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5 reasons why Blogstock, the world’s first blogging festival, was such fun

September 6, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
“Start your blog post with a really catchy opener. In the easily-distracted world of online communication, if you’ve not got your reader’s attention within the first few seconds, you may as well not bother to write the rest of the article.” A top tip for aspiring bloggers – and one...
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5 reasons to become a travel blogger

August 3, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 11 Comments
So you want to be a travel blogger? You love travel, enjoy adventure and having new experiences.  Maybe you follow a few travel blogs and have seen some fab photos by travel bloggers around the world. You have a desire to communicate your passion online and want to earn money from blogging, turning...
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Top tips from Traverse Travel Blogging Conference

March 10, 2014 by Zoe Dawes 9 Comments
Traverse 14 at the Sage – Newcastle Gateshead “So, who’s your audience? What’s the hook? What’s your angle? What story are you telling? How will you add colour? And how will it all end?” Renowned Aussie writerMichael Turtle Time Travel Turtle hurled question after question to a room full of travel...
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Asia, Culture, World Travel Blogger

A first time visit to South East Asia

September 13, 2013 by Guest Author 15 Comments
In our latest World Travel Blogger post, Travel PR specialist Lynne Gray discovers the joys of the exotic destinations on her very first trip to South East Asia. If you ever get the chance to go to South East Asia, grab it very, very quickly with both hands. I guarantee...
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Go to Hell at quirky Gao Miao Temple in Zhongwei, China

August 29, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 6 Comments
In her second contribution, this month’s World Travel Blogger is Shara Johnson. She lives in Nederland, USA and travels all over the world. Here she describes a VERY quirky Chinese temple in the heart of this fascinating country. Inside China, the primary religious groups of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism each typically have...
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Culture, Food & Drink, Top Tips, UK, World Travel Blogger

Interesting things to do in marvellous Great Malvern

August 2, 2013 by Guest Author 5 Comments
Regular contributor Barry McCann shares some of his favourite things to do from his visit to elegant Great Malvern in Worcestershire, the heart of England. Great Malvern and the Malvern Hills – photo vistithemalverns.co.uk Many have tasted its famous spring water, but there are many more quirky delights to be...
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Europe, Top Tips, World Travel Blogger

Flying the French flag for studying in Berlin

July 18, 2013 by Guest Author 6 Comments
This month’s World Travel Blogger is French student Liv, currently studying in Berlin, one of Europe’s most vibrant and cool cities. Life in Berlin resembles a rollercoaster, restless and adrenaline pumping. In order to catch this city's vibe, let it get under your skin and start to breathe as it breathes,...
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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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