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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Both meals look delicious! The description of what was on Mark's plate sounds enormous. I guess the servings of each part weren't too huge, but it sounded like a whole lot of food! The desserts looked scrumpdillylicious!
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Wow, a great deal on a great meal! I love Mark's face trying to get the sauce out! It looks like a great place to eat.
It's a very reliable chain of restaurants and I remember this place from when I was younger. I showed the photos to my parents over the weekend and they instantly recognised it.
I love the classic look of the building.
Glad dinner turned out so well! I just ate dinner myself, and all your photos still look absolutely yummy! Especially the banoffee pie.
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The restaurant looked very good as did the food! Can't believe the size of Mark's meal! Did he finish it? That was great you able to get quite a sizable discount here. This restaurant sort of reminds me of the Cracker Barrel chain in the States. I think most of these are in the Northeast with good comfort food as you had!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Now I want to eat dinner at the Smuggler's Haunt. Everything pictured looked so delicious. Your loyalty club sounds a bit like the one for TGI Friday's here.
Now I want to eat dinner at the Smuggler's Haunt. Everything pictured looked so delicious. Your loyalty club sounds a bit like the one for TGI Friday's here.
You have a loyalty club for TGI Friday's? Not fair. As far as I know, we don't have one over here...
Monday 5 May – part one: the clock chimes on the hour…
Well, I heard the clock chime at 3:00am, 4:00am, and then 6:00am last night. Are you seeing a pattern here? Eventually, I got up at around 6:30am, as I just knew I wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep again.
We headed down to breakfast for 9:00am, and it was nice to be able to take our time, as we were the only ones staying, so they had no-one else to accommodate after us.
Once we’d finished eating, we headed upstairs, pulled our stuff together, and packed it into the car. We said goodbye to Celia and Richard. I had really enjoyed our stay here. They really were the perfect hosts, and if anyone was coming to this area, I’d have no hesitation in recommending them.
We headed out and for Kingston Lacy, the nearby National Trust property. It was an amazing view as we drove up to it…
We got there just after it opened at 10:30am, and thank goodness we did, as the car park was already busier than we expected.
We flashed our gold lifetime membership cards (love being able to do that! ) and headed inside. The first area you come to is the old stables area…
We had a choice of going to the house, but as that didn’t open until 11:00am, we headed instead for the gardens…
It’s a beautiful place…
… with plenty of areas to picnic in…
… and some very cool statues. We thought all of them were very expressive.
We had a look at the parterre garden, but as they’re only just now being planted out, there wasn’t much to see there.
Then we headed out into the gardens themselves…
Mark spotted some cows in the distance, so we headed off that way to say hello!
We also found some shorn sheep….
I caught this flying over…
You will see there are Egyptian monuments all over the place, like this… You’ll find out why later on.
Glad breakfast was nice and leisurely. Sad sleeping was not.
What an impressive building! It'd be perfect for a wedding, or used in movies.
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. Marks meal is HUGE!!! 
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Did he finish it? 
That was great you able to get quite a sizable discount here. 
This restaurant sort of reminds me of the Cracker Barrel chain in the States. I think most of these are in the Northeast with good comfort food as you had! 
As far as I know, we don't have one over here...
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