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  • Sunrise on a Costa Rican Beach
    Costa Rica | International Travel | Travel Diaries

    Living la Pura Vida in Costa Rica: Rainforests, Sunrise and Sloths

    Byemfletche January 5, 2019January 17, 2025

    It’s a bumper Costa Rica travel diaries blog as we travel from the volcano of Arenal to the Carribean coast of Tortuguero, via the rainforest of Sarapiqui!

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  • New Year New Blog - Making the switch from Wordpress.com to Self-Hosted
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    Happy New Year, Happy New Blog!

    Byemfletche January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

    New Year, New Blog for A Brummie Home and Abroad! Find out why I made the switch from Wordpress.com to self-hosted (using terrible analogies…)

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  • A Brummie Home and Abroad – Top 10 Posts of 2018
    Blogging | Ramblings | Year in Review

    A Brummie Home and Abroad – Top 10 Posts of 2018

    By December 15, 2018December 31, 2018

    It’s the end of the year (almost) so it’s time to look back on my most popular posts of 2018…

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  • Arenal Springs Lodge
    Costa Rica | International Travel | Travel Diaries

    Living La Pura Vida in Costa Rica: A Wet Wednesday in Arenal

    Byemfletche December 10, 2018July 4, 2022

    There are worse places to spend a wet Wednesday than in and around Arenal…and if you’re already wet from the rain then an afternoon at the swim-up bar and an evening at the hot springs sound like a wonderful idea!

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  • Living la Pura Vida in Costa Rica: Arrival, Activities and Arenal
    Costa Rica | International Travel | Travel Diaries

    Living la Pura Vida in Costa Rica: Arrival, Activities and Arenal

    Byemfletche December 5, 2018March 6, 2022

    It’s our first full day in Costa Rica on the TUI Grand Tour, and it’s all about meeting our “Pura Vida Family”, staying in the shadow of an active volcano, and combating jetlag by throwing ourselves down a river in an inflatable donut…

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  • It's ten years today since Mr Fletche and I wed... time to reminisce about one of the best days of my life. Soppy post alert...
    About me | Ramblings

    10 years on…A wedding story

    By November 28, 2018

    It’s ten years today since Mr Fletche and I wed… time to reminisce about one of the best days of my life. Soppy post alert…

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  • The Essential Long-Haul Airplane Kit
    Travel | Travel Tips

    The Essential Long-Haul Airplane Kit

    Byemfletche November 18, 2018February 4, 2025

    Which items are first in your hand luggage on a long-haul trip? Here are the things that A Brummie Home and Abroad won’t travel without!

    (Contains affiliate links)

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  • Theatre Review: Rock of Ages
    Reviews | Theatre

    Theatre Review: Rock of Ages

    Byemfletche November 14, 2018August 29, 2021

    Rock of Ages is a nostalgic trip down memory lane to the days when big hair, eyeliner and tight trousers were the norm. And that was just the men…

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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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