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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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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Selfie Wall Trail
Bournemouth prom spans 7 miles, running from Southbourne in the east, past Bournemouth at Poole to Sandbanks in the west. In the summer of 2018, a Selfie Wall Trail of 11 murals by 7 local artists was introduced. Most works can still be seen if you take a walk/cycle along the prom. (Note: Cycling is…
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Monteverde in 3 Days
The drive from the Costa Rican coast up into the cloud forest of Monteverde brings you, via stunning scenery, to a totally different world of verdant green shrouded in cloud. There is plenty to do in the surrounding area, including a huge array of opportunities to hang above/zipwire through the cloud forest. Here is an…
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La Fortuna in 3 Days
Most people are drawn to La Fortuna because of its proximity to the spectacular Volcán Arenal, and rightly so. However, there are plenty of other things in and around La Fortuna, including a whole host of white knuckle activities. But if, like me, you like to keep your feet firmly on the ground, then there…
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San Jose (Costa Rica) in 3 Days
We spent three days sightseeing in San Jose. In reality, the three days weren’t consecutive as we did a side trip to Panama in the middle. San Jose isn’t the most exciting city in the world and Costa Rica has so many amazing things to see. So I’d recommend spending no more than a few…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Watch Premier League Football at the Vitality Stadium
With its 11,300 capacity stadium on the outskirts of a town with half a million inhabitants, AFC Bournemouth may be considered to be punching well above its weight in the English Premier League alongside footballing giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool. To put it into perspective, AFC Bournemouth has an annual wage bill of…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Durley Chine Beach
Durley Chine is the first of three Blue Flag ‘chine’ beaches running west from Bournemouth. A chine is a narrow ravine through the cliff formed by a river. During the Victorian era, when Bournemouth first became a seaside resort, several of the chines around Bournemouth were converted into parks, creating scenic paths leading down to…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Alum Chine Beach
Alum Chine Beach is the second of three Blue Flag ‘Chine’ Beaches running west from Bournemouth. A chine is a narrow ravine through the cliff formed by a river. During the Victorian era, when Bournemouth first became a seaside resort, these chines, which act as access points to the beach, were transformed into parks. History…
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Valparaíso in 3 Days
We spent 3 days in the atmospheric city of Valparaíso. This vibrant port city, with its colourful buildings tumbling down the hills towards the ocean, its murals and historic funicular railways is an excellent place to spent a few days exploring. How to get to Valparaíso There are a number of bus companies operating the…
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