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  • A Package Tour: Why we're taking the easy option for Costa Rica - A Brummie Home and Abroad
    Costa Rica | International Travel | Travel Planning

    A Package Tour: Why we’re taking the easy option for Costa Rica

    Byemfletche October 25, 2018July 21, 2020

    We wanted our 10th wedding anniversary trip to be stress-free, so we’ve gone against our usual independent instincts and booked our upcoming Costa Rica trip as a package tour…

    Read More A Package Tour: Why we’re taking the easy option for Costa RicaContinue

  • Erasmusbrug Rotterdam, with the De Rotterdam skyscraper in the background
    City Guide | Europe | International Travel | The Netherlands

    24 Hours in Rotterdam: A Brummie Home and Abroad City Guide

    Byemfletche October 20, 2018March 3, 2026

    Rotterdam deserves so much more than 24 hours, but what if that’s all the time you have? Don’t worry, you can hit all the main sights in just a single day!

    Read More 24 Hours in Rotterdam: A Brummie Home and Abroad City GuideContinue

  • Malta Travel Diaries - Visiting the Blue Lagoon and Crystal Lagoon): On our final day in Malta we took a boat trip to the beautiful lagoons of Comino, a sparsely populated island between Malta and Gozo. Read on to find out why the Blue Lagoon is not entirely like its depicted in those Instagram pictures...
    Europe | International Travel | Malta | Travel Diaries

    Malta Travel Diaries: Comino Lagoons – Blue and Crystal

    Byemfletche October 15, 2018July 21, 2020

    On our final day in Malta we took a boat trip to the beautiful lagoons of Comino, a sparsely populated island between Malta and Gozo. Read on to find out why the Blue Lagoon is not entirely like it’s depicted in those Instagram pictures…

    Read More Malta Travel Diaries: Comino Lagoons – Blue and CrystalContinue

  • Why stay in a boring hotel when you can spend your weekend on a barge? Here's a quick look at our Rotterdam Airbnb experience!
    Accommodation Reviews | Europe | International Travel | The Netherlands

    AirBnB Review: Staying on a Barge in Rotterdam

    Byemfletche October 10, 2018July 19, 2024

    Why stay in a boring hotel when you can spend your weekend on a barge? Here’s a quick look at our Rotterdam Airbnb experience!

    Read More AirBnB Review: Staying on a Barge in RotterdamContinue

  • A handmade doorsign on a shepherds hut
    Accommodation Reviews | England | Northumberland | Staycations | UK Travel

    Glamping: Living Like Shepherds at Hesleyside Huts, Northumberland

    Byemfletche October 5, 2018January 26, 2026

    It’s our first visit to Northumberland, and our first time sleeping in a shepherds hut…Find out how we got on at Hesleyside Huts!

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  • Restaurant Review: Pieminister Birmingham
    Birmingham | Food and Drink | Reviews

    Pieminister Birmingham: Sunday Best

    Byemfletche October 1, 2018July 19, 2024

    Sunday roast or pie? Why not have both? Pieminister invited A Brummie Home and Abroad to sample their Sunday Best, part of their new autumn menu

    Read More Pieminister Birmingham: Sunday BestContinue

  • Travel Diaries: Rabat & Mdina
    Europe | International Travel | Malta | Travel Diaries

    Travel Diaries: Festa with the locals in Rabat and Mdina

    Byemfletche September 29, 2018July 21, 2020

    We stumbled upon the feast of St Paul on our trip to Rabat – and it was great fun! I also got to stand in front of one of the most Instagrammable doors in Mdina…

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  • Saturday Night Fever Tour 2018 Review
    Reviews | Theatre

    Theatre Review: Saturday Night Fever

    Byemfletche September 26, 2018July 20, 2022

    How does this gritty 70s film translate into a stage show? Does this 40 years plus story stand the test of time on stage? A Brummie Home and Abroad reviews Saturday Night Fever

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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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