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Sailing on the Solent

Ben — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:09:37 +0000

Thanks to a bunch of Tesco vouchers and Blue Box Sailing we spent a day sailing on the Solent on a Whitbread 60 racing yacht. Much good fun fun had by all.

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Summer Holiday 2010

Ben — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:53:16 +0000

This year we went back to Le Brasilia, in the south of France, for two weeks of sun, swimming, and sand. The girls had a great time at the beach and in the new pool complex, and we all came back looking significantly less pale!

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Cairo

Ben — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:16:44 +0000

For our 10th wedding anniversary I surprised Kathryn with a trip to Cairo.

We went on a dinner cruise on the Nile, spent a day touring the sites at Memphis, Saqqara, and Giza, and then spent a day in the city seeing the mosques and churches, the bazaar, and finally the Egyptian museum and the mummies.

It was an amazing tour of an amazing city.

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Wells-Next-The-Sea

Ben — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:55:43 +0000

We went for a late summer holiday in Wells-Next-The-Sea on the North Norfolk coast. We rented April Cottage for the week, which was very nice and very well equipped.

Unfortunately we all fell ill with colds, but we made the most of it. We went for a trip on the North Norfolk Steam Railway, spent a lot of time playing at the local playground, made a few trips to the beach, and had quite a few coffees in the local cafes.

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Summer Holiday 2009 – Camping Le Brasilia

Ben — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:28:38 +0000

We went on a family “camping” holiday in the south of France with Gran and Grandad. We stayed in a very comfortable mobile home at the excellent Le Brasilia campsite in Canet Plage, near Perpignan.

Dad and I drove (about 1200km each way!), and Mum, Kathryn, and the girls flew down. On the way back we went for a drive through the middle of Paris.

The weather was excellent, the water was warm, and it was a fantastic break.

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Summer Holiday 2009 Video

Ben — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:31:46 +0000

Video clips of our beach holiday at Canet Plage, near Perpignan.

Driving in Paris

Ben — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:44:12 +0000

On our drive home from Perpignan we decided to do some sightseeing in Paris. We drove past the Eiffel Tower, around Place de la Concorde, up Champs Elysees, and around the Arc de Triomphe.

This is a clip of the Arc de Triomphe, the craziest roundabout in the world!

Driving Over the Millau Viaduct

Ben — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:20 +0000

On our drive to the south of France for our holiday at Canet Plage (near Perpignan) we drove over the Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world. This video clip is us coming back over it on the drive home.

Japan

Ben — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:30:56 +0000

In March I went to Japan for two weeks to set up offices in Tokyo and Nagoya. We worked 16 hour days for two weeks, but I managed to find a couple of days to pack some sightseeing into.

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Woburn Safari Park

Ben — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:11:25 +0000

We took Natasha to Woburn Safari Park, where you get to drive through the enclosures with the animals. Natasha particularly liked it when the monkeys climbed over our car!

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