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MS Deborah barge on Loire Canal France - photo Zoe Dawes
Cruise, Europe, Holiday

Enjoy a relaxing canal cruise on Loire Valley Waterways: Briare to Sancerre

August 20, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 7 Comments
Swallows swirl around the violet sky as the sun sets, a trio of trees are reflected in the calm waters of the canal. The air is still, scented with freshly cut hay. Ice jingles in glasses as we sip cocktails and chat quietly, absorbed in the tranquil scene, the cares...
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Cruise, Infographic, Top Tips

An Invaluable Packing Guide for Cruise Fans

August 26, 2016 by Guest Author 7 Comments
Cruise Packing Guide As regular readers know, I love cruising, and have been lucky enough to enjoy several, over the years. They are a great way to relax, see the world, enjoy good food, try new things and meet people. There is just one problem, packing for a cruise is tricky....
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Dream Holiday
Competition, Cruise, Holiday

Win daily treats in December with Cruise Deals Advent Calendar Competition

December 5, 2014 by Guest Author 1 Comment
December is always such a busy time of year, with all that rushing round trying to get your Christmas shopping done and work out arrangements for the big day itself. Sometimes it feels like that little bit of chocolate popping out of the Advent Calendar each morning is all that’s...
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Asia, Cruise, World Travel Blogger

Take a leisurely cruise along the Yangtze River

December 2, 2014 by Guest Author 5 Comments
This month’s World Travel Blogger is Keith Kellett, a free-lance writer and photographer, originally from Cumbria, but now living in Southern England, a short distance from the ancient stones of Stonehenge.  His travels have taken him to most of Europe, Cyprus, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Kenya, the Gambia and Australia. Here’s his account...
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Four-sea-lions-Espanola-Galapagos Islands Ecuador - photo Zoe Dawes
Adventure, Cruise, South America

The joy of swimming with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands

October 19, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 10 Comments
A large sea lion galumphs his way across the sand, his nose pointing disdainfully to the sky, seemingly oblivious to the delighted visitors to his domain. Sea lion on San Cristobal Finning away from him, clad in wetsuit with snorkel and mask clamped firmly in place, I gaze down into cool, clear...
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Snow Hotel Ice Sculpture Kirkenes Norway
Accommodation, Cruise, Europe

On top of the world at the Kirkenes Snow Hotel

April 23, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
“One grey morning the first snow began to fall in the Valley of the Moomins, It fell softly and quietly and in a few hours everything was white.”   Opening lines of ‘Finn Family Moomintroll’. And snow has fallen recently at Kirkenes, a few miles from the Russian border at the very top...
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Hershey-Kiss-Mountain-Havoysund-Norway Hurtigruten Cruise - photo Zoe Dawes
Blog trip, Cruise, Europe

From Havoysund to Honningsvag in Arctic Norway

March 26, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 24 Comments
It looked like a giant Hershey Kiss; a chocolate cone dusted with icing sugar rising from the freezing waters of the Norwegian Sea.  Snow swirled from its peak as enormous seabirds wheeled above. This first view of Arctic Norway in daylight was breathtaking.  Not just because of the icy wind...
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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 

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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 🍁🍃🍂

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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.
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