A weekend in Dieppe with Hastings Battleaxe

For concerned readers who worry that we are never at home, we are back now, and apart from a weekend in Bristol, we are here until the end of June, when we go to Turkey.…

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Hastings Battleaxe travels in Portugal and Spain

Just back from 12 days in Portugal and Spain. We started in Faro, then spent a few days with my daughter and her family in their village, Sao Marcos da Serra. Then train up to…

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Queen Mary 2 mini-cruise with Hastings Battleaxe

Well, its a bit hard to concentrate on this right now – I have just tested positive for Covid and the Prime Minister has just resigned… But we are back from our four-day mini cruise…

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Hastings Battleaxe basks in sunny Sorrento

Had a lovely few days. I was a bit worried that the Imperial Tramontano might have changed after ten years, but no, scarcely at all. They had repainted the outside, redecorated the dining room and…

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We made it to Turkey at last!

Yes, we did! We made it – and Cirali had hardly changed a bit after an absence of three years.  We had a great time, despite losing five days of our holiday. It seemed to…

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