Seductive Santiago de Compostela, Spain
5:06 19/01/2016
Santiago is seductive. Once referred to as “an ideal city, which is overflowing with history and timeless as well” in a UNESCO-ICOMOS report,...
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Springbrook National Park – the Green behind the Gold Coast
2:26 19/01/2016
Another spot in our local backyard we recently visited for the first time was Springbrook National Park in the Gold Coast Hinterland. We only stopped for...
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A Very Merry Romanian Cemetery
20:45 18/01/2016
Death is no laughing matter in most parts of the world. But things are different in Săpânța, Romania, a small village in the northern part of the...
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Whale-watching – the best ways to see them
17:15 18/01/2016
Reading the news that the orca of Europe are being slowly poisoned and that following the recent death of Lulu there are only 8 now known to live in...
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Musée d´Aquitaine
16:27 18/01/2016
Though strictly just outside St Pierre, the Musée d’Aquitaine is close enough to mention here. As you would expect, it covers the history of the region from pre-history onwards – and does so in...
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Palazzo Vecchio
15:29 18/01/2016
A replica of "David" at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio indicates his original position here until 1873. The renowned Hall of Five Hundred is a part of the building's museum...
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Avenue Jean Médecin
14:12 18/01/2016
Pull&Bear, Zara, H&M - the gang’s all here! At least in terms of mid-range clothing brands. However, if it’s cigars, champagne and caviar you’re after, hotfoot it to nearby Rue...
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Scenes from England’s Lake District
13:55 18/01/2016
If you’re a longtime reader, you might remember my stint living in Chester, northwest England. Though Chester was a tough place to live as an...
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The Old Jameson Distillery
11:30 18/01/2016
“Sláinte!” A visit to Dublin wouldn’t be complete without toasting your health at a traditional whiskey distillery. There’s been one bubbling away on this very spot off Smithfield Square...
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General Post Office (GPO)
11:07 18/01/2016
Well, you can buy stamps at Dublin’s General Post Office (universally known as the GPO), but this landmark is better known for the more bloodthirsty fact that it was here, in Easter 1916, that...
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