Irish roots May 1999. My twin sister, Sue and I decided to explore Northern Ireland, the excuse being that it would be fun to trace our roots. Our paternal grandfather, William Dawson McClelland, was born in Belfast on the 27th…
Thailand; Paradise, Phi Phi
This post is a follow on from the one I wrote about our time at beautiful Railay Beach in Thailand in October 2011. You can read it here: https://footeloosefancyfree.com/time-for-relax-r…y-beach-thailand/ On the 2nd November 2011, when we relocated from beautiful Railay…
A Shock Intro to London Town
Heading to the BIG CITY The country bumpkin chick has made a cozy little nest in Esher with her surrogate parents. But she is becoming conscious of overstaying her welcome. It is time to pluck up the courage to spread…
Missing the Boat-Train
Her “Big Bold Move” It is November 1969. An under-confident but excited country bumpkin aged 23 is sailing to England on a mail ship, the Pendennis Castle. She doesn’t have any close friends or relatives living over there. So, to…
Camping, Cooking and Cursing in a thunderstorm in Paris
In the 1970’s, one of the cheapest ways to see Europe was to go on a camping tour. We chose Autotours and our first night in Paris turned out to be a disaster. We were the cooks and had to try and fry suspect ‘chops’ in a leaking tent, and then discovered out tent had leaked too. Funny in retrospect!