Part of cleaning my bookshelves has included digging through my foreign copies. Most of my category books have been reprinted in the UK and Australia, by the Harlequin division known as Mills & Boon. Sometimes they keep the same covers as the US versions, sometimes they change them. But I *think* the insides stay the same. I mean, I know they’re in English! Sometimes, they release them as a 2-in-1 with another author, so you get two great reads for the price of one.
For this Wednesday’s Backlist Book Giveaway, I’m gifting TWO lucky Plotmonkey commenters with a set of books from the UK Mills & Boon. They include my first Temptations, as well as some of the first Blazes: SEDUCING SULLIVAN (I only have one UK version of this one, so the second winner will get the US reprint), PRIVATE LESSONS, GOOD GIRLS DO, EXPOSED, JUST WATCH ME…, DOUBLE THE PLEASURE, LOOKING FOR TROUBLE & UP TO NO GOOD. *Also* you’ll get 2-in-1 versions of my Temptation, PURE CHANCE (paired with HER ONLY CHANCE by the late, great Cheryl Anne Porter), INSATIABLE (paired with Carrie Alexander’s SMOOTH MOVES), WHAT’S YOUR PLEASURE (coupled with A SHAMELESS SEDUCTION by our own Janelle Denison) and BRAZEN & BURNING (in addition to Joanne Rock’s REVEALED.)
If you like fun, light contemporary romance, then you’ve hit the motherload on this giveaway!
Just answer the following question in order to win (continental US only because of shipping, sorry!)…Have you ever been to the UK or Australia? Would you like to go if you haven’t? What was your favorite thing about either place if you’ve been?
I’ve never been to either, but I think I’d like to go to England and eat at one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants. You know me, I’m all about the food. In Australia, I’d like to do just about anything…but I remember Nicola Marsh mentioning a certain pastry shop when she guest blogged here. I’d like to meet up with her there and have a cup of coffee and something decadent!
And a special 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ev!!!! Happy 50th!!!! 
BTW, if anyone wants versions of my books in Italian, Japanese, German or Greek, I’m happy to mail them out at the cheapest rate to anyone in the continental US. Just pop me an email if you have someone who might enjoy reading a book in a foreign language.
By all reports, Julie Leto was a sweet child once, somewhat shy, preferring to play quietly in her room making up stories. However, being raised with three brothers in a loud, primarily Italian household did have its influences and Julie discovered her inner tough girl. That’s probably why most of her heroines kick serious butt. Writing sassy heroines has worked out, as she’s sold over forty books to four publishers featuring strong, confident women. Julie lives in Florida with her daughter, a spoiled dachshund, a haughty lynx-point Siamese and a wide range of relatives all within driving distance.
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Julie, count me out of the drawing – I’m in New Zealand.
I can confirm the insides do stay the same – I’ve got a few US versions of Blazes and Desires, and when I’m patient enough to wait for the publication I pick up the Mills and Boon titles that are published in Australia. Each month, we get 4 Blaze titles and they are always published 2 stories to a book (unfortunately its not for the price of one story though).
I’ve never been to either the UK or Australia. I’d like to travel to Australia to visit the family members who have ‘crossed the ditch’ to live. Not sure why I would want to go to the UK, but since I have yet to travel, I’m sure I will visit there anyway.
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As much as I regret saying this, I’m going to pass. I have waaaay too many books right now
But happy birthday to Ev! Hope it’s a fabulous day!
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I would love to win these books. I had Seducing Sullivan and Private Lessons on my wish list with my secret santa group last year – didnt get them.
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I have never been to either place. I am not much of a traveler but heard these places are wonderful. If I could overcome the thought of a LOOOONG plane ride, and the plane ride itself, I would definitely consider either the UK or Aust.
My fingers are crossed very tightly.
Happy bday Ev!
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I love light contemporary, I have been to neither place I’d like to go to both places. I have an aunt who lived in the uk for a year and loved it.
