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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Canford Heath Nature Reserve
Canford Heath Nature Reserve, on the outskirts of Poole, is the largest area of heathland in Dorset. The 850 acre site is situated approximately 6 miles north west of Bournemouth. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to snakes, lizards, dragonflies and birds and. Criss-crossed with trails and with an…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Upside Gallery
The Upside Gallery in Bournemouth is an unusual location for an art gallery. Six, ten metre tall concrete pillars, which support the elevated section of the A338 Wessex Way (the main road into Bournemouth), have become ‘canvases’ for some of the country’s best street artists. What used to be a rather gloomy area in an…
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Copenhagen in 2 Days
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 to fill…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Bournemouth Big Wheel
On the sea front overlooking the pier is Bournemouth Big Wheel; an observation wheel standing over 100 feet tall. Ride the wheel for a bird’s eye view of Bournemouth on one side and the beach and coastline on the other. There’s been a big wheel on the pier for almost a decade, but new since…
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Havana in 3 Days
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 – Classic Cars on the Quay
If you love a classic car, then you’re in for a treat. If you’re a petrol head, you can admire some beautifully restored classic vehicles. If, like me, you are getting on a bit, you can happily walk along the rows of up to 500 vehicles muttering; “I used to have one of those!” or…
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Dubrovnik in 1 Day
We spent a day in Dubrovnik on our road trip round Croatia. Although Dubrovnik is very picturesque, it is also extremely expensive and incredibly crowded. The old town is peppered with more cashpoints than a Vegas casino. In my opinion, Dubrovnik is somewhat overrated and I wasn’t a huge fan. (We spent the previous day…
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Zagreb in 1 Day
We spent one day in the Croatian capital of Zagreb as part of our Balkan Road Trip. Zagrab is a pleasant city, but it’s not very big (with a population of around 767,000), so a day is probably enough to see the main sights. How to get to Zagreb As mentioned above, we drove to…
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Split in 2 Days
We spent a couple of days in Croatia’s second largest city, Split as part of a Balkan Road trip. It was one of my favourite places on the entire trip, with its ancient city, beautiful coastline, parks and galleries. Two days is enough to see all the city’s main attractions, but I could happily have…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Sandbanks Beach
The Blue Flag Sandbanks Beach in Poole is the area’s final beach and has a reputation as one of the country’s best beaches. The Sandbanks peninsula sits in the mouth of Poole Harbour with a beach on one side. It has a prom running behind the beach, while across the road is a line of…
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