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Manchester to Fredrikstad - 4-night  travel itinerary for early Summer
Norway, Europe, Travel, Summer Frances Lawrence 23/04/2025 Norway, Europe, Travel, Summer Frances Lawrence 23/04/2025

Manchester to Fredrikstad - 4-night travel itinerary for early Summer

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Manchester to New England - a road trip itinerary for 16 nights in Summer
Summer, Travel, USA Frances Lawrence 23/04/2025 Summer, Travel, USA Frances Lawrence 23/04/2025

Manchester to New England - a road trip itinerary for 16 nights in Summer

Itinerary journal of my jam-packed summer touring holiday through New England, taking in Maine, Vermont and a Boston city break.

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Manchester to Donostia–San Sebastián - 4 nights in Spring
Europe, Spain, Spring, Travel Frances Lawrence 02/03/2022 Europe, Spain, Spring, Travel Frances Lawrence 02/03/2022

Manchester to Donostia–San Sebastián - 4 nights in Spring

My itinerary journal for a long weekend spent in San Sebastian, Basque Country, with a friend. Balenciaga, pintxos and bar crawls.

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Manchester to North Carolina: an independent  travel itinerary with mountain biking and city break
North America, Autumn, USA, Travel Frances Lawrence 13/01/2022 North America, Autumn, USA, Travel Frances Lawrence 13/01/2022

Manchester to North Carolina: an independent travel itinerary with mountain biking and city break

Travelling in early autumn, my imagined itinerary for 10-14 nights in North Carolina - Charlotte, Asheville & The Blue Smoky Mountains. Ideas for biking, art trails and barbecue…..

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Manchester to Southern Germany - 12 nights in Summer
Germany, Europe, Summer, Travel Frances Lawrence 17/06/2021 Germany, Europe, Summer, Travel Frances Lawrence 17/06/2021

Manchester to Southern Germany - 12 nights in Summer

Itinerary journal of my jam-packed summer touring holiday in Germany. Castles, cakes, pretzels, bikes, hikes and beer all make an appearance

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Manchester to Turin and Monferrato, Piedmont: a city and road-biking travel itinerary for early Autumn
Italy, Europe, Autumn, Travel Frances Lawrence 28/12/2020 Italy, Europe, Autumn, Travel Frances Lawrence 28/12/2020

Manchester to Turin and Monferrato, Piedmont: a city and road-biking travel itinerary for early Autumn

Travelling in autumn, my imagined itinerary for 10 nights in Turin and Piedmont. Ideas for a tour of the Abarth Factory, a cocktail experience at the home of Martini, day bike tours around the rolling green hills of the Monferrato, and exciting gourmet experiences.

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Manchester to Tallinn, Estonia - 5 nights in Winter
Estonia, Europe, Winter, Travel Frances Lawrence 30/11/2020 Estonia, Europe, Winter, Travel Frances Lawrence 30/11/2020

Manchester to Tallinn, Estonia - 5 nights in Winter

Itinerary journal of a winter city break in the Baltics, departing from Manchester. Where we ate, what we saw and how we enjoyed the young-meets-old cosy capital of Estonia.

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Manchester to Noto Valley, Sicily - 10 nights in Spring
Italy, Europe, Spring, Travel Frances Lawrence 05/10/2020 Italy, Europe, Spring, Travel Frances Lawrence 05/10/2020

Manchester to Noto Valley, Sicily - 10 nights in Spring

Travelling in spring, journal and itinerary of my 10 night stay in the Noto Valley

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