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Lithuania 4 Day Road Trip
We spent 4 days driving round Lithuania on our Baltic Road Trip. We started by driving down the Baltic coast to visit the Curonian Spit. Then, we headed east, via Žemaitija National Park, where you can visit a Cold War nuclear missile bunker, to the iconic Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai. Next, south for a…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Xchurch Music Festival
Xchurch Music Festival is an annual three day music festival, which takes place on Christchurch Quay, or as it is known locally, the Quomps. How to get to Xchurch Music Festival The Quomps is just past the bottom of Christchurch High Street, 4 miles east of Bournemouth. By car, drive along the A338/A35. By Bus…
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Dresden: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a weekend in Dresden in order to combine some sightseeing with a German parkrun. Dresden is an excellent destination for a weekend city break. In fact, we opted to tag it onto a road trip round Poland. Which is also an excellent idea. I have visited Dresden once before; in 1988 to attend a…
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Riga: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a couple of days in the Latvian capital of Riga at the start of our Baltic road trip. The cobbled streets of the old town are packed with interesting architecture and oozing with history. Take a wander through the old town on foot, cruise along the Daugava River, shop for picnic supplies in…
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Latvia 1 Week Road Trip
We spent a week in Latvia as part of our Baltic road trip. We drove in a circuit which started and finished in the Latvian capital, Riga, visiting Estonia and Lithuania along the way. The trip detailed below is the Latvian part of our journey, which covers some of the country’s top attractions including Riga…
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Nice: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a week in Nice, on the French Côte d’Azur, combining a holiday with watching my daughter compete in Nice Ironman. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a visit to Nice – and they don’t include an Ironman! How to get to Nice We flew from the UK…
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Berlin: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 4 days exploring Berlin on our European road trip. Way back in 1988, I spent a semester at university in what was then the German Democratic Republic. I’ve only been back once since unification and it’s rather a weird feeling – how much a place, particularly one with such a turbulent history, has…
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Pristina: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 24 hours visiting Pristina, capital of Kosovo. The tiny Balkan country of Kosovo is Europe’s newest country, having declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Most of my knowledge of Kosovo came from watching the news, delivered by Kate Adie in a bulletproof vest. But nowadays, Kosovo is perfectly safe to travel to and…
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Fiji 1 Week Itinerary (Suva and the Coral Coast)
We spent a week in Fiji as part of our round the world trip. As we had very full itineraries scheduled for before and after Fiji, this was primarily a week of rest and relaxation, with a light scattering of sightseeing. Fiji is an archipelago of more than 300 islands scattered around the South Pacific.…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve
Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve is an an area of wetland on the outskirts of Christchurch. It juts out into the north side of Christchurch Harbour, just below the confluence of the rivers Avon and Stour. The 65 hectare site has a combination of habitats including salt marsh, reed beds, mud flats, freshwater marsh, gravel estuarine…
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