tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35561580571210251602024-02-19T05:26:16.491-08:00A stranger in a foreign landPersonal blog about my life, creative work and travels.Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-68948367966070036182012-02-11T11:19:00.000-08:002012-02-11T11:19:51.942-08:00LEMONS!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons lemons, lemons lemons lemons...</div>
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And these are just the first batch!</div>
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Yes we had sooooo many lemons. And even after giving some away, we still had no idea what to do with them all!</div>
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Lemon curd.</div>
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Lemon Meringue... </div>
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check out the naughty boy in the corner eating the meringue off the pie with his fingers!!</div>
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And juicing for humous, shiny hair, lemocello and lemon marmalade to be made next week!</div>
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Well, we've been a bit stuck here in Albania. Most of you Europeans have battled the snow in one way or another these last few weeks... and so here's our story.</div>
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Our local council and centre.</div>
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Our neighbours!</div>
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Oliver loving the snow.</div>
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A Hamam ruin</div>
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This beautiful statue sits in the centre of Shkoder. It's so wistful and dreamy...</div>
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The snow melting off her face gave the appearence of her crying.</div>
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Here we are in the process of building a Gruffalo. Although, we did get a bit cold halfway through... maybe we'll finish it!</div>
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And that's our story. It still isn't over: black outs, frozen pipes, damp/cold clothes, electrical storms fill in the gaps. This story also has no end at present. And however much we have loved winter, I'm eager for spring to arrive!</div>
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<em>note: My story is nothing compared to the cold so many others around me have endured. Although I am experiencing a snippet of life here, I can't imagine how poorer families are coping during this time. </em></div>
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Well we're right into the swing of our 'Albanian Life' at the moment. </div>
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Oliver started school, and homeschooling, Jamie is back in the swing of his research and I'm.... well I'm.... umm... what am I doing?</div>
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Fresh spinach from the market.</div>
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Homeschool: Learning numbers with flour.</div>
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Homeschool resources.</div>
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Getting creative again</div>
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Collecting wood for the fire.</div>
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My fab bike, gets me everywhere!</div>
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Eating Albanian Traditional food</div>
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Happy Birthday Noah!</div>
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That time of year again: Lemon harvest... Lemon Curd!</div>
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Since I spend a lot of time travelling around, I find that the creative things I love to do have been put on hold for the moment. I'd quite like to get back into some upholstery and even some sewing. Those seasons and times will come around again... soon!</div>
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But in the meantime, one thing I can do whilst I'm travelling is crochet.</div>
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Over the Christmas season I decided to make a blanket for Oliver.</div>
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I remember as a kid when we were poorly we had a 'sick blanket'. It became such a comforting feeling to be wrapped up in it, sitting in our lounge. And so that was my inspiration behind Oliver's blanket, and I love the result!</div>
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Having got a taste for crocheting, I now have the bug! For Christmas my mother in law, Barbara, bought me a fab book on Japanese style crocheting. That will keep me busy!<br />
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</div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-30490967028100102952012-01-22T12:16:00.000-08:002012-01-22T12:16:58.750-08:00January<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, it's been a while since I updated my comings and goings. </div>
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Since Christmas life has really been on the road. </div>
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Travelling back from Albania for Christmas with my Family. Then back on the road for New Year in Istanbul. </div>
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Last week, we took Sunday off, and drove to the Greek mountains for some fun in the snow!</div>
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Jamie took on the challenge of cooking us up some Turkish tea in the snow!</div>
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And the end of last week saw me and my family back on the road, this time heading back up to Shkoder.</div>
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This is the Anthropology life. Or a life following the Anthropologist!</div>
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Sunny Greece </div>
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Kastoria... at the border</div>
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Rations for the driver!</div>
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I didn't get any decent pictures of the hail and rain that followed,as it was in the night. But boy that was hair raising!</div>
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Hopefully I'll get my act together and show you some of the work I've been doing amidst the travelling too. A crochet needle and wool is easy to pack up at the lightest wind change, and I've been so excited with the results! So look for more blogs and watch this space!!!</div>
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Happy New Year!</div>
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I hope it was a refreshing break for you all.</div>
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New Year was really lovely this year. I went to Istanbul for a few days with my side of the family. Its not that far from Thessaloniki for us (Not by my travelling standards anyway), so we filled the cars up and drove to Turkey.</div>
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Some of the best times for me was sitting drinking Turkish Tea with my family and stuffing my face with Turkish Delight. The markets and views of the city was also great. </div>
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We managed to do some sightseeing and a few souvenirs collected on the way.</div>
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Here are a few of the highlights from our trip...</div>
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The Basilica Cistern. Underground waterways built by the Romans</div>
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Eyeballing the Turkish Delight... mouth watering. My favourite: Rose... all the way!</div>
