Category: Birthday
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Sarajevo, BiH, day 4, 050526 – Sixty in Sarajevo: A Day of History, Flavour and Celebration
A Birthday Morning in Sarajevo We woke a little later than usual today—perhaps the city sensed it was no ordinary morning. It was JC’s 60th birthday, after all, and the day began with warm wishes from family and friends before we headed down for a relaxed buffet breakfast. With no rush and a full day…
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Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, day 1, 020526: Through Dubrovnik to Trebinje: The Start of Our Balkan Adventure
✈️ An Easy Start from London We set off from Heathrow Airport and, unusually, the flight actually left a little early—always a good sign. The journey itself was calm and easy, and the British Airways crew made it extra special by wishing JC a happy 60th birthday. Such a small gesture, but it really meant…
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Copenhagen, day 1, 230825
Very Early Start, A Very Danish Day The alarm went off at the unsociable hour of 4:00 a.m., dragging us from sleep in anticipation of an early flight from Humberside to Amsterdam, with a connection on to Copenhagen. We got ready, still half asleep, grabbed a quick cuppa in the hotel breakfast area, and made…
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Svalbard Express, Day 5, Reine (Lofoten Islands), 100924
I’ve not really spent much time anywhere else than home on my birthday, except the odd visit to London, or my 21st in Amsterdam. I never would have expected to wake up on my birthday, on a ship sailing down the beautiful Vestfjorden area of the Norwegian Sea. We passed some very dark and brooding…
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