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The Cleveland Way Yorkshire
Blog trip, Holiday, Walking

An invigorating walking holiday on the Yorkshire coast

September 27, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
Surfer on Whitby Cliffs Striding along the cliff top, the surfer added a somewhat incongruous element to this view of Whitby by the North Sea on the Yorkshire coast. I was here on a walking holiday with HF Holidays, and enjoying the great weather before going to Larpool Hall, where...
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Blog trip, Guide, North America

Enjoy 24 hours in Calgary, Alberta

September 20, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 11 Comments
The large red sign on the highway summed it all up; ‘Horses always have Right of Way. It’s a Stampede Thing’. The Calgary Stampede is Calgary’s USP. Billed as the Largest Outdoor Show on Earth, it attracts over 2.5 million visitors every July (plus lots of horses) and brings a wild-west...
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Boy jumping into sea Aruba
Blog trip, Caribbean, Holiday

Quirky Travel Guide: top things to do on Aruba in the Caribbean

August 16, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 9 Comments
Famous for its white sands and sunshine, Aruba is popular with couples, honeymooners, families and visitors of all ages looking for a relaxing holiday or action-packed break. Just off the coast of Venezuela in what was formerly known as the Dutch Antilles, Aruba has more sun than most other Caribbean islands...
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The Treasury at sunset Petra Jordan
Adventure, Blog trip, Middle East

Petra; rose-red city at the end of the day

June 14, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 6 Comments
Sunset at Petra is a mystical time. The imposing buildings blush pink in the fading light as the seering heat fades and the day gradually cools down. The Treasury at sunset Earlier on, the rainbow colours of the striated stone glow in the midday sun and the disant mountains shimmer in a...
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Horse riding at Son Bou on the Cami de Cavalls on Menorca - Zoe Dawes
Adventure, Blog trip, Outdoors

Horse-riding on the Cami de Cavalls, Menorca

May 31, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 13 Comments
As we neared the sandy hillock, a flash of water flittered across the skyline. A little breeze riffled across the grass and a seagull cried out as it wheeled away towards the distant town. The sea slowly spread out in shades of turquoise, jade green, deep purple and bright blue. My...
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Boy selling fruit Rwanda
Africa, Blog trip, Top Tips

5 compelling reasons to visit remarkable Rwanda

May 25, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 16 Comments
Known as the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills‘, Rwanda is quite simply one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. Its landscape is captivating, its lush, green hills rolling endlessly across the country, its lakes flooding out across fertile plains, its rivers flowing powerfully through the land and its...
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Blog trip, Guide, UK

Top 10 places on the Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

April 10, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 13 Comments
Dunluce Castle and the Giant’s Causeway from Magheracross Viewpoint It’s not often that a place truly exceeds expectations, is it? Often we’re a bit disappointed, having heard good things about a book, film, restaurant or place, which then struggles to live up to our imagination. The Causeway Coast on Northern...
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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!
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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. 

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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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