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Vancouver Harbour from Granville Island Canada- photo Zoe Dawes
Blog trip, North America, Top Tips

Enjoy 24 hours in Vancouver, Canada

August 25, 2015 by Zoe Dawes 15 Comments
One of the most vibrantly laid-back cities in the world, Vancouver, the urban heart of British Columbia, has it all. Lively waterfront, beautiful skyscrapers, chatty cafe society, eclectic cuisine with plenty of funky places to eat and drink, quirky outdoor art, enormous park, fascinating museums and very friendly people. I’ve...
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Blog trip, Culture, North America

Exploring British Columbia’s cultural heritage in Victoria

July 28, 2015 by Zoe Dawes 19 Comments
The moon gazes down into a darkness full of ghostly figures with hooked beaks, outstretched wings, fierce faces and threatening demeanour. Beneath the moon is a woman with vacant eyes clasping a head to her stomach; there is an air of warning and unknown forces at work here … It’s...
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Adventure, North America, Outdoors

Victoria Island and British Columbia: quintessential Canada

May 25, 2015 by Zoe Dawes 15 Comments
Out for a walk in the Great Bear Rainforest – image CTC I’m going on a bear hunt – (with camera only of course!) Wide open spaces. spectacular wildlife, exciting sports, contemporary architecture, adventurous cuisine, intriguing history and diverse culture. Everything you can think of when you hear the word...
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Food & Drink, Luxury, North America

Cocktail hour at the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City

February 6, 2015 by Zoe Dawes 1 Comment
You know that feeling when all is right with the world? Yes, that one we don’t often get but when we do, we appreciate it in our very soul … Well, I had one of those moments sipping a vodka cocktail in the divinely decadent surroundings of the Chateau Frontenac...
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North America, Outdoors, Top Tips

The American Experience: Three National Parks across the USA

December 19, 2013 by Guest Author 1 Comment
Death ValleyMesa Verde National ParkColoradoGreat Smokey Mountains National Park Great Smokey Mountains National Park The North American continent offers a wealth of cultural experiences and astonishing nature sights and parks stretching over 3,000 miles from the American East Coast’s forestry landscape, through the grasslands of the Mid West, the Rocky...
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Accommodation, Blog trip, North America, QT Review

Stay in style on a Montreal House Trip

September 6, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
As I got out of the taxi in the dark, tree-lined street, a passing stranger nodded, said, “Bon soir”, smiled and walked on.  It was 11pm and I’d just arrived at the Montreal home I’d be staying in during a visit to the French-speaking Quebec Region of Canada.  I was...
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Lunch at Panache in Quebec City Canada
Blog trip, Food & Drink, North America

The extraordinary pleasure of eating out in Quebec City

August 4, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 9 Comments
Quebec City Market “To make a short story long” to quote Robert Lancup, (see below for who he), here is the tale of a few of the many unforgettable dining experiences I had during my stay in Québec City, one North America’s, oldest towns.  Food is at the heart of this...
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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.
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Photo by Dorothy Wilding 
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