Barmy Bank Holiday
What a great place to stay! Simply loved the luxury souped-up beach huts on Boscombe beach, what a refreshing surprise...
What a great place to stay! Simply loved the luxury souped-up beach huts on Boscombe beach, what a refreshing surprise...
Why do I always go to Croatia in a heatwave? The answer is simple, summers in Croatia are hot! So glad my friends have upgraded from...
Possibly the first time that I have visited Evanston, Illinois and have not ventured into Chicago. To be honest I was on the way to the...
Eurostar did us proud. Hardly anyone in the check in queue and the train even left on time! A brilliant start to our Olympic adventure. ...
This has been on my sister's list of places to go for what seems a lifetime but due to middle of the week flights was only achievable for...
I realise that this is rather late as I went to Paris at the end of June but hey that's the life of a teacher! Thinking ahead I am...
Last weekend in June I was hoping for sunshine and worried about sunburn. Whilst the students trekked around the countryside with heavy...
Yes I know but I was on a school trip. For obvious reasons I can't say much but memorable. The weather could have been better but at...
Great long weekend in Spain. Arrived in sun and thankfully went immediately to the beach. A beautiful expanse of golden sand liberally...
Don't misunderstand me. I had a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend but it was a complete surprise to me at every turn. Post the B word, I...
Yet again I appear to be analysing the innocent mutterings of others. I recently visited the beautiful island of Guadeloupe, choosing a...
Having just returned from a Caribbean cruise I am relatively chilled. Well as chilled as a Duracell bunny ever gets! I obviously have...
Finally, aged 57 I have realised the advantages of a full shoe when travelling. To be honest before a trip to the Canadian Rockies last...
The height of summer makes my brain slow down on the one hand but meander at speed down bizarre avenues on the other. I am an enormous...
Thinking about the number of times that we use incomplete sentences. Of course the previous comment was an ideal example, why did I drop...
I have had a week when all I want to do is use expletives. No it is not kind but boy it seems necessary sometimes! The strange thing is...
So having survived the most recent sugar season, my mind drifts back to fillings of the past and this is when I realise that nothing is...
I woke up this morning pondering the difference between a Yule log and a chocolate Swiss roll, surely except for a tiny sprig of plastic...
So I know that I have not written for a while but I do not have any A level classes at the moment so no one to inspire me! I was going to...
Live to Travel
Welcome to The Full Shoe originally Lois' Language Levels, a unique blog here for you to explore. I set up this blog during Covid in a way to support my students and share my passion for language. Now in 2024 I return to writing about my other passion of travel.