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Adelaide in 2 Days
We rounded off our Australian road trip with a couple of days in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. Here is my itinerary for our two days in Adelaide. If you have a third day, take a trip to the Barossa Valley for some wine tasting. How to get to Adelaide We drove from Melbourne to…
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Suva: Top 10 Things to do
We spent one day in Suva during our week long visit to Fiji. The Fijian capital is only small, with a population of just 101,000. Suva may not be the most exciting of cities, but it has an fascinating museum and some other places of interest. In my opinion, the journey to the capital along…
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Saaremaa: Top 10 Things to do
Our Baltic Road trip included a 24 hour trip to the island of Saaremaa and its diminutive neighbour, Muhu. I love islands. There’s something exotic and romantic about them. Saaremaa and Muhu are the most accessible of a group of islands off the west coast of Estonia. These islands, nestled in the Baltic Sea, are…
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Croatia 6 Day Road Trip (Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice and Zagreb)
We spent 6 days is Croatia on our Balkan road trip, starting in the south in the ancient city of Dubrovnik, before continuing up the Adriatic coast to beautiful Split (in reality, we spent a few days in Bosnia in the interim). From there, we travelled inland to the spectacular Plitvice Lakes National Park. Then…
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Tallinn: Top 10 Things to do
Nestled on the Baltic Sea, Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, has a charming old town. We spent one day in Tallinn during our road trip round the Baltics. This was sufficient for a whistle stop of Tallinn’s old town, admiring the historic architecture and seeing some of the city’s top attractions.. Here is my…
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Quito: Top 10 Things to do
Quito was the final stop on our three month South American adventure. We spent a total of 5 days in the city. During our visit, we spent two days sightseeing on foot, a day on the Tren de los Volcanes (not currently running), a day on an organised tour to two equator themed parks and…
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Copenhagen: Top 10 Things to do
We spent two days in Copenhagen as part of a long weekend, with a third day spent crossing the Øresund Bridge to visit Malmö, Sweden. It was my second time in Copenhagen, so we combined some past favourites with things that I’d missed first time round. There is plenty to see and do in Copenhagen,…
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Havana: Top 10 Things to do
I’d wanted to visit Cuba for so long. From way back in the 1980s, when I studied European Studies at university and learned all about the Cold War, Cuba’s revolution and long term stand-off with the USA, this communist Caribbean island has fascinated me. In order to make this wish a reality, there was a…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth with Babies and Toddlers – Wriggle & Rhyme
Wriggle & Rhyme sessions are free 30 minute long interactive sessions for babies and toddlers and their parents or carers. Run by library staff, sessions are aimed at children under 2 years of age. There are more than 30 sessions on offer weekly in libraries across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. They are a great way…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth with Babies and Toddlers – Toddler Time
Toddler Time sessions are free interactive sessions for toddlers and their parents or carers. There are a total of 11 sessions on offer weekly in libraries across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The sessions, which are run by library staff, are aimed at children under 5 years of age. It’s are a great way to introduce…
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