Our cottage in Somerset
HAVE A PEAK AT OUR INCREDIBLE COTTAGE IN RURAL SOMERSET.
There is so much to see in and around Glastonbury. The abbey, the chalice well, the ancient stones of Stonehenge and Avebury, the beautiful cathedral in Wells, Lacock Abbey, and many quaint villages, no matter which way you turn.
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Travel , Interiors Vicki Bouchard August 23, 2023 english country cottage , somerset , rural england , country kitchen , country interiors , southern england , glastonbury , chalice well , glastonbury tor
London - Day Eight - National Gallery, St. Paul's Cathedral, Spitalfields, Tower of London and on and on...
This post was bittersweet. One more sleep and then homeward bound. I’m so happy I have been able to relive each day with these blog posts.
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Travel Vicki Bouchard December 3, 2022 london , national gallery , spitalfields , tower of london , st. paul's cathedral , la mia mamma kings road , sabine rooftop bar , tower bridge , full moon rising , tower bridge at night , the shard at night
London - Day Seven - Chelsea Physic Garden, Kensington Palace, Afternoon tea, Portobello Road and more...
Day 7 - Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea Physic Garden, Kensington Palace, Notting Hill, Portobello Road
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Travel Vicki Bouchard November 17, 2022 chelsea , chelsea physic garden , kensington , kensington palace , afternoon tea , portobello road , notthing hill , diana princess of wales , london , england
London - Day Six - A Cat Café, Neal's Yard and Hamilton!
Another great day, another great play. Hamilton! It was incredible and lived up to the hype.
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London - Day Five - Buckingham Palace, Sketch, Liberty, Clos Maggiore and Les Miserables!
This day was packed full of highlights. Two world-class restaurants and seeing Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre. Epic!
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London - Day Four -Lunch in elegant Marylebone, bus tour and Thames Cruise
London just keeps on giving. We discovered Marylebone today and then had a lovely tour of monuments on the open-topped bus and the lovely Thames River cruise.
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London - Day Three - Soho, Covent Garden, Chinatown, Theatre District and all points in between
Day three and we were really feeling comfortable. So much to see and still so much to look forward to.
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London - Day two and The Ivy Chelsea Garden Brunch
Today we walked into Chelsea and had an amazing brunch at the Ivy Chelsea Garden. I just love Chelsea!
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Waking up in London on day one - October 1, 2022
Join me for day one, our first full day in London. Waking up in London is the best feeling. Monuments, palaces, and world-class shops await.
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Travel Vicki Bouchard October 28, 2022 london , uk , england , unitedkingdom , Liberty , Buckingham Palace , St. James Park , Elizabeth Tower , Big Ben , Westminster Cathedral , Soho , Carnaby Street , Regent Street
Come with me to London! - the travel day and arrival
Come with me on my first trip since Covid. London calling!
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Travel Vicki Bouchard October 27, 2022 london , england , travel , airtravel , pimlico , centrallondon , traveldiary , traveljournal , britishtravel , businessclass
A week in Beijing
A week in Beijing was rich with history and mind boggling monuments.
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London town!
London is one of my favourite cities to visit. It never disappoints and I don’t mind the drizzle.
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Our surprise wedding vows in Tuscany
How 2005, the year I turned 50, that started off with a very sad event, holds one of the most romantic moments in my life.
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Paris is always a good idea
Nine years in a row, visiting one of the worlds most beautiful and interesting cities. I still pinch myself.
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My love affair with Yorkshire
A trip to Yorkshire is good for my soul. I love all of England but Yorkshire is my happy place.
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Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny
It would be near to impossible to describe Claude Monet's home and garden at Giverny other than to say it is like walking into a Monet painting. We visited back in 2008.
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My love affair with English gardens
It all started back in 2001 when we took 10 weeks to tootle around the UK. We decided to do some home exchanges as our daughter was two years old having an actual home to stay in would be better than hotel living.
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Our magical trips to India - Part Two
Three years after our first trip to India, we were kindly invited back and spent two weeks in December 2006, with time in Mumbai working at the school and then a week off exploring Matheran and Udaipur. More fairytale locals to experience.
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Our magical trips to India - Part One
Enjoy this visual journal of our first trip to India. xo
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