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Barmy Bank Holiday

What a great place to stay! Simply loved the luxury souped-up beach huts on Boscombe beach, what a refreshing surprise...

Heatwave in Pula

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...

Beyond Chicago

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...

Marchand Marchand

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. ...

Corsica Citadella

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...

Paris for the weekend

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...

D OF E Weekend

Last weekend in June I was hoping for sunshine and worried about sunburn. Whilst the students trekked around the countryside with heavy...

Swanage! Seriously?

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...

Majorca

Can't believe that it has taken me 58 years to get to Majorca. I must admit I thought it would be just like Southend-on-Sea but with more...

Where is the Plain in Spain?

Great long weekend in Spain. Arrived in sun and thankfully went immediately to the beach. A beautiful expanse of golden sand liberally...

The Best Laid Plans of Lois Often Go Awry

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...

Death in Paradise

Yet again I appear to be analysing the innocent mutterings of others. I recently visited the beautiful island of Guadeloupe, choosing a...

Sharks Without Borders

Having just returned from a Caribbean cruise I am relatively chilled. Well as chilled as a Duracell bunny ever gets! I obviously have...

The Benefits of a Full Shoe

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...

Bilingual Banter

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...

Stilted sentences

Thinking about the number of times that we use incomplete sentences. Of course the previous comment was an ideal example, why did I drop...

Levels of Politeness

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...

Sweets aren’t what they used to be!

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...

Christmas Cheer

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...

How not to apologise.

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...

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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.

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