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Posted on30 September 201617 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Zadar: Everyday life for an everyday girl

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Travelling to new places is quite exciting; you get to see new places through the warped lenses of tourism. So when I travelled to Zadar, Croatia,…

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Posted on24 September 201617 September 2020Travel & Adventure, Widow Life

With love from Zadar

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Note: This is one of a series of Zadar posts with photos. The other two are: Zadar: A Catholic girl’s paradise and Zadar: Everyday life for an everyday…

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Posted on16 July 201618 September 2020Travel & Adventure

A Dunblane day

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A couple of weeks ago, I visited The Kelpies with my friend Caroline, and we decided that we’d try to get together for some more summer…

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Posted on5 June 201628 September 2020Academic Life, Travel & Adventure

Darting around Devon

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I was invited to speak at a conference in Devon this past week, so decided to take the opportunity for a bit of sightseeing along…

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Posted on16 May 201625 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Bonjour, Bordeaux!

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Bonjour, Bordeaux! Or rather, au revoir… as I’m already back home in Scotland after enjoying a mini-holiday to France these past few days! In fact, this…

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Posted on21 February 201628 September 2020Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

Conquering the law

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I arrived in North Berwick yesterday for my birthday weekend, with a plan to conquer The Law as part of my visit. And since yesterday was spent exploring Tantallon Castle and the…

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Posted on9 November 201522 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A Wales of a day!

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I’ve been down in England spending a few days with my brother-in-law, John, and on Saturday he suggested we drive across to Wales for a wee day…

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Posted on23 October 20157 October 2020Travel & Adventure

St Giles’ from above

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I felt the need for a bit of exploration this afternoon. The sky was bright and blue and there was only a mild nip in…

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Posted on5 September 201512 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A very a-peel-ing day

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I was chatting with my friend Iris yesterday and learned that she’d never been to—or heard of!—Linlithgow. And as it’s one of my favourite places,…

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Posted on2 August 201529 September 2020Travel & Adventure

From Roslyn to Roslin to Rosslyn

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I grew up a couple of miles down the road from Roslyn, Washington. So when I first moved to Edinburgh in 2001, I was excited to learn…

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Posted on17 May 201520 November 2020Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

A religious day in Glasgow

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I went to Glasgow for a bit of museum-ing yesterday as part of my efforts to get out of the house a bit more. I didn’t have…

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Posted on7 March 201512 November 2020Travel & Adventure

The Wardlaw Mausoleum

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I’m up in Kirkhill this weekend for tomorrow’s Inverness Half Marathon, and have managed to get a bit of sightseeing in—along with the obligatory pre-race carb-loading. And, of course,…

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Posted on15 September 201423 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Perambulating in Perth

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I had a wonderfully fun weekend in Perth, where I did a lot of perambulating. (But you could probably guess that from the title of this…

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Posted on20 August 201428 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

London girl

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I’ve been quiet here on Just Frances once again, but if you ask my friends, they’ll tell you I haven’t been quiet in reality! That’s…

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Posted on18 May 201419 October 2020Musings & Ramblings, Travel & Adventure, Widow Life

Inch by inch: Revisiting Inchcolm

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I spent a wonderful day on Inchcolm Island, exploring the abbey and surrounding grounds. It was one of those happy days, despite there being a slight…

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Posted on27 April 201423 September 2020Travel & Adventure, Widow Life

Stopping for the (Mel)roses

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On my way to England yesterday, I made a stop at Melrose Abbey in the Scottish borders. It had been about a dozen years since my last visit…

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Posted on29 March 201422 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Appreciating St Giles

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It’s been more than 12 years since I first stepped through the doors of St Giles’ Cathedral along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, and I’ve probably been through the doors…

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Posted on23 March 201425 September 2020Travel & Adventure

But for freedom

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I had a wonderful day in Arbroath yesterday, and though I’m very tired after a long weekend of fun with friends, I thought I’d best share a…

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Posted on17 March 20149 November 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

A childish day at the museum

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One of my favourite things in the world is acting silly and childish, so when a friend from Stirling invited me to join her and…

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Posted on13 July 201324 September 2020Travel & Adventure

The only lake

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Did you know that there is only one lake in all of Scotland? I know that may be hard to believe, but it’s true. (There…

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Just Frances is a silly and pointless website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances.

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