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  • Delft and The Hague: Easy Day Trips from Rotterdam
    Europe | International Travel | The Netherlands | Travel

    Delft and The Hague: Easy Day Trips from Rotterdam

    Byemfletche April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

    Rotterdam is a wonderful city, and you can easily spend one or two days exploring everything it has to offer. But Mr Fletche and I decided to take advantage of Rotterdam’s proximity to a number of other destinations in Southern Holland, and take ourselves on a little tour. Here are two easy day trips from…

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  • Pink blossoms, bench, church spire in the background. Article about Outdoor Drinking and Dining - B46 & Beyond
    Food and Drink

    Outdoor Drinking and Dining – B46 & Beyond

    Byemfletche March 29, 2021January 28, 2026

    From April 12th (fingers crossed) outdoor hospitality is finally allowed to resume! If you’re looking to stay local, here’s a brief list of those venues in North Warwickshire that plan to open for outdoor drinking and dining.

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  • Addressing the Staycation Controversy
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    Addressing the Staycation Controversy

    Byemfletche March 24, 2021May 12, 2021

    Who knew that using the word staycation to describe a UK holiday could cause such kerfuffle? It’s time to address the staycation controversy once and for all

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  • An empty theatre auditorium with red seats
    Theatre

    How To Create That Theatre Vibe In Your Own Home!

    Byemfletche March 13, 2021March 11, 2021

    Following on from my semi-successful series of “….In Your Own Home” blog posts, here are A Brummie Home and Abroad’s suggestions for creating the live theatre vibe in your own living room.

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  • How Much Do You REALLY Know About Birmingham?
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    How Much Do You REALLY Know About Birmingham?

    Byemfletche March 7, 2021March 7, 2021

    How much do you REALLY know about Birmingham? Take this quiz and it’ll be your specialist subject on Mastermind in no time at all!

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  • The Joys of Spring - daisies
    Travel Link Up

    The Joys of Spring

    Byemfletche March 1, 2021March 2, 2021

    “Where flowers bloom so does hope” – Lady Bird Johnson was talking about the joys of spring, and so are we on this month’s Travel Link Up!

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  • Cassette Tape on a red background. Soundtrack to my Travels
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    Soundtrack To My Travels

    Byemfletche February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

    Sometimes just hearing the intro of a song can transport me back to a Costa Rican bar, a Maldives sunset… or a caravan park in Cornwall? Here’s the soundtrack to my travels

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  • Lockdown Library 3.0: Latest Reads
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    Lockdown Library 3.0: Latest Reads

    Byemfletche February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

    Lockdown 3.0 has given me the chance to plough through the books which made their way onto my Christmas wishlist. Here are my latest reads

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I’m Emmalene, a forty-something born and bred Brummie. Married to Chris. AKA Mr Fletche, taker of photographs, driver abroad and long-suffering travel companion.

I’m a big advocate of eating, drinking and supporting local independent businesses.

But travel is my passion. Simple, easy travel. Here you’ll find how to cram all the sights into a weekend city break. Accidental hikes. Travel fails. Honest rambling travel diaries. Where to find craft beer, gin and street food.

We fit travel around full-time jobs, making the most of weekends, Bank Holidays and maximising those precious annual leave days!

Apart from travel, I love to read books, listen to music, drink gin and visit the theatre.

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Happy travelling…home and abroad!

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