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Hello from SUNNY ENGLAND!

It's another rare sunny day today. It’s a little warm and it smells like spring, and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

We’re heading to another, more local TrustedHousesitters sit today (we’ll share where after because it’s a smaller town than Glasgow and, you know… safety), but we will say the house is GORGEOUS.

Our goal with any UK based sits now is to check out different areas to see where we might want to live when Julia comes back long term. We're not sure this town is our vibe, but you never know!

ANYWAY, nothing crazy or profound to share with you today. These are some things we read or watched recently that we thought you might want to see too.

🇮🇷 This Instagram post about Iran. Conflict isn’t black and white, but bombing civilians is always wrong. For the record: we don’t support Trump, we oppose fascism, and we believe in a Free Palestine. Feel free to unsubscribe if that's a problem for you 👍

🍧 Ruby Tandoh’s new book All Consuming. A fascinating look at food, identity, and how culture shapes how we think about eating.

🌿 Kris Atomic’s YouTube channel documenting life on a narrowboat. Canal cruising, slow travel vibes, and amazing videography.

Our spirits are definitely lifted with the endless rain finally slowing and the promise of more evening daylight in the next few weeks.

We’ll be back with some budget travel specific content next week for you.

Oh, and thank you to everyone who voted or replied to last week's question about new content. Sri Lanka was the winner (by far), so that's what we'll start working on in a couple weeks!

Jess & Julia

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