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The Island of Mists and Miracles, Victoria Mas

Book review: The Island of Mists and Miracles, Victoria Mas

13 March 2026 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

The Island of Mists and Miracles is the story of an unusual occurrence on a small island off the coast[…]

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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak

Book review: 10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak

7 March 2025 Pat Hindley Books, Uncategorized

10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is an extraordinary book. But that’s no real surprise as I think[…]

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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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My 12 trips of 2021

16 January 2022 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

After 2020 became a year like no other, I hoped 2021 might see a return to travel as I’d previously[…]

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Wisley

My 12 trips of 2020

30 January 2021 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

So it’s almost February and I realised I haven’t yet reflected on last year’s travels. As mentioned in previous posts[…]

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My 12 trips of 2019

11 January 2020 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

So another year has flown by and here we are in the next decade. Seems a good time to reflect[…]

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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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My 12 trips of 2017

14 January 2018 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

Indulging your wanderlust when you work full time is an ongoing challenge. But a couple of years ago I heard[…]

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Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Pat and I love all things travel and culture. This is the online home for my adventures, experiences, tips and reviews.  I hope it provides ideas and inspiration for you to enjoy life as much as I do!

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