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Valparaíso: Top 10 Things to do
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. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do during a visit…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Southbourne Street Art
The seaside suburb of Southbourne, some 3 miles east of Bournemouth does not have the same amount of public art as its neighbour, Boscombe. However, there are some murals in the main road which warrant attention, including a traffic stopper of a public toilet. Even the former bank was given a paint job with some…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Boscombe Arts Trail
Most people come to Boscombe for the beach. And why not? It’s a beautiful beach. But there is more to Boscombe than just the seaside. If you can be tempted away from the golden sand, take the half a mile walk up the hill into the centre of Boscombe. This will bring you past the…
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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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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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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Boscombe Street Art Trail
When you tell people you live in Boscombe, it conjures up conflicting images. Either of a lovely sandy beach, multi coloured beach huts and a Victorian pier. Or of a rather seedy town populated by junkies congregating around the ugly concrete jungle of a town centre. Once ranked as one of the worst places to…
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