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Quirky Nederland Colorado USA
Festival, North America, World Travel Blogger

The quirky curiosities of Nederland, Colorado

June 5, 2013 by Guest Author 17 Comments
This month’s World Travel Blogger, Shara Johnson, lives in Nederland and it sounds like one of the quirkiest places in America! Discover why here … I love running across the accounts of people who have visited my small town, Nederland, Colorado. Almost without fail, their assessment of Nederland (“Ned” to...
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Blogging, Social Media, Top Tips, UK

Tips for getting started with Pinterest

May 16, 2013 by Zoe Dawes 14 Comments
Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing things you love. If you are at all into social media than you will have undoubtedly heard of Pinterest but may not be sure what it is and if it is for you.  This year Pinterest decided to launch the #PinItForwardUK campaign,...
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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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History, North America, Outdoors, World Travel Blogger

The Mysterious Outer Banks of North Carolina

December 11, 2012 by Guest Author 7 Comments
In this fascinating article in the World Travel Blogger Series, Linda Wainwright tells how a 1990s film triggered a trip to one of America’s more out-of-the-way places.  The movie Message in a Bottle inspired my interest in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and via subsequent reading of Nicholas Sparks, I realized...
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Asia, Holiday, Top Tips, World Travel Blogger

Visit quirky ‘Window of the World’ in Shenzhen, China

October 9, 2012 by Guest Author 7 Comments
It's not every day that you can see the Eiffel Tower, pyramids of Giza and Great Wall of China before lunch. That is, unless you know where to go … In the bustling metropolis of Shenzhen, China is found a kitschy, (not so) little attraction known as ‘Window of the World’....
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Tuk-tuk Cambodia
Adventure, Asia, Culture, Top Tips, World Travel Blogger

Cambodia: Top tips for exploring Phnom Penh and beyond

October 2, 2012 by Guest Author 6 Comments
Inveterate traveller Tammy writes about some lesser known places in Cambodia that guarantee a more in-depth look at this fascinating country, in the next of our World Travel Blogger series “You want a tuk tuk sir?” We have arrived in Phnom Penh and we will be asked this same question many times more...
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Rusty Wyers Band Sante Fe
Culture, Food & Drink, North America, World Travel Blogger

Quirky places to see around Sante Fe, New Mexico

September 21, 2012 by Guest Author 7 Comments
What do an old mining town, a folk art museum and a gas museum have in common? They’re all very unusual. If you’re visiting Santa Fe and you’re a fan of things that are a bit quirky or off centre, don’t miss these attractions. In the 3rd of our World Travel...
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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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