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I have never been to either place and probably will never go I don’t fly so that could be a problem they both sound like great places but someone else will have to go for me. LOL
Happy Birthday EV
Julie you sure are cleaning out the closet..
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I love light contemporary romance! I am in the process of writing (what I hope will be) my first Blaze. I’d love to see some of your early work!
I’ve never been to Australia, and with my present fear of flying, I doubt I’ll go any time soon. I have been to London, though. Just before I turned 16, many years ago, my parents sent me on a teen tour throughout Europe. I remember visiting the royal palace and watching the changing of the guards. I remember Piccadilly Circus which is a major intersection in the heart of London. And I remember the london underground. It was the first time I was ever on a subway. I remember it being very clean and easy to navigate.
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Oh, and Happy Birthday Ev! I hope the next 50 are all that you want them to be!
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Oh, the mother load it is. Great prizes for today Jules.
Happy Birthday Ev!!!!
Just remember, age is nothing but a number. Party like it is 1999… 
Have a blast today.
Jules, I have never been to England or Australia, but it is on my bucket list. I have wanted to go to those places since I was a little girl. Love the accents, and reading Victorian Lit really influenced my desire to go. I already own some of these books, but I would love to see how Mills & Boone presented them to those over the pond. The very first romances I read were pubbed by Mills & Boone. In Jamaica, we were owned by the Brits, so it made sense. That’s how I fell in love with Betty Neals, Anne Mather, Penny Jordan, Carole Mortimer, etc. I have to go to work, but I will check back in later this evening.
How is homeschooling going…btw? Are you on break this week, like most schools? Would love to hear some updates.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I’ve never been to the UK or Australia, but would love to visit both. Great prize as always, Julie.
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Happy Birthday, Ev!
I turned 54 on Jan 14th. My 50′s have been great!
I have never been to Australia but would love to go. I have a friend who lives there and even though we’ve known each other for years we’ve never met face to face. I went to England years ago but hardly remember it. I’d love to go with my husband.
Leslie, I forgot to say yesterday that Bruce is truly wonderful. But I must say I have a husband just as wonderful.
I have waaaaay too many books on my TBR pile at the moment so don’t put my name in the hat.
Have a great day,
Cher
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I was fortunate enough to go to Europe when I was 21. We took what they used to call “a pajama tour” – a bus tour that was so fast you didn’t have time to get out of your pajamas between countries. It was a fabulous trip and a great way to see a lot in a short period of time.
We added a couple days at the beginning of our trip to spend in London. I would have to say my favorite thing there was our hotel. Our window looked down on Piccadilly Square. It was right at the beginning of the punk movement in London. My brother and I shared a room and we would hang out our window at all hours of the night and yell down to the crowd below. And, since it was the early 80′s and we were such nerds… we did our best Monty Python and the Holy Grail imitations to anyone and everyone. Is it bad that I’m not embarrassed by that even now, some 30 years later?!
As for Australia – Since the day I read the Thornbirds (my all time favorite book) I have longed to go – but it has never been in the cards. But, hopefully, one day….
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I have never even been outside the U.S. but I would love to visit the U.K. or Australia.
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I spent the better part of a summer in the UK when I was in college. It’s kind of weird that I just connected with one of my fellow travelers on facebook yesterday and we were talking about that very trip.
My dream vacation is Australia. It is so vast and varied. I will make it one of these days but need to get all the kiddos to leave the nest first.
Tami B.
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Happy Birthday, ev!
I have been to Australia twice. I don’t think I have done it justice. I was on a six week exchange the first time and studying overseas the second (I did have to do college work, you know). It’s a beautiful country and I miss Tim Tams, but I found them here, in the US. That, and Milo and Cadburys (it’s a different Cadbury than here). Go figure most of my favorite things are chocolate related.
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I am going to Paris this summer, though (dumping the husband and boys and going to la France!). LOL.
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I have never been to the UK or Australia, but I would love to go some day. I would love to go to Sydney and see the Opera House there and so would my husband. I don’t think that I can get him to go to the UK with me though. He would rather go somewhere warmer. Oh well! I would love more books to add to my collection and to read of course.
