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Tag: scotland

Posted on3 March 201028 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home, sweet Scotland

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We arrived in Scotland yesterday afternoon to bright sunny skies. We had planned to spend the day winding up the English coast and stay somewhere…

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Posted on1 March 201028 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The North

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After a lovely couple of days in Yorkshire, we made the trip to Teesside on Sunday by way of a few small, back-country roads where…

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Posted on24 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Go!

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And we’re off! Actually, we’ve been on the go for about 10+ hours now and are now waiting in Amsterdam for our connecting flight into…

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Posted on24 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Get set…

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We’re at SeaTac now. We’ve checked in. We’ve gone through security. We’ve checked our gate number. We’re all ready to go… and are just waiting…

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Posted on23 February 20103 May 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

On your mark…

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Remember when you were a kid and on Christmas Eve you were so very excited for Santa to arrive that you couldn’t sleep? You’d wish…

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Posted on10 December 200927 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

Solo UK holiday

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I’ve taken my first solo holiday, spending nearly two weeks in England and Scotland visiting family and friends. Read the original story about my holiday here…

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Posted on15 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

Looking forward to shared laughter and tears

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I booked my ticket for a holiday to the UK today. Now I’m happy and sad; I’m looking forward to my trip and I’m dreading it.…

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Posted on8 September 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

First holiday

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I’m taking a holiday in November, and I should be extremely excited about it. I’m going to Scotland, the place where I feel most at…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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