Monthly Archives: December 2012

Alice, Jack and rotten grapes

Posted on December 29, 2012 by bec16

So this is a blasphemy of sorts for me, but I may have been more excited about lunch at Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck than I was about meeting  the real Father Christmas in the Arctic Circle. It was a … Continue reading →

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All my spelt and umbles

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bec16

In my humble opinion, London is one of the most underrated cities. I think people like to criticise it because it is easy to sound like a discerning world traveller if you are of the opinion that London is ‘so … Continue reading →

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Father Christmas & CrossFit

Posted on December 10, 2012 by bec16

So this blog includes two of my favourite things; Father Christmas and CrossFit. Santa, I know him! You may not know it but you can visit the real Father Christmas. He lives in Santa Claus Village, a couple of kilometres … Continue reading →

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Sleigh bells and naughty puppies

Posted on December 9, 2012 by bec16

To the Home of Christmas After three weeks, seven towns and hundreds of  hours on a train, it was time to leave Russia. Despite our excitement about the next leg of our journey, this was a day we had been … Continue reading →

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