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I moved to New York last year to help set up ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ‘s Manhattan bureau, but with lots of family and friends in the UK, we’re about to return for a visit.

We’ll be spending time in Northumberland in the north-east of England, where my 8-year-old and 5-year-old can’t wait to visit – known from the Harry Potter films and Robin Hood: Prince of thieves.

They are eager to walk its ramparts, but I’m looking forward to a wander in (pictured above), part of Alnwick Garden. There I’ll admire – from a safe distance – 100 of Earth’s most dangerous plants.

While travelling, I’m also planning on listening to a few more episodes of the podcast . Hosted by Seinfeld and Veep actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, it is a series of absorbing conversations with the likes of Amy Tan, Jane Fonda and Isabel Allende. Dreyfus believes older women are seldom the focus of our attention, but have a huge amount of wisdom to share. She’s right, of course.

Tiffany O’Callaghan

US Editor

New York