Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Glossop: feeling at home
10-18 September 2025 I now realize that I have three homes: Somerville, Bay Head, and Glossop. We come so often to this little town in the north of England, particularly during the last three years, that I have come to love it dearly. The shops, the tall green hills, the Parker Family home, the Derbyshire accents, the history, the apartment we rent each visit, the air, the sky, the weather. It is a good place to be. We’ll start with the weather. It has been cold. It has rarely reached above 60 degrees (15 for you Celsius folks) and lows… Read more
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New Jersey to Derbyshire: friendly skies and fluffy cows
9-10 September 2025 Time to visit Mike’s mum again. For our fifth trip to England in three years we have planned just over a week in Glossop with family, then a night in the coastal city of Blackpool to see the much-touted Illuminations, then up to The Lake District for a few days of glamping and hiking, then lastly, down to Bath to pay homage to Jane Austen for her 250th birthday. Sounds like a good two weeks, eh? Having flown across the pond so often, we know how to do this. It is common to fly to Europe from… Read more
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