Category: Vacation
Out and About Nairobi: Elephant Orphanage, Feeding Giraffes, National Park, Hotels and more
Baby orphaned elephants, hungry giraffes, hand made beads and a meat lovers lunch amongst other things in Nairobi Kenya…
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Masai Village Vist: Massai Mara, Kenya
A music and dance filled welcome, simple living and a peek into the lives of one of Africa’s oldest warrior tribes!!
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Next Stop: Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya Safari
Hungry Hippos: One Night on Lake Naivasha Kenya, in The Great Rift Valley
If you go down to the Lake today 🎶….one of the Rift Valley’s prized national parks, and especially appealing to hippo lovers and birdwatchers.
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Elephants Galore: Amboseli National Park Kenya
If ever there was an elephant party, it would probably be down at Amboseli National Park Kenya! Let’s take a safari game drive and check it out!
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Kenya Safari Trip: 12 Days, 5 National Parks and Going About Planning It
After being on the cards for a while, lets talk about how I went about planning that Kenya safari trip.
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Quick Cuppa: Hotel Habits, and an Interesting Travel Themed Book!
VR advertising on the street – well almost!! Plus a few hotel hacks I seem to live by and a book about a backpacker being stalked around the world!!!
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Sofitel London Heathrow Airport Hotel Terminal 5: A Quick Look
Another ‘night before the flight’ hotel, and the only hotel directly inside Terminal 5
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Crete: Hersonissos, With A Strong Safety Warning 🚨 and Farewell Greece
Out and About Hersonissos: Crete The final stop of this Greek island hopping trip was Hersonissos. If you tend to look for package holiday deals you’ll probably have come across this destination. I came across it largely via Youtube videos where countless influencer types seemed to be jetting off to […]
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Crete: Out and About Chania, Kournas Lake and Rethymnon
Yes more from Greece. Crete is a pretty big Island, so there’s a lot more to see if you have time…..here’s a quick glance at some of the posh, relaxing and the easy going!
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Greek Island Hopping: Next Stop Crete, Hello Heraklion!
Greek Island Hopping, Next Stop: Paros and Antiparos
Third island stop, a tiny little retreat with dusty cars and beautiful villages!
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Greek Island Hopping: Next Stop Naxos
Good food, scary car seats, cheeky buskers and other snippets from the Greek island of Naxos.
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Santorini: The Hike to Oia
The Santorini hike to Oia seems as popular as ever, have you done it or planning to? Here’s how it went for me and my take on Oia, once I got there!!
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Greek Island Hopping, Santorini
Beaches, shopping, budgeting and other tips and reflections on Santorini. Was it worth all the hype?
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4 Weeks Island Hopping in Greece: Santorini, Naxos Paros and Crete. Let’s Talk About It!
Greece in June across the Cyclades, let’s address some of the rumours, tips for fun with the Greek ferries, and why Greece is great if you’re a lightweight with alcohol.
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A Bit More Barbados Banter
Last minute thoughts and a look at a few random prices on groceries and souvenirs.
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Out and About Barbados: Earthworks Pottery, Speightstown, Bridgetown and more
More from a few galavants around Barbados, including arts and crafts, wholesome Bajan food and a few more curious snapshots.
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Oistins Fish Fry Lunch, Miami Beach: Out and About Barbados
Oistin’s by day won’t feel anything like it does on a party night, but there is life down there in the daylight hours!
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Out and About Barbados: Farmers Markets, Art Exhibition, Lost Photographs and more….
Discovering moringa seeds, Cy Hutchinson’s latest art exhibition and a hard lesson in digital photo storage!!!
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Quick Cuppa: Three Slow Weeks in Bim
Swallows and Robins by Susie Kelly: Memoirs of a French holiday rental!
She exits the UK, sets up a holiday rental in rural France. Hates cleaning, loves some of her guests and can’t wait to see the back of others. Read all about it in Swallows and Robins!
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Air Travel Antics, and Smirk Worthy Observations
Musical departure gates, baggage claims chaos… Past travel shenanigans are still amusing to look back on, I wonder what new amusements and annoyances will emerge as travel opens up again…..
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Tokyo Tittle-Tattle and an Indian Robin Hood? Tieless in Tokyo and The White Tiger
A couple of book reviews, one about a 10 day galavant around Tokyo, the other about an Indian rags to riches journey.
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From A Hotel Room Window
What have you witnessed from a hotel room window or balcony that has stayed in your thoughts, that you’ve never forgotten, outrageous or not?
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12 Gift Ideas for a Travel Addict: Coffee Machines and Wine Glasses?
Gift Ideas for the travel addict can quickly turn to the predictable and cliche, but with a bit of extra thought, you might just strike it lucky!
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Fancy A Cuppa: Lets Talk Travel Moments
It’s amazing what a little bit of imagination and a few travel memories can do!!
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A Tuk-Tuk for Two by Adam Fletcher, Holidays With Strangers!!
When conversations with strangers lead to catching flights to India with them the same week, racing Tuk-Tuks amidst good old Indian traffic!! Have you or would you ever…?
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Conversations with Strangers: Cakes and Suitcases ✈️
This time we talked packing for flights, bottles of rum, house prices and baking cakes. Conversations with strangers can work more wonders than you’ll ever know!!
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The Last Day of the Holiday: Oh Happy Day, Or a Hard Goodbye?
On the last day of a holiday, are you wishing you could stay a bit longer or raring to get to the airport? I think its probably a sad day for many – but I’m curious to hear whether you agree.
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Robots Travel and Artificial Intelligence. The Good the Bad and the Ugly!
Robotic airport staff, robotic luggage, and robots that can go on holiday on your behalf!! The evolution of AI is sweeping the travel industry in its wake, especially on the back of Covid 19.
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Armchair Travel with Bruce Parry: Culture Trips
Imagine having to shake the hands of 250 people all waiting for you on a beach, or jumping over a herd of cattle to prove your manhood. Ladies – how about having three husbands at once? Perhaps you’d be up for a nomadic tent-life in freezing cold snow storm territory. These are just a few interesting highlights from the some of the world’s lesser well known tribes and indigenous populations. Curious?
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Hate Going on Holiday? Or is it a Love Hate Relationship?
So what’s your position, do you hate going on holiday, is the agro of planning and packing all too much, or is that all part of the fun? Are you a holiday hater?
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Dear Jamaica
Beach bars in Cuba! Forgotten Souvenirs
Of all the things I could have bought in Cuba, I didn’t think a beach bar would end up on the shopping list!! Its interesting to look back at some of those forgotten holiday souvenirs, many of which I treasure all the more now!!
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How to Speak Jamaican!! A Great Book for Newbies to Jamaica
There’s more to Jamaican patois than ‘irie’ and ‘yeah man’. If you want to get a better grip on Jamaican patois, this funny little book gives you some common words and phrases written with a Jamaican dialect and pronunciation.
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Lets Talk About India: Animals, Food, Hustlers, Marriage and more…
Push the guide books aside, here’s my first hand round up of thoughts and observations after a first and very worthwhile trip to India.
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The Pink City, Carpets and Palaces: Snapshots of Jaipur India
Snapshots from the iconic Indian Pink City, loved for it’s royally dressed elephants, pink palaces, chamber of mirrors, and endless shopping bazaars.
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A Monument of Love? The Taj Mahal
Well it’s undisputedly a fantastic work of art, one of the world’s seven wonders and perhaps the selfie capital of India, however….
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