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Category: Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A mix of local, regional, and international travel and adventures. Posts in this category include overnight travel and day trips, and a variety of adventures that involve exploring interesting places.

Posted on28 March 20117 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

We’ll be back!

by Just Frances5 Comments on We’ll be back!

Way back in March 2002 my bestest friend ever whom I’ve known for, like, ever and ever came to visit me in Scotland. And she…

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Posted on30 December 20105 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home and (partially) de-stressed

by Just Frances2 Comments on Home and (partially) de-stressed

Well, I’ve finally made it back home after having a lovely mini-break to Canada. My drive home turned into a bit of a longer journey…

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Posted on30 December 20105 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Oh, Canada

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A couple of days in Canada was just what I needed for some rest and relaxation! Great food, loads of laughter, and amazing friends. Bliss! (Read more…

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Posted on29 December 20103 May 2023Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

And I didn’t fall once…

by Just Frances4 Comments on And I didn’t fall once…

Well, I’m back in America now. But not home. I’m still working on that. So, I’ll save the trials and tribulations of my homeward journey…

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Posted on27 December 20105 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A winning day

by Just Frances3 Comments on A winning day

I arrived in Canada yesterday afternoon to find lots of left-over Christmas turkey and friendly people waiting to greet me. (The turkey gets first mention…

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Posted on17 December 20105 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Venice videos

by Just Frances2 Comments on Venice videos

I don’t know what made me start looking at all of these old videos, but I have been and it’s making me smile so I’m…

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Posted on17 November 20105 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Scotland: A rocky start, but home for my heart

by Just Frances7 Comments on Scotland: A rocky start, but home for my heart

It was September 2001. I was 27 years old and travelling off of the North American continent for the first time in my life. No,…

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Posted on16 October 20104 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A-maze-ing

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Yay! I had an a-maze-ing day with The Kid at the Corn Maze on the Palouse. (Get it? a-maze-ing. Hee hee…) What a great start…

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Posted on11 September 20104 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Hello from Seaton

by Just Frances4 Comments on Hello from Seaton

I’m in England at the moment and that means a trip to Seaton Carew. Actually, it means as many trips there as possible. My lovely…

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Posted on7 September 20103 May 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Leavin’ on a jet plane

by Just Frances2 Comments on Leavin’ on a jet plane

I’m on my way to England and had to leave my lovely foster daughter behind for the week. We discussed my trip ahead of time…

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Posted on2 August 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Girls’ weekend

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At 36 years of age, I’ve finally attended my first girls’ weekend. And you know what? It was pretty fun! (Yay!) I was never invited…

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Posted on29 July 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Getting ready

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Getting ready

Girls’ Weekend starts tomorrow. It’s bad enough that (despite the fact I’d blocked my schedule off from 3:00 pm onwards) that I have a 4:00…

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Posted on8 July 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Dining at Steptoe

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For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…

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Posted on4 April 201030 June 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Easter at Kamiak

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I decided to spend Easter Sunday hiking Kamiak Butte. I wish you could have joined me, but as you couldn’t, I brought you along in my…

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Posted on13 March 201013 May 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Mommy & Me: UK tour

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Mommy & Me: UK tour

Mum and I travelled to England and Scotland to visit some of my family and friends for two weeks in winter 2010 and this is a small…

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Posted on8 March 201028 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

And we’re back

by Just Frances1 Comment on And we’re back

Our time in the UK has sadly come to an end and we are now back in America after leaving Edinburgh in the early morning…

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Posted on3 March 201028 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home, sweet Scotland

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Home, sweet Scotland

We arrived in Scotland yesterday afternoon to bright sunny skies. We had planned to spend the day winding up the English coast and stay somewhere…

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Posted on1 March 201028 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The North

by Just Frances1 Comment on The North

After a lovely couple of days in Yorkshire, we made the trip to Teesside on Sunday by way of a few small, back-country roads where…

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Posted on27 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Yorkshire

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I’m well into my second full day in the UK now and while I know I’m just on holiday, I feel as if I’ve come…

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Posted on24 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Go!

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And we’re off! Actually, we’ve been on the go for about 10+ hours now and are now waiting in Amsterdam for our connecting flight into…

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About Just Frances

Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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