Part-time Traveller, Full-Time Brummie

November and December Reads 2022

Are you looking for some reading inspiration? Here are the books that I’ve been reading in November and December.…

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A Brummie Home and Abroad’s Top 10 Posts of 2022

It's that time to year to look back at the 10 most popular posts on A Brummie Home and Abroad this year - which one's your favourite?…

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A Year in Review: 2022

December's the perfect time for reflection and looking back on the memories of another year. Here's my Year in Review, 2022. It's also chockful of links to those blog posts you may have missed...…

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Feeling Festive: Christmas at Bamburgh Castle

The 12 Days of Christmas at Bamburgh Castle is a magical art installation guaranteed to lift your festive spirits…

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Theatre Review: Dreamgirls

PRESS NIGHT REVIEW: A Spectacular & dazzling production, thankfully Dreamgirls is at the Alex Theatre for more than one night only…

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Theatre Review: Nativity! The Musical

AD: This Press Night Review refers to the 2022 Production of Nativity! The Musical at the Birmingham Rep* Regular A Brummie Home and Abroad readers will know that I refuse to start celebrating Christmas until the 29th November. Wedding anniversary celebrations are much more important before then. But Mr Fletche and I make an exception for Press Night of “Nativity! The Musical” at the Birmingham…

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Travel Diaries: Soaking up the Sun in Sorrento

The phrase “La Dolce Vita” could have been created to describe Sorrento. This glittering town, nestling high on the clifftops of Campania, teeters over the sparkling Bay of Naples. The Lattari Mountain range provide a spectacular backdrop and the spine of the Sorrentine peninsula. The air is scented with lemon, mixed with a hint of sea salt, carried in on a warm breeze. According to…

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Theatre Review: Noughts and Crosses

Malorie Blackman's ground-breaking novel is brought to life in this Pilot Theatre touring production of Noughts and Crosses…

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