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A drive through Yorkshire
One of the days we stayed in York, we rented a car for the day and drove out to the countryside. The first stop was Fountain’s Abbey, a well preserved old abbey cared for by the National Trust. Our...
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The Blue Bicycle, York
York is a small town and that means a smaller selection of restaurants than larger towns, naturally, but because we are used to all the restaurants London has to offer, we decided to cook ourselves for...
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Cliveden Manor
We spent the weekend in Buckinghamshire where my boyfriend is from. It was sunny, 30 C, no wind and wonderful to breathe fresh countryside air. It was his mother, Elieen’s birthday on Saturday so we...
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A little trip to Canterbury
Last weekend when Maria and Daniel were visiting we decided to escape rainy London for a day and got on the train to Canterbury in Kent. Kent always remind me of home because of all the rapeseed fields...
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Jubilee Weekend
In Britain we have a nice long weekend ahead, to celebrate the Queen reigning for 60 years; a diamond jubilee. There are lots of things happening in London to celebrate this; a flotilla on the Thames,...
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The jubilee weekend in pictures
A four day weekend is always welcome, and it was good fun following the celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee both on telly and out on the street.
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A different Midsummer – Wyndstock
While my friends and family back in Sweden ate pickled herring and drank several aquavit I celebrated midsummer in a more British way. Together with my friends Gaby and Laura I went to Houghton Hall...
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Henley Regatta
Two weekends ago my friend Laura and I went to Henley to watch the rowing regatta on the Sunday. I’ve been twice before but only on the big party day; the Saturday. The Sunday was more chilled and...
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A lovely weekend (with BBQ) in the country
The weekend before last a friend invited a group of us down to a very nice house in the country. Luckily the weather was good so we could enjoy the pool and play football on the lawn as well as drink...
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Lunch at The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
Chefs are like rock stars these days with more exposure ever than before. I quite like that, and I think the chefs do too. The chefs I know personally always wanted praise for their creations and...
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Goodwood Revival 2015
The reason my parents came to visit in September, was of course to spend time with their beloved daughter (me) but also to go to Goodwood Revival, as my dad is a real car and motorcycle buff. The...
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Kent: Michelin star luncheon at The Sportsman
This Michelin star restaurant has been on my to-eat-list (yes, I have one of those…) for quite some time and I was thrilled when my Kent-based friends Helen and Pete suggested we go there for lunch...
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Market Harborough: a seriously good hot chocolate!
On a grey day earlier this year I insisted on a little trip to Market Harborough when we were nearby for the weekend. We had a little walk around the quaint town, looking in a cookshop (I’m always...
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Norfolk: seafood dinner at The Hoste
One of the evenings in Norfolk in August we all went out for dinner at The Hoste in Burnham Market. It was my first time there, but the others had all been before. To start I just had to have the...
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Norfolk: pizza at The Jolly Sailors
August in Norfolk is peak season, and the heat wave probably added to that. We’re talking car queues on every road leading to the beach, full car parks, looong ice cream queues, and packed beaches. So...
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Every summer I have the intention of keeping up with the blog and yet I never manage to. It’s already August and I have absolutely no idea what happened to June and July. Well, I… More
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When we’re in Norfolk we often go back to a few tried and tested favourites when we eat out, as we tend to cook at home a lot and barbecue as much as the weather… More
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