Travels with a baby – one year on
A time thief is evidently on the loose. This time last year, I was working on bringing Minnie in to the world – and I cannot believe that 12 months have gone past since. I couldn’t have…
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Parrot not included: Lanzarote’s Pirate Museum
Who knew legendary English pirate John Hawkins used Lanzarote as a trampoline? Or that a ‘sailing vessel is an absolute necessity for the practice of piracy’, as I discovered at Lanzarote’s Pirate Museum during our return trip…
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Lanzarote: The return
What a difference six months makes – same holiday destination, same accommodation, same baby. But that’s about as far as it goes. For starters, I don’t recommend trying to pack when your husband is away and your…
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Next time in Lanzarote: my Lanzarote wishlist
I started this blog in the stubborn belief that having a baby needn’t stop you travelling – taking into account a few sensible preparations (I have a great excuse for not scaling Everest for a little while)….
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Lanzarote: Vines and volcanoes
A black lava landscape, blasted by the force of six years of volcanic eruptions, might not sound like the most promising place to grow vines – especially if you’re used to the more typical straight leafy rows…
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Lanzarote: A viewpoint and a volcanic cavern
None of the Canary Islands are huge exactly, which gives you some idea just how compact the Minor Canaries are. Scattered across the northern tip of Lanzarote, the group includes Isla Graciosa and Isla de Lobos, making…
