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How not to look like a tourist
You are a tourist but you need not be so obvious – try the ‘blend in’ tactic. We are on the move again. And with the current debacle with lost and lingering luggage maybe it’s time to fly with carry on luggage only. So pack carefully and think on how to mix and match limited […]
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Hawaiian Airlines review
ALOHA! The flagship airline of a country has a lot to live up to; this one goes above and beyond for comfort and service. Comfort when flying? It’s many things to many people. But, speaking for myself and if I’m not at the pointy end of the plane, which I rarely am, I have to […]
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Kenya: first time traveller
I was enjoying a story by the fabulous writer, Christine Retschlag, on her experience in Kenya for https://www.dumbofeather.com/articles/out-of-africa/ While I was reading it I was remembering back over 22 years ago when I first visited Kenya and indeed the African continent. It was early days for international travel writing for me and this trip showed […]
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Vienna – let’s waltz!
A museum of the waltz king Vienna invites you to dance into a museum dedicated to Johann Strauss, creator of the Blue Danube Waltz, and his family. But there are also plenty of other places for fans of the waltz king to visit, from his apartment to his final resting place. Only Vienna could do […]
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USA – Red Rocks and a Mile High City
Denver has been the subject of many songs by famous artists especially native son, the late John Denver, but my fave is by Jimmy Buffet: I’m about a mile high in Denver Where the rock meets timberline I’ve walked this ground from town to town Just to finally call it mine Dating back to the […]
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How to see York – in 48 hours
I love cities that have many layers of history, where the stones speak of grim deeds, majestic events, innovative creations and the odd ghost. If your itinerary allows – spend some time in the atmospheric and elegant city of York, in Yorkshire, the UK’s second mediaeval city. Eat, drink, sleep and play – all budgets […]
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The ultimate town of colour
I was so excited to finally visit the Blue Pearl – Chefchaouen in Morocco. Seeing images of the pretty town for years made me wary that I might be disappointed. No. This small city does not disappoint. How many words for blue? How many shades of blue are there? Baby blue, azure, cobalt, pale blue, […]
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Travel: How to be bold in Boulder
Reposting this as I have fond memories of this lightning visit to Boulder and the tour of a tea making institution. I’m a total fangirl of Celestial Seasonings and many cups of its Sleepytime Tea got me through the panicky nights and insomnia of Covid-19. Only in Boulder. I had five hours to spend in […]
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How to do ‘heritage hotel’
Amid the tall and slender, new and shiny and fair and funky, there’s a place where refinement and coolness resides in Sydney . . . Primus Hotel Sydney. The Presidential suite. When is a hotel not a hotel? Well, it’s always a hotel if it’s a hotel! But if it’s not a tall, shiny new […]
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How to rock and rail like a movie star
Three Ways to Rock and Rail There are a few things that you must do/see/experience in Australia to get the rythmn of the place – and one of them is taking a train trip across the vast areas of this amazing continent. It’s the 90th anniversary of the Ghan this year and there are some […]
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