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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'.

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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China Diaries – 5

Posted on June 23, 2018 by gaelharrison

Chengdu – Sanjijang – 26thMay Another train – 18 hours of hell. Noise, snoring and insomnia. Hours passed, so difficult even to toss and turn when on a thin bunk with a long drop down. The only highlight was a … Continue reading →

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China Diaries – 4

Posted on June 21, 2018 by gaelharrison

China Diaries – 4 Chongquing to Chengdu – 24 May When I last wrote we were on the cruise boat, all set to leave the Yangtze River. In the morning drizzle we had to walk across the gang planks, flip … Continue reading →

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China Diaries – 3

Posted on June 21, 2018 by gaelharrison

China Diaries – 3 Train to Yichang and the Yangtze River Cruise Boat – 20thMay. We travelled fourteen and half hours on the train from Xian to Yichang before arriving at 1 a.m. on the cruise boat, the Hua Xia … Continue reading →

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China Diaries -2

Posted on June 19, 2018 by gaelharrison

China -2 China – Somewhere between Xian and Yicheng – 20thMay Another train and I have just consumed a pot noodle. Actually quite tasty. Outside the hillsides are crawling with pumpkins, cabbages and runner beans. Wheat is being harvested. We … Continue reading →

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China Diaries – 1

Posted on June 19, 2018 by gaelharrison

China – 13thMay 2018 We arrived in Beijing and felt a little overwhelmed. The tour leader failed to send anyone to meet us, so found ourselves in a rickety taxi tearing down a six lane highway under a milky sky. … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong – May 2018

Posted on June 18, 2018 by gaelharrison

Hong Kong – 7thto 13thMay Wanchai Fabulous, colourful, busy Hong Kong. We arrived and were swept into a world of the future – efficient, clean, and so many people marching about with a purpose. Our hotel was fun, no nonsense, … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on April 28, 2018 by gaelharrison

It’s all about time. I have set myself so many targets and just resent anything that takes me away from the project that just has to be finished. Weeks are passing, and days are full. Yet I love everything I … Continue reading →

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Wintery Days

Posted on March 14, 2018 by gaelharrison

I am reading War and Peace at the moment and am two thirds of the way through.  Actually I am nearly at the Battle of Borodino and then Napoleon’s march to Moscow. I have lived through the break-up of Natasha … Continue reading →

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