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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'.

The Outer Hebrides

Posted on May 18, 2019 by gaelharrison

‘Away in the west land I’m longing to be, Where the steamer leaves Oban And passes Tiree Where the sweet purple heather blooms fragrant and free On a hilltop high above The Dark Island’.   On the first of May … Continue reading →

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The Sea

Posted on April 7, 2019 by gaelharrison

I have been thinking a lot about the sea lately for one reason or another. For the last half an  hour a little guillemot bird has been causing us concern. It is bobbing on the waves, and the sea is wild … Continue reading →

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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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