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19/02/2018

Sorry there has been no new post on this for two years now.

12/01/2016

Today is called so come on over to and have yourselves a fabulous holiday with us :-)

12/01/2016

We stayed at The Red House, ,
Simply the best.
The pic is of Marrakech Station

Take the train from going south
Blowing smoke rings from the corners of my mouth
Coloured cottons hang in the air
Charming cobras in the square
Striped djellebas we can wear at home Well, let me hear you now
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakech Express
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakech Express
They're taking me to

01/01/2016

What travel and tourism is all about

31/12/2015

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year - may you have the most excellent adventures :-)

22/12/2015

Where is the love? Definitely off any

Anyone found illegally celebrating Christmas in Brunei could face up to five years in prison, according to a reported declaration by the Sultan of the tiny oil-rich state. Brunei introduced its ban on Christmas last year over fears that celebrating it "excessively and openly" could lead its Muslim p…

15/12/2015

Just WoW!

Entomologist Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in the rainforest in Guyana, when he came across a "Goliath birdeater," possibly the world's largest spider.

15/12/2015

This just says to me that TUI charges too much and the bonuses are obscene!
Group confirmed a £13-million pay-out to three of its top executives yesterday after announcing an underlying operating profit in excess of €1 billion last week.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/58868/tui-chiefs-enjoy-13-million-payout

14/12/2015

There be dragons . . .

The region’s myths and landscape have captivated our writer since childhood. And whatever the weather, there’s magic in the air

08/12/2015

So very sad.
Climate change already eating up islands.

Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, extreme weather and destructive king tides have put the low-lying archipelago on the front line of climate change. As Australia negotiates with other countries at the Paris talks, some of its own people need practical help now, before it’s too late

27/11/2015

was amazing, loved the medina - slippers anyone?
We stayed at, and would highly recommend, The Red House, Marrakech

24/11/2015

Love Perthshire.
Find out so much more with a local tour guide

24/11/2015

Should you feel the need to be alone can help
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/12011393/Britains-loneliest-places.html

As Aron Anderson, described as "Britain's loneliest schoolboy", prepares for a quiet winter on the island of Out Skerries, we visit 15 more remote places

21/11/2015

When the weather is cold and grey and threatening to snow,
I dream of the paradise isles of
That was a magical time :-)

05/11/2015

I went to WTM London yesterday and because the DLR was on strike we were allowed to go via the Emirates AirLine cable car for free :-)
Fabulous experience.
The lovely Zoe Dawes aka The Quirky Traveller wrote a great post about it in 2013.
http://www.thequirkytraveller.com/2013/11/escape-excel-world-travel-market-on-emirates-airline/

ExCel hosts many events, including the World Travel Market, often very tiring. Escape the crowds on London's only cable car, the Emirates Airline

03/11/2015

Love this :-)

03/11/2015

Off to World Travel Market tomorrow.
Hoping to see some good friends there :-)
day

18/10/2015

To travel and see the lands of the true Native Americans would be just sublime.
I have some places on my wish list but this story and the photographs have made me want to explore it for myself.
Wounded Knee is where I would truly like to pay my respects.

Inspired by next month’s Native American Heritage Day, Kevin Rushby sets out to explore the Montana and Wyoming prairies, which resonate with names like Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn

17/09/2015

Had a lovely long chat with the amazing Anna Po***ck of Conscious Travel this morning.
Always inspiring, always pushing boundaries . . . .

17/09/2015

Thanks for sharing this Anna Pollack, Conscious Travel

Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time to be utopian

16/09/2015

and the borders - lovely country :-)
Now a definite with
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/scottish-borders-railway-brings-a-historic-region-back-into-focus-10499752.html

It's a fantasy more exotic than anything dreamt up by Sir Walter Scott – Scotland's most famous novelist, whose "Waverley" tales once gripped the imagination of the world with their ghosts, goblins, romantic abbeys, ruinous castles, and other things that go bump in the night.

16/09/2015

How fascinating and so quirky.
Northern Ireland definitely on the list!
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/sep/16/the-gobbins-cliff-path-antrim-northern-ireland

Northern Ireland’s latest tourist attraction, the Gobbins Cliff Path, is a reboot of a magnificent feat of engineering that originally opened in 1902. Michael Bradley, bassist for punk band the Undertones, takes a walk on the wild side

15/09/2015

What contributes . . .

RT : Tourism's direct contribution to economy in 2014 was £60bn, but it indirectly contributed an add. £67bn,totalling 9% GDP

03/09/2015

So many Islands to choose from!
Is Kythira the perfect one?

Andrew Bostock has spent much of his life living in and writing guidebooks on Greece but in Kythira – with its gorges, waterfalls and perfect beaches – he’s finally found the idyll he has always dreamed of

26/08/2015

Ahhhhhhhhhh,
Has been on the wish list forever - hope to do in 2017 or 2018 to celebrate wedding anniversary.

Bhutan is one of the best places to visit if you’re looking for an unperturbed and rejuvenating holiday.

26/08/2015

Way to go - we now have 633 likes. Huge thanks to all who have liked our page and 'Why not?' to those who haven't!!

26/08/2015

Beautiful photography of the rightful inhabitants of America

“The family is at the heart of the Native American cultures. Fathers are the greatest untapped resource to help solve issues that many families and communities face. There is an immediate need to bring fathers back to their innate leadership role as

26/08/2015

How absolutely great is this ?????
A fistful of euros!

In the dust of Tabernas desert near Almería in Spain is a wild west town where gunslingers still roam. The saloons and stores were built as sets for Sergio Leone’s iconic films like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – and they stayed standing after the film crews rode out

21/08/2015

How wonderful
Eden Project

The world’s largest indoor rainforest certainly delivers the wow factor, but the focus on fun and educational activities, sustainability and healthy food also helps to create a great family-friendly excursion