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Jamie also bought a tea set so we can come home a create afternoon tea the turkish way! So New Years day we had a practise run, and he made some Turkish Rose Tea. It was intoxicating stuff, but so delicious!</div>
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Check out my sister's blog over at <a href="http://apalipost.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">apalipost</a>. She's also blogged about our time away together too.</div>
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I've always loved making things - when I walk into a haberdashery I'm like a 3yr old in a sweet shop!</div>
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So here's a few of my creations. I am hoping to develop my skills and expand my repertoire, but for now here's a few samples...</div>
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Well we're back in Greece and we hit the road running... <br />
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We helped the Carters move out of their house, and squeeeeeze into ours! We rearranged furniture, dragged in more and cleaned the place up. <br />
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One thing I love to do here is ride my bike. It's just a wonderful way to explore the city and see life in Shkoder and how the people live. </div>
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There are a few areas of Shkoder that have these wonderful Venetian houses, closed off by these huge doors that loom over you as you ride by.</div>
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They are so beautiful and have clearly been built well, as they look to be well over 100-150 years old. Maybe even older. </div>
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I love the knotted wood and the patterns intricately carved into the door panels. Some of the doors have smaller doors to climb through. </div>
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Whilst riding around, I wonder who lives in these houses and what lies behind these doors?</div>
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Doors have always intruigued me. Take a look at my pinterest board <a href="http://pinterest.com/rachel_barnes3/doors/" target="_blank">here</a> to see what other kinds of doors inspire...</div>
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On another note. We head back to Greece tomorrow for the christmas season. Really looking forward to being back with my sister and her kids...</div>
</div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-61507953742542318792011-11-29T05:46:00.001-08:002011-11-29T11:03:25.588-08:00Holiday Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Living in a foreign land, you get to meet lots of internationals. And so with that in mind, this weekend was one of celebrations!</div>
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It started Thursday with American Thanksgiving! But our friends from Peace Corps celebrated on Friday.</div>
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I literally 'kick started' the day with my first ever attempt at American football. </div>
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As a Brit, it felt like another language to me. With words like "Go Long Rachel" and "Who's quarter back?" I had no clue. But I ran when told to.</div>
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I did manage to stop the opposing team running for a 'touch down' and my finger did brush the ball once! I think I was an asset to the game? All good fun...</div>
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The evening was fun too. Thanksgiving dinner and lots of laughter! I met some great people from Peace Corps.</div>
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Freedom from the Ottoman Empire! </div>
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So last night we headed off into the town centre for music entertainment and fireworks, finished off with a hot chocolate!</div>
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Today is still a holiday, so the schools were closed. Jamie decided to get on with work, but Oliver and I got out the craft box and did some finger painting. Lots of mess and lots of fun! And I was so impressed with the result! That canvas will be up on my wall once dry!<br />
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This week, Jamie and I set off back to Greece, as work takes Jamie there, as does CHRISTMAS! So here starts the packing again... </div>
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Well today was a day of firsts!</div>
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For the first time I ran 5km in a 'fun run' for charity here in Albania. I've never run before, apart from on a tred-mill in the gym. I did it 32mins, which is amazing for me!</div>
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It was such a fun day for all who came. I even managed to enjoy running! </div>
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It was slightly chaotic, and started a little late... As things do! I even saw a young girl running in white leather boots!</div>
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Cross-country running is not something you generally see here, and so it was great to see the Albanians turn out to run. We got lots of stares and pointing, But that's all part of the Albanian running experience!<br />
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Oh, and I have to give a shout to my running buddy Jesse, who kept me going and kept the pace! I'd be happy to run with her again...</div>
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Today we went out into town to get a few bits and we collected local produce. I get such a high from eating fresh, local food. </div>
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We bought tangerines, fresh eggs, horse chestnuts, walnuts. And mum even found a massive pumpkin!</div>
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We even took a drive out into one of the villages and there was so much wild Pomegranate on the roads. As we drove further into the mountain and on such a cold day, you begin to realise the isolation and solitude the communities must live in as the snow comes, roads close and people are closed off in their villages.</div>
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So off to the market I went and bought veg for a casserole - to keep our inners warm and toasty. (And to make enough to freeze for those nights I can't be bothered to cook!)</div>
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And tonight, I shall be curled up by the fire, mug of chamomile tea and chatting to Jamie, bringing the world to right... (the anthropology way!)</div>
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</div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-16157891402184608062011-11-08T07:29:00.000-08:002011-11-08T07:29:53.091-08:00Through the eyes of Instagram<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These last two weeks we had my sister Carolyn and her family visiting us here in Albania. Its been such a lovely time together. </div>
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We filled the days with Bike rides, meeting women, the gym, trips to other towns and play parks in and around Shkoder.</div>
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Find out what we got up to in an Albania antiques market on <a href="http://apalipost.com/" target="_blank">Carolyns</a> blog.</div>
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They set off this morning back to Greece, where we will all be reunited for the Christmas season. </div>
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Heres our time together through the eyes of Instagram...</div>