Have a great HUMP DAY everyone!
EV!
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nice pics/models, do they come with the box of books if I win?
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I would love to win these book!!
I’ve never been to the UK or Australia, but they are both on my someday list. My mom went on a tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland a couple of years ago and wants to go again. We’ve talked about going this summer for our birthdays – my 30th and her 50th!
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I visited England when I was on a European study tour in high school and hope to go back some day to visit Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. I have to admit my favorite adventure, though embarrassing at the time, was tea with the Queen at Windsor Castle. (Along with about 200 of her closest friends! LOL)
I’ve wanted to go to Australia ever since seeing THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and then added New Zealand to the list after LORD OF THE RINGS. I’ll get there some day!
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I have never been to the United Kingdom or Australia but I would love to visit both.
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Haven’t been to either not much of a traveler, Vegas and Orlando are a couple of my favorites though Australia would be fun. Happy Birthday…
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I would LOOOVE to win that package of books. And those models from the other day were to die for.
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I have never been to either, but would love to go to both. Unfortunately I have never been out of the U.S. The UK would be my first pick though.
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Happy Birthday Ev!!!
I would love to go to the U.K. and to Australia! Made it to Ireland and absolutely adored it, and would love another shot at Europe.
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I’ve never been but would like to go to the UK. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see Stone Henge and the Queen’s palace. Seems so majestic to me. :)
Have a great day!
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PS: Julie–how funny that they paired up your Bad Girls Club 1 book with Joanne Rock’s, rather than with Tori Carrington’s, which came 3rd in the series! Then again, for some reason, they put out an anthology in Australia, with 2 of the 3 stories in the That’s Amore collection Janelle and I did…and swapped out Tori’s novella for an unrelated one by…Joanne Rock! lolol!
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leslie…if it wasn’t that I know Joanne and know how sweet she is…I’d be wondering who the heck she was sleeping with…rolmfao
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What a great prize! Count me in the drawing please! I’ve never been to either place but would love to travel to both places. Especially Australia and I’d like to stay for at least 3 months if I would ever have the chance to go there.
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The only place outside of the US that I have gone to were cruise ports… Mexico and the Carribean… one day wishing to see Ireland! Thanks for the chance to win such a wonderful prize!!!
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You are mighty generous today; thanks for thinking of us. I have not been to either the UK or Australia. I would love to travel to both.
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WOW What a Back list!!!!
Ireland!!!! I want to go to Ireland. Why? Because of John Wayne of course! Did you see the movie The Quiet Man? Need I say more?
~Talina
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Great giveaway!
Would love to go to Australia…something neat about driving down the road and randomly seeing a kangaroo. :)
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I have never been to either place but would love to go! I will probable never get there because I don’t travel much! The only way I travel is in books. The books sound fabulous so please enter me!
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I have never been outside of the US, but would love to travel to either place. I can relate to visiting one of Gordon Ramsey’s restaurants as my daughter and I watch his show on TV. This is a great giveaway.
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I would love to go to Australia – when it’s winter here it’s summer there!
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I’ve been to the UK twice and I loved it. I really liked the wide variety of food availible in London and all the little towns just a train ride from London. All sorts of cool bakeries and delis. The people were so nice also. I think that was the best thing.
I’d love to go to Austrailia and New Zealand. I’d love to see the Sydney Opera House and the Olympic Stadium.
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Wow. That’s a great batch of books.
I have been to the UK and loved it. My favorite parts were visiting all of the historical sites – from Windsor castle to some of the colleges at Oxford to Hadrian’s Wall to the Beatles tour in Liverpool. It was such a wonderful time and I can’t wait to go back. I haven’t been to Australia…yet. I’m planning to go sometime in the near future, hopefully.
