Author Archives: gaelharrison

About gaelharrison

I am married to John, and we are back living in Fife in Scotland. I have three grown up kids. Geraldine, who is married to Cathal and they have two children, Darcey and Dillon, Natasha who is married to Leo and they have Bonnie and Hazel and they all live in Wales, and Nick. Travel has been a big part of my life, especially in the last seventeen years, but now I just love being back in the 'bonny land'.

New Boots!

Posted on February 14, 2019 by gaelharrison

It is mid-February, Valentine’s Day, and the day is calm and quiet – the sea like silk. Red roses are in a vase in the kitchen, and I feel piano, and a little lacklustre. My bones ache a little from … Continue reading →

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My life runneth over!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by gaelharrison

Well, a new year, and I am sitting here in a new pair of hiking boots that I bought so that I could march about at home and wear them in. The ankle part feels like a vice and I … Continue reading →

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An Anniversary

Posted on December 19, 2018 by gaelharrison

John and I have been married fifteen years ago today. It has made me feel a little reflective. Once upon a time I flew to Hanoi. One minute I was watching TV in Edinburgh, and the next I was sharing … Continue reading →

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Camino de Santiago Compostela

Posted on October 31, 2018 by gaelharrison

We are back home and although I walked to the cathedral of Saint James I was constantly reminded of Saint Roque, that saint who represents the plague. He is normally portrayed holding his skirt up in a vaguely flirtatious … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on September 18, 2018 by gaelharrison

I just looked back at the photos of the summer, and thought what a fabulous patchwork quilt they would make. All jumbled together, faces, colours and places; I could remember all the stories that passed across the dining room table. … Continue reading →

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Hula Hoop!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by gaelharrison

I had so much to write about, so many travels and trips and what am I obsessed with this morning? – A badly bruised thumb. I sent away for a hula hoop, as I was so inspired by John’s sister … Continue reading →

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Moscow

Posted on July 4, 2018 by gaelharrison

Moscow at last! Everyone poured off the train, and John and I were met by a man from Kazakhstan in a sad looking Lada. Here was the promised ‘tourist ambassador’ to guide us to the hotel. The boot was full … Continue reading →

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Trans-Siberian Express

Posted on July 3, 2018 by gaelharrison

Trans-Siberian Express cont. 10thJune 2018 We are somewhere between Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk. This train is so nice, so fresh and clean. Our carriage attendant, a very efficient Mongolian girl, is always washing the long runner carpet down the length of … Continue reading →

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Trans-Mongolian Express

Posted on June 28, 2018 by gaelharrison

Trans-Mongolian Express 9thJune This time yesterday I was cleaning my teeth in the camp washroom in Outer Mongolia, about three hours away from the sprawling, colourful confusion of Ulan Bataar. In the mirror were framed mountains and rolling pastures and … Continue reading →

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China Diaries – 6

Posted on June 26, 2018 by gaelharrison

Shanghai – 1stJune 2018 ‘Shanghai began life as a fishing village in the 11thcentury, but by the end of the first Opium war it had become one of the five newly opened treaty ports, a factor that saw it grow … Continue reading →

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