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  • Port, Porto, Portugal (Part 2)
    Europe | International Travel | Portugal | Travel Diaries

    Port, Porto, Portugal (Part 2)

    Byemfletche December 16, 2016July 21, 2020

    Plugged in to our headsets on the bus, we were never quite sure whether we had passed the landmarks they were describing, or whether we hadn’t reached them yet. And the commentary was interspersed with some “interesting” Portuguese songs, one which sounded like the female singer had hiccups or was being tickled.

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  • Port, Porto, Portugal (Part 1)
    Europe | International Travel | Portugal | Travel Diaries

    Port, Porto, Portugal (Part 1)

    Byemfletche December 13, 2016August 1, 2025

    After last year’s debacle of being cold and wet in York for our anniversary, we thought we’d risk being cold and wet a little bit further afield this year. Which is how we found ourselves in Porto at the end of November…

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  • Out and About in Brum: November 2016
    Birmingham | Food and Drink | UK

    Out and About in Brum: November 2016

    By December 1, 2016October 17, 2025

    November was all about murder mysteries, a new contender for my favourite Sunday Roast, and a quick jaunt to Portugal. And now its December we can finally mention the “C” word…..

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  • Porto Planning: A city of bridges, steep hills and port
    Europe | International Travel | Portugal | Travel Planning

    Porto Planning: A city of bridges, steep hills and port

    Byemfletche November 19, 2016July 21, 2020

    This year’s anniversary jaunt sees us sampling port in Porto…But what else is there to see and do?

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  • Theatre Review: The Mousetrap at New Alex Theatre (November 2016)
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    Theatre Review: The Mousetrap at New Alex Theatre (November 2016)

    Byemfletche November 6, 2016July 21, 2020

    Whodunnit? I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you…

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  • What's in a name?
    About me | Ramblings

    What's in a name?

    By October 22, 2016

    …I accepted that every computer would try and auto correct my name to “Enamel”. Or “Emmanuelle”. Yes, like she of the early 70s French softcore porn movies…

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  • "Tweet to Eat" – Brum Bloggers Event at Ana Rocha Bar and Gallery
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    "Tweet to Eat" – Brum Bloggers Event at Ana Rocha Bar and Gallery

    Byemfletche October 18, 2016July 21, 2020

    Last week I went to my second Brum Bloggers event at the sparkly and pink Ana Rocha Bar in the Jewellery Quarter. How did I get on this time around?

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    In Defence of Birmingham

    Byemfletche October 11, 2016August 8, 2022

    A Brummie Home and Abroad gets snippy with people that don’t “get” Birmingham…

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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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