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I have been briefly to London, and would love to go again! I can’t remember all the places we ate, but I do recall a cute noodle place called Wagamama :) I’d LOVE to go to Australia–it’s on the LIST
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I have never been to the UK or Austailia, but I would love to see the outback and the Sidney opera house.
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…Have you ever been to the UK or Australia? Would you like to go if you haven’t?
No I’ve not been to either but I would love to go to the UK. I love watching the the English comedys as well as the mysterys on Saturday night.
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I would love to visit Australia. My step-son lived there for 12 years and his pictures and descriptions were awesome.
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I never been to UK or Australia or anywhere overseas. I would love to go one day.
Happy Birthday, Ev!!!
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Happy birthday, Ev.
I did get a chance to go to Europe a long time ago and London was on our tour. I just absolutely loved the history – saw all the places any good tourist should and a few more. We ate in a castle, saw London Tower and Bridge, Westminister Abbey, Winsor Castle, saw the changing of the guard and the crown jewels, and shopped at Harrods to name a few. Only thing I wasn’t impressed with was the food lol. Thanks for a chance at a great prize!!
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I’ve never been to England or Australia. I’d love to go to England, my great-grandparents came from England. I have friends who have toured and absolutely loved it. Great question for your contest.
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Great prize!
I haven’t been to the U.K. or Australia. I would love to go the the U.K.
appy Birthday, Ev!
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As for the UK or Australia… I’ve never been to either place, but would love to! I think Australia especially… and :X Melbourne? Sydney? So many places!
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I’ve never been out of the US! Want to though!
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I’ve been to the UK and loved just walking around and listening to the accents. If I go again, I want to visit Stonehenge. I have mixed feelings about visiting Australia. Although it looks like a beautiful country, I’m afraid of snakes.
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Happy Birthday Ev! And many more.
I have been to neither place and would like to go to Austrailia, but I am an elderly lady and my travel days unfortunately are behind me. But I would love to win all these books and can dream while reading them.
Thanks very much for offering such a wonderful prize.
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I have never been to Austrailia or the U.K. In fact I have never traveled abroad.
But hoping one day I will…
Happy 50th Birthday Ev! Hope you enjoyed your day….
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I’ve never been to the UK or Australia, and I’d like to visit both those places one day, especially the latter. I have relatives who live in England, so it’d be fun to see where they live, and Australia seems like a great place to visit.
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Not much traveling in my past. Won a sweepstake years ago with a trip to Venice, Italy as my prize. When I began reading the early Harlequins with
all those Australians from the Outback, I knew I would love to visit there
someday.
Pat Cochran
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I have never been to either the UK or Australia but I would love to visit both places with Australia being first on my list.
ev
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Sadly, I’ve never even been out of the US so being in Australia and UK would be a big no. But, if I had the opportunity to choose, I would pick Australia. A friend of mine is from there and says its absolutely beautiful!
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Haven’t been to the UK or Australia and definitely want to visit someday soon. My cousin’s neighbors are from Australia and they always say that they’ll show us around. I definitely want to see the wildlife in Australia.
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Never been but would love to go. The hubby spent 3 years studying in Europe and has promised to take me. Since we missed going for our 25th anniversary, maybe our 30th. Let’s hope.
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finally…someone found my weakness when it comes to books…for some reason…I love the mills and boon versions…yes…they are the same…but I love having the different covers….so…what the heck was the contest for them…brb…ok…checked…no…never been to either place…would I want to go??? Hell yeah…who wouldn’t want to go??? For one…England…I’d love to be able to meet authors like Kate Walker from there…meet her at RWA years back and would love to again…And Australia…hello…Bronwyn ???? Need I say more…yeah… I know…my reasons for wanting to go tend to go along with romance authors but that’s only because site seeing wise…why would you want to go to another country when we have such beautiful places to see in our own backyard???? And our own countrymen who could use our vacation/spending money to help them survive??? Other countries are nice but until this country gets on better financial ground I’d like to help by spending my hard earned money here.
Thanks for doing this contest…hugs…Moose
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I want to win these books. Have not read any of them so can stuff myself reading. LOL.. No calories..!!!!
