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Marking big milestones IN STYLE!

‘We went on game drives every day’

‘I rode in a balloon over Africa’

Alison Nicholson, 53, a freelance writer, lives in Douglas, Isle of Man, and Castellar de la Frontera, in Andalucía, with her partner Mark, 52.

‘I’m marking half a century; I feel I want to do something special!’ I said to Mark, just before my birthday in July 2019. I love travelling and fancied going on safari, so I thought that might be good.

‘Maybe we’ll see the big five on my big 5-0!’ I joked, as we booked a week in Kenya.

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