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Lotus-pond-and-thai-goddess Thailand - photo Zoe Dawes
Adventure, Mind Body Spirit, Personal

So what exactly is Mind, Body, Spirit Travel?

September 20, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 7 Comments
Sunset at Sirindhorn Wararam Phu Prao Temple  – NE Thailand Mind, Body, Spirit Travel? Sounds a bit fancy-schmancy doesn’t it? Do you mean you go all over the place namastaying, sitting in the lotus position and eating mung beans? Well, no, it most definitely doesn’t. Though I’m more than happy...
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Adventure, Competition, World Heritage Site

My 7 World Wonders that will make YOU feel great

December 5, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
It’s one of the most popular pub quiz questions, ‘What are the 7 Wonders of the World?’ They usually mean the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, which are the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus and the Great Pyramid of Giza – but...
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Top 10 reasons to take and adult gap year
Adventure, World Travel Blogger

10 Very Compelling Reasons to take an Adult Gap Year

October 5, 2018 by Guest Author 10 Comments
Do you think a Gap Year is just for kids? Do you want to escape your humdrum job and do something worthwhile? Do you need encouragement to make a change? The ‘Adult Gap Year’ is becoming increasingly popular. In the latest World Travel Blogger article, Caroline Revell, of Original Volunteers,...
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Solo travel tips for 50 plus traveller
Adventure, Top Tips

Top 10 really useful Solo Travel Tips for the over-50s

July 3, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 7 Comments
As a more ‘mature’ traveller who sometimes travels alone, I’m often asked ‘ “Why do you do it?’ ‘Don’t you get lonely?’. The truth is, I LOVE solo travel and often choose it over group travel. (I’m using the word travel here but applying it equally to going on holiday or any...
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Adventure, Outdoors, Transport

On being coverted to a Motorhome Holiday, having resisted for many years

February 25, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
Okanagan Lake Canada It was at delightfully named Peachland in British Columbia, that I knew I was hooked. Sitting on a folding chair, ham salad on lap, gazing out across tranquil Okanagan Lake, surrounded by mountains, the early summer sun shining, all was right with the world. Our motorhome waited...
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Adventure, Holiday, Top Tips

7 top holiday places – with a difference

January 18, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
Dreaming of getting away from the grey skies of Britain for some sunshine? Fancy a classic road trip adventure? A wildlife experience second to none? A city break closer to home? If you’re planning your next holiday, here are 7 top places to inspire you to travel differently this year. 1....
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Zoe aka The Quirky Traveller on Whistler Mountain Jasper in The Rockies Canada
Adventure, Blog trip, North America

Top 10 memorable moments from a Canada road trip – Vancouver to Calgary via the Rockies

December 6, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 21 Comments
Zoe and Ali at the top of Sulphur Mountain, Banff When you go on an RV road trip in Canada, you’re guaranteed a great many memorable moments, whichever part of the country you visit. But when you drive through British Columbia and Alberta via the Rockies from Vancouver to Calgary these moments tumble...
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Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewi Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewillow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street in #Glasgow. designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. 

I was last there 30 years ago - it looks much finer now. Plenty of people enjoying their magnificent afternoon tea 🥪🥮🍰🫖☕️👍 I had a delicious Scottish smoked salmon open sandwich and a glass of Sauvignon blanc - cheers!
Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Abso Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Absolutely stunning. As impressive as the Alhambra and relatively quiet in December @realalcazarsevilla 

#realalcazar #seville #andalucia #spain
Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why it’s called #fall in USA and other places … After the recent stormy weather everywhere here in SW Scotland is covered in rich tapestry of crimson, scarlet, russet, yellow, orange, auburn, green and many other autumnal leaf shades 🍁🍃🍂

#autumnvibes #autumncolours #fallvibes #fallcolors #fallcolours #autumntime #quote #autumnquote
Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Ea Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Easedale Island where the ferry departs for Luing. Great views out to that island (famous for its eponymous cattle) and towards Mull. Spent a lovely day exploring the ‘Slate Isles’ in Western #Scotland. 

#TheHighlands #visitscotland #easedaleisland #lovescotland #quirkytravel #scotlandiscalling
Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottag Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottage on Easedale Island, one of the Hebridean Slate Isles in Western Scotland.
👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a 👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a very special woman she was, reigning for 70 momentous year with grace, dignity, steadfastness, charm and humour. Thank you Ma’am 🙏🏻

Photo by Dorothy Wilding 
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