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Asia
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Taiwan’s East Coast, the California of Asia?
Taiwan, famous for dumplings, tea & quirky restaurants but on Taiwan’s east coast you’ll find a side to the country that is more like California than China.
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Asia
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Fukushima 7 years later: Japan for lovers of the outdoors
Fukushima has now been safe to visit for several years, with a wide variety of experiences for adventurous, relaxed, and cultural travellers.
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South Pacific
Teens
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Solomon Islands, bringing history alive for cynical teens
If you want to get your kids interested in history, take them the Solomon Islands, where WWII stories are brought to life by the wreckage left behind.
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Asia
Sustainable Travel
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Sampling the simpler life on Koh Yao
Sitting on the veranda of my bamboo-thatched hut, in this quiet Thailand homestay, I can hear chickens clucking underneath the floorboards, the odd bleat from a family of goats I can see grazing their way across the lawn and the far-away sound of kids playing somewhere in the garden out of sight. There’s the slight […]
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Australia
New South Wales
Road Trips
Port Stephens in Winter – a top 10 for teens
Winter is possibly a better time to visit Port Stephens than summer – there’s a great mix of good food, adrenalin hits and winter-exclusive experiences.
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Travel
Hogmanay in Edinburgh: 12 stories to experience.
Here’s my pick of experiences to tick off for a great Hogmanay in Edinburgh – not all limited to New Year’s Eve, and each with its own story to tell.
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Teens
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We love Paris, the girls and I
There’s something special about Paris that’s for sure. It’s special, even in the face of adversity. Or maybe I mean, especially in the face of adversity. When we undertook our Big UK Trip last Christmas, it was also a special request from my teenage daughters. This was trip to remember for many reasons: The novelty […]
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Asia
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Island hopping in the Philippines Last Wild Frontier: Palawan
In Coron, an hour’s flight from Manila in the Philippines, you are on the edge of civilisation, surrounded by rather magnificent landscape and wildlife.
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Blog
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London: a weekend with the girls
On our recent trip to the UK we cooked up a few girly weekend ideas. Here’s our guide; things to do in London.
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Travel
Suite Life in Edinburgh
My view, through two large windows, each with a deep seating alcove and lined with sash curtains, is of Princes Street Gardens, directly opposite the Scott Monument.
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