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Browse: Home   /   12 Trip challenge

12 reasons to take the 12 Trip Challenge

February 19, 2017
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, grownupgapyear, UK travel

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m having one of those starts to the year where I continually have to keep double-checking the calendar….

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The British Airways i360

A flight on the British Airways i360

August 19, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, UK travel, weekend breaks

Whenever a new tourist attraction is proposed somewhere it always comes with its supporters and detractors and the British Airways i360 was no different. Architects…

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How to spend 48 hours in Bath

How to spend 48 hours in Bath

July 31, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, England, UK, weekend breaks

A weekend in Bath When we were considering where to book for the next of our 12 Trips, my friends were shocked to discover I…

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A relaxing weekend at Breedon Hall in Derby

A relaxing weekend at Breedon Hall in Derby

June 9, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, England, UK, weekend breaks

Choosing to stay at Breedon Hall in Derby I always find that the best places to stay are the ones where you feel most at…

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A year of adventures

June 3, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, honeymoon, Japan, minimoon, UK, weekend breaks

Mr A and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. And it feels so weird to say that. How has it already been a year…

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Our honeymoon route in Japan

March 31, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Asia, Couple travel, Japan

So the day is finally here and at last I can reveal our honeymoon route in Japan! It feels as though we have been waiting so…

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How to spend 48 hours in Nottingham

March 25, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, England, UK, weekend breaks

Our 48 hours in Nottingham came at a very busy time work-wise for Mr A and I and we badly needed a relaxing weekend. As…

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48 hours in Belfast

March 23, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Northern Ireland, UK, UK travel, weekend breaks

A while ago I wrote about my first ever trip to Belfast and why I fell in love with the city. There was so much…

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Why I’ve signed up to the 12 Trip challenge

January 15, 2016
emilyann.elliott
12 Trip challenge, Couple travel, weekend breaks

I don’t know about you, but at the moment I am surrounded by people who are headlong into their New Year’s resolutions. This means my…

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