Aloysius Bear
A small bear’s journey in the big world
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Back to Edinburgh
Ah, Edinburgh – seems like I was just here! My secondary human came back for another visit. I wonder where we’ll go this time? I know one thing. This is how I want to be carried into battle – onwards! First adventure for this Scotland trip – let’s do some geocaching in the Highlands. I…
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Edinburgh Valentine
My humans and I took a trip to Edinburgh for Valentine’s Day weekend – yes, I know, I’m a bit behind on posting…! Our main outing was to the botanical gardens. On the way, we came across this fine individual: It’s always good to see bears helping the community. The botanical gardens were chock full…
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Moomintroll in Japan (again!) – part 4 of 4
Back to Tokyo for the last few days. Some of our group went home via Hiroshima instead and some of the ones that went to Tokyo spent their time in Disney World. Secondary human decided to travel 3 hours outside of Tokyo to go up a mountain on his own. Of course he did. The…
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Moomintroll in Japan (again!) – part 3 of 4
We did so many amazing things on this trip. We didn’t only visit Japan – for a few days, we also hopped over to Busan in South Korea. As soon as we arrived, we met Boogi the seagull! Lots of what my primary human calls “random public art” in Korea. Do you know what else…
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Moomintroll in Japan (again!) – part 2 of 4
As we traveled around Japan, I had lots of opportunities to hang out with the other special guest in the group – Porkupanda! Japan is very pretty. Fuji-san! Next stop, Osaka. This is Osaka Castle. In Japan, even the drain covers are works of art. Wonderful day trip to Nara to see the deer. Hang…
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Moomintroll in Japan (again!) – part 1of 4
For those with a keen interest in this blog and an exceptional memory, you may remember that my roving reporter friend Moonmintroll had an amazing trip to Japan, all the way back in April 2014. Back then, it was a package tour (literally put in a package and sent in the post to Japan), thanks…
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Asylum Steampunk Festival – August 2025
My primary human and I travelled to Lincoln with friends for the long August Bank Holiday weekend – to attend the steampunk festival. Our hotel was close to the station but a bit of a walk away from the festival site – and they were not kidding about the hill… The humans put together a…
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Fantasy Forest
My primary human and I spent an excellent weekend in Cheltenham at Fantasy Forest! This was our merry band of adventurers: My human and I looked pretty spiffy too! We went for a different vibe on day two: We went on a quest: And this fine fellow had the answer (to that clue, at least):…
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Double Reading Retreat
Last week, my primary human and I wended our way to Lincolnshire to enjoy and entire seven days of reading in a little cottage (with options to be sociable with other readers and hosts up at the big house). This was the wall around the property (and you can just see the cottage through the…
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Annie-and-Dave-Con
This past Saturday was the 16th annual Annie-and-Dave-Con, at which my humans celebrated their wedding anniversary with a games day attended by lots of their friends. The pub’s Pride decorations added an extra special layer to the event banner! Lots of games were played, including the beautifully designed Tokaido, in which players go for a…