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USA 2 Week Road Trip (San Francisco to Los Angeles via Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon)
We spent two weeks on our US road trip. We started in San Francisco. After a couple of days exploring the city, we picked up a hire car and drove south along Route 1 towards Los Angeles. At Bakersfield, we headed inland to Death Valley, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. From here, we continued…
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Colonia del Sacramento in 1 Day
We spent one day in Uruguay on our South American road trip, crossing the River Plate from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento. This old colonial town on the banks of the River Plate has a picturesque Barrio Historico – a great place to explore on a day trip from Argentina. How to get to…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Mudeford
The village of Mudeford sits on the mouth of Christchurch Harbour. The area is split into two by the harbour. On one side is Mudeford Quay, a quaint working fishing quay. On the other is Mudeford Sandbank, where the golden sandy beach is lined with mega expensive beach huts. Mudeford has a long history of…
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Lucerne in 1 Day
We spent a week driving across Switzerland, from the French border to the Italian border, and back. The trip was primarily to drop our daughter and some equipment at a laboratory near Zurich, but we did plenty of sightseeing along the way, including a day in Lucerne. This picturesque city, which is twinned with my…
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Zurich: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a week driving across Switzerland, from the French border to the Italian border, and back. This included a visit to Zurich, with an add on trip to Uetliberg, the mountain which overlooks the city. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a visit to Zurich. How to get…
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Zurich in 1 Day
We spent a week driving across Switzerland, from the French border to the Italian border, and back. The trip was primarily to drop our daughter and some equipment at a laboratory near Zurich, but we did plenty of sightseeing along the way, including a visit to Zurich, with an add on trip to Uetliberg, the…
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Malmö: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a weekend in Malmö, Sweden for some sightseeing and to run Malmö Ribersborg parkrun. My itinerary consisted of one day wandering around the canals and the old town, followed by a day exploring Ribersborg on the coast plus Malmö castle and surrounding parks. Even if you’re not interested in parkrun, Ribersborg is worth…
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Malmö in 2 Days
We spent a weekend in Malmö, Sweden for some sightseeing and to run Malmö Ribersborg parkrun. My two day itinerary consists of one day wandering around the canals and the old town, followed by a day exploring Ribersborg on the coast plus Malmö castle and surrounding parks. Even if you’re not interested in parkrun, Ribersborg…
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Nuwara Eliya in 2 Days
We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up into the hill country of the island’s interior, staying at Nuwara Eliya. The city sits at almost 2,000 metres above sea level, surrounded by tea plantations. It was founded as a colonial hill…
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Kandy in 1 Day
We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up to the tea plantations of the island’s interior. On the way back, we spent a night in Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy. Our main aim was to visit the Temple of…
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