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Category: Books

At home with Jane Austen

November 13, 2017 Pat Hindley Books, Hampshire, Reviews & tips, UK

I’m not sure why it took me 10 years of living in Thames Ditton to drive the 50 minutes down[…]

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Book review: Am I a modern day Pooter?

February 6, 2014 Pat Hindley Books, Good reads, Reviews & tips, Uncategorized

Reading my latest book club selection, the 19th century classic The Diary of a Nobody, I couldn’t help but reflect[…]

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Book review: The Queen of reading

August 10, 2013 Pat Hindley Books, Good reads, Recent reviews & tips, Reviews & tips, Uncategorized

One of the best things about being in a book club is that you often find yourself reading a gem[…]

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Let’s talk about books

May 19, 2013 Pat Hindley Books, Good reads, Reviews & tips, Uncategorized

Travelling is the perfect time to catch up on some reading, but when you’re making space for books in your[…]

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Can you tell I was happy to be back at the Hay Festival this weekend?! #hayfestival #hayonwye #literature #books #booklover #brainfood #soulfood

Cracking end to our first day at the Hay Festival

Cracking end to our first day at the Hay Festival seeing Hilary Clinton. It’s good to be back here IRL after two years online! #hilaryclinton #madamsecretary #secretaryofstate #hayfestival #hayonwye #literature #books #brainfood

Will miss this view! Heading home today after a ve

Will miss this view! Heading home today after a very relaxing stay in Antalya. Perfect after our busy tour around Uzbekistan. Beautiful weather and not too busy in May. And the Akra Hotel was fab, would definitely recommend it. #akrahotels #antalya #turkey #beachlife #poolside #restandrelaxation #recharge #sunshine #holiday #travel #travelblogger #travelcocktail @miri.b20

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Tour guides invariably save the best until last and Samarkand’s Registan Square is definitely the jewel in Uzbekistan’s architectural crown. The photos don’t really do it justice, it’s simply stunning. #registansquare #samarkand #uzbekistan #centralasia #architecture #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure

When travelling the Silk Road why not visit some s

When travelling the Silk Road why not visit some silk worms! These were feasting on mulberry leaves in two rooms in a family’s home in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous desert republic in the northwest of Uzbekistan. We made an unplanned stop on route from Khiva to Bukhara and they were so welcoming and excited to show us their worms. Brilliant experience. Swipe for a close up and photos of some cocoons and silk being woven we saw later in Bukhara. #silk #silkworms #silkroad #karakalpakstan #bukhara #uzbekistan #centralasia #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure

Colourful Khiva, one of the greatest cities on the

Colourful Khiva, one of the greatest cities on the Silk Road with an amazing array of minarets, mosques and madrasas inside the old walled city. #khiva #khorezm #uzbekistan #centralasia #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure #holiday

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Race Across the World was our inspiration for coming to Uzbekistan and this hotel was the destination for that leg. After a 2 year pandemic delay I can’t believe we’re finally here. We’re buzzing! @alexspeckzolte @darron_speck @raceacrosstheworld #hoteluzbekistan #tashkent #uzbekistan #centralasia #raceacrosstheworld #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #adventure #holiday @miri.b20

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Booked in 2019 for 2020 and finally happened last night. Well worth the wait. Absolutely fabulous! #plazasuite #plazasuitebway #hudsontheatre #broadway #newyork #nyc #usa #theatre #sjp #sarahjessicaparker #matthewbroderick #travel #travelblogger #travelcocktail @sarahjessicaparker @plazasuitebway

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Those Manhattan skyline views never get old! Well worth walking over the Brooklyn Bridge to get to this spot. #pebblebeachbrooklyn #brooklyn #brooklynbridge #manhattanskyline #manhattan #newyork #newyorkcity #holiday #travel #traveblogger #travelcocktail

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