I was lucky enough to be asked in 2002 by my sister to go to England and Scotland along with her daughter and our cousin. We were moving so fast I can’t remember all the places we did visit. I can’t find my photo album from the trip (still packed up from move 3 yrs ago). Spent week in Scotland and 8 days in England. I want to go back and spend more time and not have such a hetic schedule. One thing we did learn is if you are going to be traveling by train, pack very light. Trying to carry, drag your bags accross the station is no fun..LOL
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I have been to the UK but didnt really see anything. It was a layover that just moved up between airports and onto another plane. I would love to actually go back and see things. And Sidney is one of my top wishlist destinations. Hopefully one day I make it.
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Oh wow!! What a generous giveaway :)
I have wanted to visit England and Australia for a very long time. For some reason I’ve gone through the London airport several times on my way to another destination, but I’ve never stayed and explore England. If I do go, I definitely want to go visit the English countryside because I’ve heard it’s gorgeous! I would also love to visit Australia! Actually, I would go to both of these places simply to listen to the accents
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I have never been to UK or Australia. I’ve only travelled overseas once, to Eastern Europe–Prague, Vienna, Hungary, Budapest, etc. I enjoyed that trip very much as well and would love to go back.
I’d love to get the chance to travel to UK or Australia someday!
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What a get giveaway! A terrific one! I have never been to either place. I would love to go to both but put in to a bind I would choose Australia to go to first. It has beachs, mountains, deserts and just about anything you could dream of in one country. I love U.K. with all it’s glory but Australia is the bomb!
Happy Birthday Ev!
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Never been but would love to!!!!!
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I would LOVE to go to the UK!!!!
I have never been there but it’s at the top of my “place I want to go” list!
I really love the people there! Especially the men!
Sandra
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Julie,
you absolutely HAVE to come!
I’ll not only take you to the 1 pastry shop, I’ll take you to Acland Street, an entire street of them!
We’ll work our way down the street
Then there’s Brunetti’s, another absolute heaven of pastry delights…
Just name the date!
Nicola
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I have never been to either of these places..would love to visit both if they could knock me out for the entire flight! I have a few Facebook friends from the UK and would love to meet them in person someday..Perhaps if they aren’t terrified of flying they will just come to me…:D
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I haven’t been to either place and would love to go to both of them. I haven’t really been anywhere outside of the US I think it would be fun to travel but I don’t have the time or the money to do so.
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Thanks for the Birthday wishes yesterday everyone!!
I was totally so not online (only my blackberry) as I took a day for myself- movie, hair cut, shopping then dinner with most of the family.
I had a great day!!!!
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I know that I am probably late for the give away….but sadly, I have never been to either country. Although those are two of my dream trips! I have very good friends in both places. One of my friends in Australia and I have been pen pals, yes back in the day when we still used paper and pen, LOL…we have been writing since I was in high school….I’m out of high school twenty years…….Also a very good friend of mine from high school now lives in New Zealand so I could just jet across to visit her! LOL!
And England is one of my absolute dream trips. I want to go to Althrop to see where Princess Diana is buried. I have been an admirer/fan of hers since her wedding. She didn’t live a perfect life, but she was an inspiration to so many. I once wrote her a letter and got a reply back from one of her ladies in waiting. That is something that I will treasure to my dying days.
Hugs,
Michelle
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I’ve never been to either place and even though I would like to go to both places, I’m afraid to fly, so it’s doubtful I’ll ever go.
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I’ve never been to either place, physically, though I’ve traveled to both thanks to the many books I’ve read that have been set in those countries. Someday I’d like to make it to both of them to see if they live up to my expectations.
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Wow, I still say how nice that you’re cleaning out your house!! My family and I had an unexpected layover once in London. We hired a driver and toured the city. We still can’t believe what a fab time we had in only 24 hours. It was like a dream to see all the places we’d only heard about. We looked at our pics for prob a year!! Thanks, Sue