Sometimes you’ve got to stand back from something to get the best perspective on it. Close up, the impression just isn’t clear enough. So standing in the Estonian forest, some distance back, the gorgeous scene of the low impact mirror houses, dotted among the pine trees, really did set the scene for a fantastic getaway. […]
Category Archives: Destinations
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If you’re heading to the beautiful Baltic country of Estonia, then this is the only packing list you’ll need! No matter whether you’re planning to travel there in summer to enjoy long sightseeing days under the warm sun, or opting for a festive trip full of Christmas markets and steaming saunas, this article has you […]
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Without a doubt, the Algarve in Portugal is one of the best beach regions in Europe, so it’s no surprise thousands of us flock there each year to soak up the sun, sea and sand. But with so many beaches to choose from – be they wide stretches with lots of facilities, or hidden coves […]
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Totnes in Devon is very much a town history did not forget. Rumoured to have been founded by Brutus of Troy, then conquered by the Normans, the town then developed over the centuries to become one of the wealthiest in the UK. Thanks for it position along the River Dart, right up until the 17th […]
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It’s one heck of a tough bill (or should I say bull?) to live up to isn’t it? After all, the words organic, radical and ethical are not served or consumed lightly these days. With more and more of us keen to ask questions about where our travel products, food and services come from, as […]
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It’s not often I feel at home in a 5* all-inclusive resort! Not that I did stay on an all-inclusive basis at the Pine Cliffs Resort in the Algarve, but the point is, that you I could have. For this is certainly the sort of place that offers it. Along with yoga retreats, wellness centre, […]
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Controversially south Asia was not a region I’d fallen in love with travel-wise. With its great beaches, epic cultural attractions and rich culinary traditions, I’d enjoyed my travels across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos and beyond, but this wasn’t a region that had really grabbed my heart like South America or southern Africa. […]
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It might come across as a bit of a Big World Small Pockets anomaly to be listing my top 5* Sri Lanka hotel favs, but sometimes we’ve all got to push the boat out y’know! And that’s particularly true in Sri Lanka, where good value travel means many of us budget travellers can afford to […]
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Sat in the late afternoon sun, below ancient olive trees, sipping a delicious glass of white produced in the very vineyards surrounding me, I had to punch myself that I really was in the Algarve. After all, my impression of Portugal’s southern region had been something a little different form this. One of the UK’s […]
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Located in the south of Portugal, there’s just one international airport in the Algarve, which is located just outside the city of Faro. Modern, large and well organised, the Algarve’s main airport is easy to fly to from across Europe, with regular direct routes from a huge range of different cities. From London, for example, […]