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city break
There really isn’t anything quite like a city break. A quick jaunt to another country and another city can be just what the Dr ordered. Sure, lengthy week-long holidays are not to be sniffed at and days spent sunning ourselves at the beach are up there. But a long weekend city break can really serve...
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Belgium
The recent troubles in Belgium, terrorists squatting there like an insidious mould that just won’t shift, may discourage many people from visiting. It’s a crying shame that these groups see everyday life and beautiful places, and can only think of doing something ugly to them. Of course we try not to let them win, though...
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On the centennial year of the beginning of World War One, I visited the small Belgian town of Ypres, or Ieper as its Dutch name is. I didn’t actually plan this, but my Belgium trip was in 2014 and I didn’t feel I could go to the country without visiting Ypres. After all, it’s a...
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amsterdam canal
Amsterdam is a place I never really thought I would visit; maybe I was intimidated by its famous stories prostitution and drug-hazed weekends and assumed I’d save an interesting trip for when I’m ‘older’. However, when searching for gift ideas for my boyfriend’s 21st birthday, I came to see that Amsterdam would be the perfect...
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map oslo
Hello from Norway! At this very moment I’m sitting in my hostel room in Oslo congratulating myself on a job well done. I’ve been using Google maps on my phone to navigate my way around the city, and it’s been working well so far. Until today. Today, perhaps because of the cold, my phone died...
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madrid
Madrid is a city that has the perfect balance of a city life, but manages to keep all the quaint and quintessential aspects of the Spanish people. It does not compromise on this and for that, I love it. I’ve been to Spain before, mostly in my teens and early 20’s and most of it I...
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tulips from Amsterdam
Last weekend myself and the other half decided to jump overseas for a quick trip to Amsterdam. With just a 30 minute flight there’s really no excuse not to visit the famous dutch city, and with it being the most popular city destination of the year, I wanted to know exactly what all the fuss was...
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Over the last few years I have visited Dublin a few times for work but between meetings and tight flight schedules there has never been time to explore the city. When a friend (originally from Dublin) suggested it for her hen weekend I was excited at the prospect of finally having some time to discover...
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We live in a strange time, where staying in is the new going out, orange is the new black and we go on staycations instead of vacations. If you are not familiar with the term then, lucky you, the recession must have passed you by; a staycation is the new word for when you forgo...
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My incredible, amazing and romantic boyfriend Cam surprised me with a trip to Croatia, Zagreb for my birthday this year and here is what we got up to on our city break to a place that stole my heart. Croatia you were beautiful… Agava Etched into the side of a hill Agava is Zagreb’s answer to fine...
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