this will only be useful to those 50 years and above but being in our twilight years, clubs with teenagers and younger people, loads of noise and therefore loads of people are things we try to keep away from. We also like a bargain so whether it is worth the money is something we will also mention. We will write in different colours so you know who is writing. I, Trevor will be Purple and Jayne will be Orange, and when we are writing together the usual black. We hope that we give you the information and advice you need and if we can also make you smile in the process then we will be well chuffed.