Lovely little Rottnest Island is just 18kms from the centre of Perth. It is one of my favourite day trips in the world and loved by locals as much as tourists. There are no cars on Rottnest Island and it has 20 bays, 63 beaches and 45 kilometres of cycling paths. Artefacts pre-dating 6,500 years […]
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Feb
Feb
I have lived in London for just over 17 years now and have tried most tourism experiences from the very well known to the rather esoteric! If you are looking for some unusual experiences in London – as a tourist or as a local – here is my list of 13 unique things to do […]
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Feb
Feb
As someone who has lived in downtown NYC all my life, I will proudly admit that I have never been to the Statue of Liberty. New York has so much more to offer than the numerous places heavily advertised on every other blog. On your way to the same attraction everyone else sees, you might […]
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Jan
Jan
Visiting Yosemite in October is a truly special experience. Most of the key attractions within Yosemite National Park are still open but traffic and tourists are at considerably lower numbers. Best of all, Yosemite National Park is full of deciduous trees that break into glorious blazes of colourful leaves in the autumn. October in Yosemite […]
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Jan
Jan
There is A LOT of markets in Gran Canaria!!!! From the large to the small. Here is my complete guide to Gran Canaria markets. Gran Canaria Markets in the Mountains 1. Teror Market Gran Canaria Teror is a very cute mountain town in the north of Gran Canaria. Plaza del Pino is the centre of town […]
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Jan
Jan
Is one day enough in Yosemite? Well, no it would be better to have more time. However, it is possible to have an outstanding one day trip to Yosemite. Although Yosemite Park covers over 3,000 square kilometres most visitors spend the majority of their time in the six-mile radius that is the Yosemite Valley. This […]
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Jan
Jan
Tokyo is one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in the world. I first visited Tokyo as a teenager back in the 1980s! At the time I found Tokyo Japan quite intimidating but on a recent trip, I found it far easier to negotiate. If you only have one day in Tokyo it is […]
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Dec
Dec
I absolutely loved the Ishikawa region of Japan! It is like a mini japan and easy to negotiate! During the 1600s the region’s capital Kanazawa saw the development of a refined culture focussed on the arts and became Japan’s fourth town after Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. The Ishikawa region was spared from many of the […]
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Dec
Dec
It appears that the Napa Valley got all the best marketers in California! Livermore is about the same distance south-east of San Francisco that Napa is north-east but seems to get very little press. Which is quite shocking considering how extremely good their wines are! Livermore is an older wine region than both Napa and […]
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Dec
Dec
Wow, Greek food! I just love it! Great quality ingredients, simple cooking methods, so much flavour – every meal in the Greek Islands is a treat! A bit like Italy it can be hard to find bad restaurants as they simply don’t survive when the standard is so high. Lovely Paxos is no exception. There […]