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My schooling whip is a flight threat!
Yep, that’s right, this is what security workers at Gatwick airport thought about my nice, red dressage whip, which weighs about 300 gr. But let’s take the story from the beginning. I set off from Nottingham to Gatwick at 13:00 GMT to fly home. After saying bye to everyone, my only thought was the five hours on the coach, four-hour flight, and two-hour road trip I had ahead of me. I arrived at the airport quite early (two hours or so before the flight) and went to the luggage drop-off, carrying my 60 cm. schooling whip and planning initially to take it to the cabin with me, as I had…
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A journey to the homeland
Hello. I’m writing from 30.000 feet. I’ve been on board for almost two hours, waiting for the Aegean Airlines pilot to land me on Crete in another two hours. The journey is long; more than four hours in a coach, four hours on a plane and two hours in a car. And I’m not counting the waiting time in-between. From this height, it doesn’t really count whether the weather in Britain has been awful today. I’ll soon be in a brighter and warmer place, and I’m going to stay there for 20 days, before my tutees check in. I’m sitting alone in my row, by the window, of course, (with…
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Horseboxes that blow minds
I read today an article by Madeleine Pitt on Horse & Hound website, with the title “5 luxurious horseboxes ideal for long haul travel” and I was excited with the pictures I saw; looking like more luxurious caravans than simple animal lorries, these boxes will steal your heart if you are an insanely horsey person! These horseboxes include kitchenettes, storage space, huge sofas, satellite systems and loads of other facilities. Oh, did I mention that they can host up to ten horses?