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Wellington : Days 23 – 25

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Hector

Day 23 – Friday, April 12 New Zealand Airways were stingy on the flight down to Wellington. Tea/Coffee/Water, with packets of feeble nibbles to accompany. Not even a proper – nut. I should declare a need for eating nuts, and … Continue reading →

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Auckland : Days 18 – 22

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Hector

Day 18  –  Sunday, April 7 Kia Ora! – How many of you thought about orange juice, not the band, but the expensive, watery stuff that cinema ushers used to drape around their necks. And it was flat. Quantas Flight … Continue reading →

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Sydney : Days 12 – 17

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Hector

Day 12 – Monday, April 1 The Qantas flight from Brisbane down to Sydney felt decidedly short at under two hours. We did have to put our clocks forward as New South Wales operates in a different time zone from … Continue reading →

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Brisbane : Days 6 – 11

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Hector

Day 6 – Tuesday, March 26 Qantas flight 52, an Airbus 300, not as comfortable as the Airbus 800 which brought us to Singapore, but better than any domestic flight. The Beef & Noodles wasn’t so tasty either. And apart … Continue reading →

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Singapore : Days 0 – 5

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Hector

Day 0 – Wednesday, March 20 The intention was to circumnavigate the planet back in 2021 in the aftermath of Marg’s retirement. Today marks four years since Boris declared all schools should close, it is also the Equinox. Why – … Continue reading →

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Manchester – It’s Putty Day!

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Hector

On Wednesday at 10.30, 10.25 for those in the know, Verdant Brewing Co. (Falmouth, England) released their now classic Putty. Can a Craft Beer first brewed in 2017 be a classic already? Damn right it can. All CANs would be … Continue reading →

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Bologna – Emilio Romagna – The Craft Beer Capital of Italia?

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Hector

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Three nights in Bologna, the final leg of this trip, and Bier-wise, a potential highlight. The Craft Beer Capital of Italia – is how two friends have described Bologna. This summer, a London Beer publication also … Continue reading →

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Athena 2023 – The First Two Days

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Hector

The annual trip to Athena, forms part of this year’s main – summer –  trip, albeit in the autumn. It is approaching a decade since the last Athena Blog posted in Bier-Traveller, these days I tend to add more information … Continue reading →

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Lisboa – 2023 – Another Seven Days – April-May

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Hector

Thursday, April 27 Marg, Hector, and even Steve, David and Alison were in Lisboa last year, nothing blogged. This year the Hector is determined to update the hard work put in for the first trip here in 2020, weeks before … Continue reading →

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Porto – Gaia – Portugal – The 2023 Birthday Trip

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Hector

Monday, April 24 Glasgow Airport delivers a new route to Porto, Hector had to try this. Hopefully no more middle of the night rises for the easyJet flight from Edinburgh to Lisboa. Unlike our arrival in Lisboa last year where … Continue reading →

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