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  1. Channel Islands part III - Herm

    Blog: Sophie's World - 11 September 2009

    I’ll say it straight up front. I adore Herm. Could even live here for a time. The off-season would surely be magical and just a little bit eerie. Just the kind of place to hang about while writing a book. Now I’m even more curious about the two remaining Channel Islands I haven’t yet seen: [...]

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  2. The Channel Islands part II - Guernsey

    Blog: Sophie's World - 10 September 2009

    After a rough morning crossing with very choppy waters and queasy kids, we arrived in St Peter Port, Guernsey’s diminutive capital. Originally, I had meant to stay on Jersey and explore the other islands from there on day trips, but ended up booking a few nights in St Peter Port after Ali read The Guernsey [...]

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  3. Channel Islands part I - Jersey

    Blog: Sophie's World - 9 September 2009

    I first visited Jersey about 20 years ago. Back then, the Bergerac TV-series were all the rage (about Jim Bergerac, ruggedly handsome sergeant of the Bureau des Étrangers). Hadn’t really heard much about Jersey before that. Before leaving for the islands this time, I got some DVDs of that 80s TV-show and got my oldest [...]

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