Family Archives - Nancy Moore; Author

Belgium

8 June 20213 March 2020

I had really wanted to go on a canal boat with the kids for ages as we live in an area which has an amazing network of canals going all the way from Liverpool to Leeds, where it connects to the River Humber which takes it all the way to the sea! Literally coast to … Read more

Scotland

8 June 202129 February 2020

The weather has been so dreadful lately and so we were seeking a weekend of yummy food and wind blown adventures. Scotland seemed the ideal place to pretend visit – and (as so often happens in real Scotland) the sun decided to make an appearance despite the weather warnings! Breakfast We actually had two breakfasts … Read more

Return to China

8 June 202131 January 2020

It was Chinese New Year last week and I had heard amazing things about the celebration on Liverpool which has the oldest China Town in Europe. So a pretend visit was most definitely in order! If you want to read about the first pretend visit we made to China you can find it here. Getting … Read more

Return to The USA

8 June 202122 January 2020

The USA was the first pretend visit that we even did and so it had been a long time since we had ‘been there’! Yet it remained one of Penny’s favourite pretend destinations and she was very keen to go back. I’ll be honest – we are obviously surrounded by American culture in the UK … Read more

Russia

8 June 202124 November 2019

My best friend Alfie was visiting for the weekend and when we were at university together she studied Russian, so that seemed like a very good excuse for some pretend travel. Plus, it was pretty cold outside and I always think of snow when I think of Russia. Russian Dolls This was one of my … Read more

India

8 June 202116 November 2019

There was a really simple reason that I had avoided a pretend visit to India – I was worried that we wouldn’t do it justice! I have always been fascinated by India and to my shame I have never yet visited in person, but Penny asked if we could go for a curry and that … Read more

Egypt

8 June 20219 September 2019

We were lucky enough to be offered the chance to try out a Feast Box which is a subscription meal box filled with fresh ingredients and easy to follow recipes. To my delight, one of the options was an Egyptian dish and as I had been wanting to pretend to visit Egypt for ages this … Read more

Australia

8 June 20211 September 2019

We have wanted to pretend visit Australia since our idea began – after all, she is New Zealand‘s cousin and a country Mark and I have loved visiting (and even living in) over the years. So when we were invited to Spring City – a trampoline park in Liverpool, it seemed like the perfect time. … Read more

The Caribbean

8 June 202131 August 2019

When we were offered the chance to do a Pirate Treasure Hunt through our hometown of Liverpool we jumped at the chance. And seeing as we were pretending to be pirates we thought it would be great day to pretend to visit the Caribbean. Breakfast Luckily for us there is a restaurant in Liverpool which … Read more

Greece

8 June 202124 August 2019

I absolutely had not intended to do any pretend travel so soon after coming home from actually going around the world but the sun was shining, my husband had bought a new paddling pool for £4.50 and it was Greece week at Lidl! The Beach Our local beach, which is five minutes down the road, … Read more