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Blog trip, South America, Sustainable Tourism

Heavenly hummingbirds at Mashpi Cloud Forest in Ecuador

January 7, 2015 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
Hummingbirds in flight It’s the sound of whirring wings that you notice first. In front of the wooden observation shelter are pagoda-shaped ‘feeding stations’, filled with sugar water. Hundreds of jewel-feathered hummingbirds zoom off and onto the ledges to sip at this sweet treat. Mashpi rainforest bio-reserve has over 20 different...
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Asia, Sustainable Tourism, Writing

‘The Tyger’ by William Blake and International Tiger Day

July 29, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 17 Comments
Celebrate International Tiger Day, July 29th. It was founded at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010 to celebrate this majestic animal’s very existence but, more importantly, to try to prevent its total extinction. Many animal welfare organisations pledged to help these wonderful creatures and are still working hard to raise funds to...
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Australasia, Outdoors, Sustainable Tourism, World Travel Blogger

Getting away from it all in Queensland

March 18, 2013 by Guest Author 7 Comments
When writer and entrepreneur, Martin Dunford and his family went travelling round Australia, they discovered a haven of natural beauty in the heart of Queensland, Australia.  In our latest World Travel Blogger article, he describes some of the highlights of that trip. Before we arrived at Rose Gums, Queensland we had thought...
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Cumbria, QT Review, Sustainable Tourism

Tootling round the Lake District in the terrific Twizy

January 13, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 11 Comments
The Twizy is quite simply fantastic fun on four wheels. It’s a tiny electric car that thinks it’s a Ferrari. And when you drive one you’ll get as much attention, if not more, as if you were driving one of the most iconic cars in the world.  For the sixth...
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Cumbria, Sustainable Tourism, Transport

Drive Less, See More in the Lake District

July 27, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 10 Comments
“It’s gotta be the most beautiful place in England.  It’s our second visit but this is our first time out on Windermere.” Beaming Bob from New York was sitting next to his wife on the lovely ‘Tern’, as we sailed along the lake, sharing his impressions of their trip.  They...
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Adventure, South America, Sustainable Tourism

Galapagos – Like No Place on Earth

December 1, 2011 by Guest Author 6 Comments
The Galapagos Islands provide a unique opportunity to observe wildlife at extremely close quarters. World Travel Blogger Maria- Louisa Lowther takes a closer look! Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands are one of those places I had always dreamed of going to as a child but never imagined I would actually...
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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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