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I'm looking forward to the prospect of day trips out of the city with friends this summer.

The last one with friends as a collective in the UK was to visit Cambridge in 2018.

I took this photograph in Cambridge, but it was during a road trip with Mum and Dad on their last visit to the UK in 2017.

It was definitely my Mum's last international trip but, hopefully, Dad can come back to the UK sometime soon.

That trip was stressful and emotional as it was the first time the development of Mum's dementia was unmistakable. Previous travels with my parents had been stressful and emotional, but for other reasons.

But it was still enjoyable for the places I could visit or revisit and the time spent with my parents in the calmer moments. And, obviously, the photographic opportunities.

Where are you looking forward to spending your days out this summer? Answers on a postcard ;)