Matthew Archer | FindPenguins

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Bringing the Vision to Life
July 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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The World of Harry Potter (Part 3)
July 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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The World of Harry Potter (Part 2)
July 12, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌩️ 20 °C
TravelerLooks like heaps of fun
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The World of Harry Potter (Part 1 )
July 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
With two devotees in the family, plus other members who like reading Harry Potter, this was a highly anticipated day.

Harry Potter World is more about seeing the effects and methods that were used in bringing the books to life via film so that us mere muggles (humans) can better appreciate the world of magic.Read more
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Bourton-on-the-Water
July 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Well probably Bourton-in-the-Water would be a better description!

A very cute part of England but we got soaked!!

After looking at the model village and then going through the real thing, we headed off and turned down a narrow lane and came to the village of Fifield. England at its best!! Off the beaten tourist track.Read more
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Road Trip to Ross on Wye
July 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We left Cardiff and headed northeast through Gloucestershire up to Ross on Wye where we came across our first dilemma...what do you do when you are in need of a toilet break, and you need the exact change to access the public loo...no tap the card option here!!

Fortunately, we had change on us as you needed to insert a 20p coin to access the public amenities. Very fortunately we had two 20p coins!!Read more
TravelerThis is why we call it going to spend a penny, it is just that inflation has kicked in so now it is spending 20 pennies!
7/12/23Reply
TravelerIt was still 1d when I was young.
7/13/23Reply
Traveler Obviously doesn’t matter which direction you park!
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School Drop
July 11, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
They say that on holidays you should try new things.

So here we are doing school drop with Gethin. Everyone knows that Gethin's cousins are here, so we seem to have met half of the local village.
TravelerLoving the updates.
7/11/23Reply
Thank you for the drop off! You’re locals now!! [Mel Archer]
7/11/23Reply
TravelerYou are welcome Mel. Its a very friendly community. Good luck in coming up with a reason as to why Gethin is absent tomorrow 🥳
7/12/23Reply
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Museum of Welsh Life & Royal Mint
July 10, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
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St Fagan's Castle
July 10, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
A somewhat overcast day weather wise, but a really interesting visit to St Fagan's to get a better understanding of the history of life in Wales.

St Fagan's Castle is an Elizabethan mansion dating from the 16th century.Read more
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Hydrangeas in Whitchurch
July 10, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
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Cardiff Castle
July 9, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
In the morning we met with the brothers and sisters at Museum Place in Cardiff, followed by ecclesial lunch.

After the meeting and lunch, we walked into Cardiff and visited Cardiff Castle.
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Whitchurch CF141DS
July 8, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Our first day in Wales was very Welsh. We thought we had left Australia to escape the rain!?

Tim kindly drove over to London to pick us up from the airport and drove us back to Cardiff.

Tim and Mel organised a train trip into a food festival, including a visit to a shop that makes fresh welsh cakes. A great way to try and ward off the inevitable jetlag.Read more
TravelerLooks like heaps of fun so far 🥳
7/9/23Reply
TravelerLove the hydrangeas. Just stunning
7/9/23Reply
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Enroute to Cardiff
July 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We arrived after an uneventful journey. The long-haul sector started at sunset in Eastern Australia on Friday night and ended at sunrise on Saturday morning in the UK.

Not even Toby could solve the coffee issue!Read more
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Ready to go
July 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
It was December 2022 when Mum and Dad decided to let Leah and Toby know about our planned trip to the UK and Europe (God willing) as they decided it was too hard to start planning without letting the proverbial cat out of the bag!

Mum devised a riddle with clues that needed to be solved. After much detective work and excitement, the riddle was solved!

Dad then spent hours mulling over flight combinations and options and finally a decision was made that we would fly into London and out of Rome, with a few days in Singapore. Then the big question was, how would we get from London to Rome and which way would we go?

Eventually we settled on a train trip that went from London to Paris to Germany to Switzerland and then down to Italy.Read more
TravelerHave a super time. 😀
7/6/23Reply
TravelerWow, beautiful unmarked suitcases! Great to see the luggage looking so together.
7/7/23Reply
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