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Sightseeing in Sofia on maternity leave

Six things you never thought you’d miss about travel

June 7, 2020
emilyann.elliott
grownupgapyear, travel community, Travel musings

I’ve been thinking a lot about how much we used to take for granted while travelling. How the smallest inconvenience would become such an annoyance. I…

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Cover of Around the World in 80 Days

Six travel books to read during lockdown

June 3, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books, travel community

I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that now more than ever I’m finding myself wanting to escape from the…

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The Only Gaijin in the Village

A review of The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney

May 11, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, Japan, travel community

If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…

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Cover of Around the World in 80 Days

Travel book club in a time of Coronavirus

April 19, 2020
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

Hey there! How are you doing? It feels like such a weird time to be living through right now doesn’t it? As the Coronavirus lockdown…

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The travel mums who inspire me

The travel mums who inspire me

March 18, 2018
emilyann.elliott
baby, family travel, travel community

You know that feeling when you start something new and it takes a while to find your tribe? Like when you first start travelling and…

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Out with the old and in with the new

January 5, 2016
emilyann.elliott
Blogstock, Christmas, Couple travel, England, Food, UK, Uncategorised, weekend breaks

Usually by the time New Year rocks up I feel as though it was only yesterday that we were pulling party poppers and eating our…

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#travelbookclub

A year of #travelbookclub

December 8, 2015
emilyann.elliott
#travelbookclub, books

Twelve books in twelve months – that’s twelve months of travel from the comfort of my sofa. Along with the other members of #travelbookclub I’ve…

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Dear Future Employer…

November 25, 2014
emilyann.elliott
China, Coming Home

I felt compelled to write this post after chatting with someone on Twitter who was really struggling to get back into work after returning from…

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If We Can Do It, So Can You with Claire and Anthony from To Love To Live

November 10, 2014
emilyann.elliott
Couples travel, If we can do it so can you

It’s been a while, but as soon as I heard Claire and Anthony’s story I knew it was time for another If We Can Do…

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