THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
2026 – July – Travelling Home
I woke feeling anxious, as I am now prone to on long, complicated travel days. Not a debilitating amount, but
2026 – July – Anaheim – Day 14
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho… It’s Off to Disney We Go (Again) Another 5.45am alarm. This time it didn’t seem quite
2026 – July – Anaheim – Day 13
After the thrills of Disneyland, today was deliberately planned as a chilled recovery day before going again tomorrow. No alarms
2026 – July – Anaheim – Day 12
There’s nothing quite like a Disney day. The world seems happier and the air fresher. Just as well, as Karen
2026 – July – Anaheim – Day 11
Moving day again, although we all seemed to have a different view of what time we had agreed to leave.
2026 – July – San Diego – Day 10
Another busy day beckoned as I woke just before 7am. For the first time this trip we had some cloud
2026 – July – San Diego – Day 9
Almost a lazy start to the day as we planned to leave at 9.30am for the drive to Coronado Island.
2026 – July – San Diego – Day 8
It was a pleasant relief to be able to put the kettle on and make my own porridge for breakfast,
2026 – July – San Diego – Day 7
Our final morning at the Fleur Noire Hotel was a very relaxing one. At 8am we wandered over to The Pantry and
2026 – July – Palm Springs – Day 6
Waking up at 6am is now turning into a routine. I blame Karen, as although the bed is comfortable, it
2026 – July – Palm Springs – Day 4
Almost a full night’s sleep must mean I am finally getting over the jet lag. At 8am, Neil knocked on
2026 – June – Leaving Vegas – Day 3
Our final morning in Viva Las Vegas saw us having for breakfast the fruit that we had purloined from the
2026 – June – Vegas – Day 2
I was not happy to be wide awake for 90 minutes at 4am. I hate jet lag. By the time
2026 – June – Vegas – Day 1
Considering the time difference, I was very pleased to make it through to 5.30am before finding myself wide awake. It
2026 – June – Vegas – Travel Day
Vegas – Baby…. We had a late flight at 5.15pm, so we didn’t pick Neil up until 10am for the
2026 – June – Twix Trips
Phew, “it ain’t half been hot Mum”. A sentence that certainly describes the weather over the last week or so.
2026 – June – Cotswolds – Coming Home
Our final breakfast in The Fox and, for the first time, it was a busy one. It was market day
2026 – June – Cotswolds – Day 2
Another lazy start to the day and another slow but perfectly cooked hot breakfast in The Fox. We were in
2026 – June – Cotswolds – Day 1
After a very comfortable night’s sleep, we made our way down to the pub for our included breakfast, one of
2026 – June – Cotswolds – Travel Day
Prior to Karen’s operation we were told that she wouldn’t be able to fly long haul for 12 weeks, which
2026 – June – Catch Up
Dearest Reader, It has been a while, but rest assured much has happened, and almost all of it has been
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Days 5 & 6
It was another cloudy day, with a chill in the wind greeting us as we wrapped ourselves up to leave
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Day 4
Today I was up at 7.15am and, an hour later, took Karen a mug of tea in bed. We pulled
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Day 3
Yet another late morning wake-up. At home I sleep with a radio alarm next to me, with my phone and
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Days 1 & 2
I had to wake Karen at 9.30am with a cup of tea as she caught up on some much-needed sleep.