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Tallinn in love
Thinking of visiting Tallinn in Estonia? Read our travel blog guide about this up and coming city break holiday destination. Tallinn mixes ‘old’ and ‘new’ Europe like no other city on the continent. Whilst the aura of the 14th and 15th centuries survive intact in Tallin’s Old Town, the rest of this up-and-coming Baltic city is…
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Malta’s Julian in the Crown
It’s a few years since I last visited Malta but I was impressed with the history, especially Valletta. Driving around the island was a little tricky though as the island is so small it thinks it doesn’t need road signs ! I stayed in a villa just outside the popular tourist town of St Julian’s…
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To Helsinki and back
Dubbed the “White City of the North”, Helsinki is small in size but large in spirit. The capital of Finland sits on its southern tip, a short hop across the waters from Russia’s St Petersburg, and is arguably the number one up-and-coming destination in Northern Europe. The city’s magic lies in its ability to retain…
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Istanbul: the crossroads of Europe and Asia
Turkey is well known by UK holidaymakers for its beach resorts such as Marmaris, Bodrum, Icemeler and Antalya but a visit to Turkey’s Istanbul is a cultural delight. Istanbul, originally known as Byzantium, was re-named as Constantinople, in honour of its new Roman emperor Constantine, in 300 AD. The city fell to the Ottoman army…
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Machu Picchu is world’s best wonder
For many people a visit to one of the Seven Wonders of the World represents the perfect holiday, but just what are these 7 wonders? Well, the official version may be different to polls that are regularly done on tourists who dream about or have been on this type of holiday. The lost Inca city…
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Cow and Calf to Dick Hudsons Walk
Finally, summer 2012 started this weekend ! Yesterday I went on a 5 mile bike ride and today I walked for four hours on Ilkley Moor. I have got the sun and ache a bit but I feel good ! Ten or more years ago the walk between the Cow and Calf rocks and Dick…
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MYKONOS – The Unforgettable Magic – Holiday Review
Guest travel article by Keith Warwick Half a century ago a small, poor, wind-lashed, drought-ridden, yet picturesque island, placed somewhere between the gods and obscurity, began to attract the attention of artists, writers, and seasoned travellers. Already rediscovered by historians and archaeologists, drawn like Indiana Jones to the spectacular ruined city of the ancient superpower…
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A Rijeka laugh
Croatia is fast growing into the number one eastern European holiday destination, but one of its less celebrated delights is the harbour town of Rijeka. Located on the stunning Adriatic, its rugged coastline and numerous gentle bays make Rejeka ideal for swimming and other aquatic activities. But it is not just all about a languid…
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New York Holiday Review
We get lots of reviews sent to us from our customers. Here is one about New Year in New York I travelled with my boyfriend to New York in December 2011 for the New Year celebrations and for my 21st birthday. It was cold, wet, and 2ft deep in snow most of the time… but I…
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Symi – A secluded holiday gem
We are working our way through the Greek Islands with our holiday guides and today we are looking at Symi. Symi (pronounced Ky-mi in Greek) is a wonderful island destination off Rhodes. Visitors can catch a ferry from Rhodes’ main port, which whisks them to this secluded Greek gem in under two hours. With no…
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Online universities are just around the corner
Following on from my recent article about online education there was an interesting news article on the BBC website today which you can read here which is about the news that Edinburgh University is to be the first UK institution to join an influential US-based online university project. Many US universities are now providing online courses which have…
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Venice – Enjoying getting lost
I have been to Venice a few times and I can honestly say that it is probably the most unique city I have ever been to. Here is my advice for anybody thinking of taking a holiday or short break in Venice. For many the joy of Venice is spoilt by the huge numbers of…