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New Land of the Lions at London Zoo

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April 12, 2016

During the school holidays we were lucky enough to be invited to see the brand new Asiatic lion exhibit at ZSL London Zoo which was officially opened by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Lionesses Indi, Rubi and Heidi  are the stars of the Land of the Lions…


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Bournemouth Film & Comic Con March 2016

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March 14, 2016

Bournemouth Film & Comic Con took over Bournemouth International Centre last weekend and we were lucky enough to visit.
We first went to Bournemouth Film & Comic Con back in August 2015 and had no idea what to expect, but as we now had one under our belt we had a…


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Take the hassle out of camping at Camp Bestival with Pitch Village

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March 12, 2016

We love Camp Bestival but there are two parts of the weekend that we don’t look forward and that are very hard work – finding a pitch and setting up the tent.
Lulworth by nature is very hilly and depending where you pitch your tent, it is either close to your…


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My Sunday Photo – 6th March 2016

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March 6, 2016

I love the beach in winter!
It may be on the chilly side but you have the whole beach to yourself to play on, find treasures or just blow the cobwebs away!


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Grisnoir Guest House, Guernsey – Review

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February 25, 2016

On our way back from France we decided to make a stop to explore the island of Guernsey and booked to stay overnight in the Grisnoir Guest House.
We arrived very late as our Ferry had been cancelled due to bad weather and we had to take the Condor Clipper…


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How to Survive a Ferry journey with Kids

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February 18, 2016

I hadn’t been on a ferry since I was at school until last weekend and I was quite blase about it, after all I had never been unwell aboard a boat.
When we arrived in Poole harbour to board, what is affectionately known locally as the vomit comet, I started…


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Capturing Holiday Memories

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February 6, 2016

I have loved taking photo’s for as long as I can remember with my parents giving me my own camera at a very young age, although I think it is something they may have regretted as it used to cost them a fortune in developing them to find a…


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Planning a visit to Normandy

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February 4, 2016

My husband and son are both fascinated by the World Wars and can often be found watching documentaries on the subject and with Kian studying the facts behind WW2 for his history GCSE I decided to surprise them with a visit to Normandy in France.

We are sailing via Condor…

KARA GUPPY
Bournemouth

Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk