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I never used to like November. When I was growing up in France, it meant the gloomy period between October and trees offering their last display of glorious leaves and December,...

A few weeks ago, we were fortunate to have Malcolm, my husband’s middle son, staying with us for a while on the boat. He is a keen fisherman, and unlike us,...

We have just returned from 2 weeks in Paris, spending Christmas with family. It had been 3 years since our last Christmas together, which my younger self used to think was...

A few weeks ago, a cruising friend shared the inspirational story of Eduardo Garcia, a friend of his ( cruising people tend to easily make friends, and love sharing stories!) Trained...

September is Latin American month in our house (oops, on our boat, rather). We’re going along with the local mood, as September is Patriotic month in Mexico. The big day was...