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Ombre, Christmas at Kew

Christmas at Kew: a dazzling display to brighten your festive season

12 December 2024 Pat Hindley London, UK

Christmas at Kew was the UK’s original festive light trail, and I’m sure it’s still one of, if not, the[…]

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Theatre review: Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Gillian Lynne Theatre

3 July 2024 Pat Hindley Arts, London

Standing at the Sky’s Edge is very probably a musical for people who don’t like musicals.

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Behind the scenes at London’s National Theatre

22 June 2024 Pat Hindley Arts, London, UK

If you’re a theatre geek like me then the opportunity to see behind the scenes at the National Theatre, one[…]

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My 12 trips of 2022

15 January 2023 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts the idea of the 12 trips challenge is to do at least one trip[…]

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Learning the art of travel photography

30 March 2019 Pat Hindley Arts, London, Reviews & tips, UK

There’s no question that I’m better with words than pictures. Years of journalism, PR and probably a smattering of natural[…]

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My 12 trips of 2018

13 February 2019 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

I’m a bit late getting to this but my excuse is that I’ve had a busy start to the year[…]

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pret a portea

Where afternoon tea is all the fashion

24 October 2014 Pat Hindley Food, London, UK

With the advent of autumn starting to limit outdoor activities, the appeal of afternoon tea is sure to increase. That’s why[…]

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Michael Palin

A date with the great Michael Palin

22 October 2014 Pat Hindley London, Reviews & tips, UK

As a lover of travelling the world how could I not love an evening with Michael Palin? Although he came[…]

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