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This week Carolyn, mum and I had a wonderful trip through the countryside - out of the city and into rural life. </div>
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Setting off out of the city was hectic but once we dodged cars, cows, donkeys and carts the country lanes were stunning. We whizzed around absorbing Albanian farming life. <br />
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It got extremely cold and dusk fell quickly. So we got home quickly to a roaring fire and hot coffee.</div>
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Today, the temperatures have started to drop dramatically, especially at night. So with no central heating, its time to get those electric blankets out and keep the fire stoked up!</div>
</div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-7645509414399819582011-10-30T13:05:00.000-07:002011-10-30T13:05:09.486-07:00A day out in autumnal sunshine.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This weekend is the start of my Dad's birthday celebrations. </div>
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A mature young age of 60! </div>
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We arrived in a village called Razen. We felt like we had arrived in the Swiss Alps. Brilliant sunshine, crisp air, autumn leaves, bare mountains and fresh air! </div>
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After a beautiful walk, we settled down to our picnic and let the children run wild around the fields. </div>
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So here I am back in Albania.</div>
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Jamie's back from the UK and full into the swing of anthropology research and I'm back into a rountine of market trips, cycling and exploring the city. There is still so much for me to visit.</div>
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Last weekend, we went to a lake on the roads to Koman. We hunted for dinosaurs and gruffalos, whilst collecting driftwood for mum to decorate the house with.</div>
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Having lived in Greece now for the last 13 years, I have become used to life and all that I see - my day to day patterns.</div>
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I guess it's like living next to a beautiful view and slowly you forget to see it and all its worth. </div>
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Since starting this blog I have found it difficult to write things about my time in Greece, but much easier to write about Albania, as it is a whole new experience for me and everything is new to my eye. </div>
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Well, a couple of days ago that changed. I 'saw' Greece. It was a wonderful experience for me. I fell in love with Greece again and its beauty!</div>
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Ironically, this happened in a moment of crisis. As protests, strikes and anger flared in the cities, our refuge came in a town called Kastoria.</div>
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Having arrived at the Greek/Albanian border to find it closed, we decided to spend a day and night in Kastoria.</div>
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</div><div align="center">Its now cool enough to enough the sunshine and still have the energy to explore. </div><div align="center">And thats what we did!</div><div align="center">So with picnic in tow, Oliver and myself met up with my sister, her family and friends for a trip to the beach.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div></div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-54378079211325126212011-09-14T08:49:00.000-07:002011-09-14T08:49:05.944-07:00The Professional Traveller.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"> Todays blog, I thought I would do something a bit fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I have become the expert traveller - moving between Albania/England/Greece - I have learnt to pack well and make sure that all that I have packed is all that I need!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that the autumn has come, its time for me to get out my winter clothes (and buy a few!). But also to think about what is good for this season!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Its time to search for the passports and drag the suitcases from under the bed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And so, here are some of the things I'll be wearing during my trip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I only have 2 pairs of trousers, its important for me that I have extra tops that I can mix and match... and accessorise with scarves. This will be my day to day apparel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now all I need to do is pack... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went out and bought small pots to decanter my shampoo and shower gel into. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Essential make up, hair bobbles and grips are all in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-29074823325518394772011-08-18T10:52:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:52:48.336-07:00August.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">Life really has slowed down here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These past few months we have been slowly baking in temperatures between 35 - 40 degrees. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But in the midst of all the heat, we headed out windsurfing/sailing. So I thought I'd put up some snaps. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until then... </div></div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-81153376604772289702011-08-07T11:30:00.000-07:002011-08-07T11:30:26.978-07:00Elderflower sodas, sticky heat and the constant whir of the fans...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi bloggers and friends.<br />
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Its been ages since I wrote, but I'm still alive and well.<br />
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Since I last blogged, we've celebrated my mum's birthday. <a href="http://apalipost.blogspot.com/2011/07/celebrate-good-times.html">Click here</a> to see the pictures on my sisters blog.<br />
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Its so incredibly hot here in Greece, and the holidays arrived! So that meant one thing for us... the sea!<br />
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So we camped, swam and sailed our way around the second leg of Halkidiki with my sister and her family (photos to come shortly!).<br />
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</div>Rachel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179574668150924297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556158057121025160.post-74881481858000628412011-06-21T12:56:00.000-07:002011-06-21T12:56:15.058-07:00High into the mountains we go!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This weekend was the start of the real heat. Soaring into the 30's, we decided it was time to get out of the city and head into the mountains. <br />
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I feel very far from friends and family when I'm up here in Shkodera, but my sanity was tested as we headed further into the mountains. It was about to get even more remote. <br />
I honestly don't know how the villagers cope so far from city life!<br />
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We took a break and swam in the river that ran along side the road. We met two young guys who fearlessly dived into the shallow river from high rocks. <br />
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Then to finish the day off, we came back down to the heat and ate cherries and dipped our feet in Olivers paddling pool. <br />
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