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New Year 2009/10
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December 2009/January 2010
New Year in Antwerp then Amsterdam to stay with friends (and Brussels on the way back, of course).
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Sweden - Denmark
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August/September 2009
A leisurely trip through coastal south east Sweden (inc. Gotland and Öland) and across Denmark.
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Oxford Canal
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May 2009
Along the old Oxford Canal from Oxford to Crick (Northants) - 70 miles and 56 locks.
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Barcelona
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March 2009
To Barcelona by train via Montpellier and Paris.
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Belgium New Year
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December 2008/January 2009
New Year in Brussels and Antwerp.
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Denmark & Sweden
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October/November 2008
Two weeks travelling around the Kattegat, taking in Esbjerg, Århus, Gothenburg and Copenhagen.
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Kennet & Avon
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July 2008
Along the Kennet & Avon Canal, and River Avon, from Berkshire to Bristol.
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Devon
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July 2008
Exeter and East Devon for an important birthday party and a long weekend.
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Helsinki - Stockholm
March 2008
Mini trans-Baltic trip to celebrate Andrew's birthday.
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Edinburgh
March 2007
A long-weekend to celebrate Andrew's birthday.
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Brussels
February 2007
A long-weekend with friends.
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Tallinn
January 2007
This is where we started the year - New Year's Day 2007.
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Baltic New Year
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December 2006/January 2007
We end the year where we started it, In Stockholm, before taking a ferry to Tallinn to see in the New Year.
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Copenhagen
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November 2006
A very special trip to Copenhagen with a few friends, to celebrate Dave's 40th birthday.
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River Thames
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September 2006
Another weekend on the Thames on the Chelonian from Clifton Hampden to Pangbourne.
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Helsinki
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July 2006
A special reunion in Helsinki at its summer best..
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Nothern Europe
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May/June 2006
Rather complicated zig-zag trip across Northern Europe taking in Den Haag, Berlin, Hamburg, Southern Denmark, Bornholm, Ystad and Copenhagen.
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Rivers Thames & Wey
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May 2006
Down the Thames and Wey on the Chelonian from Marlow to Byfleet.
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Antwerp & Brussels
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April 2006
Easter weekend in Antwerp and Brussels.
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Stockholm
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March 2006
An unseasonably snowy weekend in Stockholm for Andrew's birthday.
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Baltic New Year
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December 2005/January 2006
Helsinki and Stockholm, with New Year celebrated on a ferry somewhere between the two.
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Copenhagen
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November 2005
Second visit to Copenhagen this year - this time to celebrate Dave's birthday.
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Manchester
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September 2005
Weekend in Manchester.
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North Atlantic Islands
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August 2005
A major trip by surface transport to the Faroe Islands via Scotland, Orkney and Shetland.
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Germany & Scandnavia
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July/August 2005
A boat & train trip to celebrate our friend's 40th birthday: Hamburg - Kiel - Oslo and Stockholm.
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Copenhagen
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March 2005
To celebrate (very slightly belatedly) Andrew's birthday.
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Brussels
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January & May 2005
Two weekends in Brussels.
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Stockholm
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December 2004
A very last-minute trip - we decided to go, booked, and departed on the same day!
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Habsburg Tour
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September/October 2004
A 1,200km circular tour around the heart of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire: Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest - Zagreb - Ljubljana - Villach - Vienna.
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Oslo
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August 2004
Weekend break in Oslo.
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Baltic
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July/August 2004
Another jaunt around the Baltic, taking in Stockholm, Åland, Tampere and Helsinki.
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Devon
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June 2004
A long weekend in Exeter to visit family.
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Kennet & Avon Canal
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May 2004
Another short stay on the Chelonian in Berkshire.
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Brussels
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April 2004
Easter weekend in Brussels
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Nice
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February 2004
An early spring long weekend on the Cote d'Azure. This trip also provided an opportunity to visit a new country - Monaco.
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Kennet & Avon Canal
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Christmas 2003
A quiet Christmas on the Chelonian in Berkshire.
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Canada
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November 2003
Our first transcontinental trip - three weeks travelling by train from Halifax, Nova Scotia all the way (over 4,000 miles) across Canada to Vancouver.
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Jutland
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July 2003
Another exploration of Scandinavia. This time its a more intimate journey through the Jutland peninsular of Denmark.
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Brussels
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February and August 2003
Two weekends in Brussels this year!
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Frankfurt
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December 2002
Another business trip to Frankfurt, and another excuse for a long weekend.
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Helsinki
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November 2002
Another birthday for Dave in Helsinki. This time with a day-trip to Tampere too.
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Stockholm
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October 2002
A business trip gave us the excuse to visit Sweden's capital again.
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Baltic Triangle
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July/August 2002
A "cruise" around theBaltic, taking in Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn, with a side trip to Gothenburg too.
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Lille
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April 2002
A very short overnight visit to Lille, basically to take a couple of friends out to dinner!
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Hamburg
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March 2002
A long weekend in Hamburg to celebrate Andrew's birthday, plus a visit to Lübeck.
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Brussels
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February, May, and October 2002
Three weekends in Brussels this year!
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Ulverston
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September 2001
A weekend trip to South Lakeland for a friend's wedding.
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Brussels
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September 2001
Brussels for a weekend.
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Denmark & Norway
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July/August 2001
From Denmark to Oslo by ferry, then across Norway by train. A memorable trip with our friends Dave and Rob.
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Berlin
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May 2001
A return visit to Berlin. It is still full of cranes, but now there is also a lot to show for all that activity.
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Cologne
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March 2001
For Andrew's 40th birthday we decided on a train trip to Cologne via Brussels. We also managed a rail excursion to Luxembourg.
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Scandinavian Christmas
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December 2000/January 2001
We liked the idea of going away somewhere different for Christmas and New Year. We chose Scandinavia (what a surprise!) - Stockholm and Copenhagen.
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Frankfurt
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December 2000
Dave was unexpectedly in Frankfurt on business, so we decided to make a weekend of it.
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Helsinki
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November 2000
For his 2000 birthday, Dave decided that he wanted to go back to Helsinki. And we had a particularly memorable weekend.
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Budapest
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September 2000
Just a short summer break in 2000 - 5 nights in Budapest.
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Brussels
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March, August & November 2000
Three trips to Brussels this year.
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Copenhagen
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November 1999
Our second visit to Copenhagen - to celebrate David's birthday.
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Baltic Odyssey
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July/August 1999
Across the Baltic region by train and boat from St Petersburg to Stockholm via Tallinn, Helsinki, Turku and the Åland islands.
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Amsterdam
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February 1999
Long weekend in Amsterdam and Utrecht.
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North Yorkshire
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Christmas 1998
A perfect Christmas in a rented cottage on the North Yorkshire Moors.
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Paris
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November 1998
A weekend in Paris for Dave's birthday.
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Brussels
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March 1998
By Eurostar to the "Capital of Europe". Andrew's first trip through the Channel Tunnel.
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The Grand Tour
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July/August 1997
Our first ever trip together. A 3½ week InterRail tour of Northern Central Europe.
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