Posts by Charmaine Hallmark
Fly-Drive and Fly again – West Coast USA by Gabriele Scholes
FLY-DRIVE AND FLY AGAIN – WEST COAST USA For me this was a dream trip! The Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hollywood… I was so excited! And oh so lucky – to be off on this visit and all in the name of work! Courtesy of Virgin Atlantic I was delighted with the invitation to try…
Read MoreThat Old Bermuda Triangle!
THAT OLD BERMUDA TRIANGLE Having just spent 5 days in Bermuda, I am pleased to report that the rumours are true. Things do disappear in the Bermuda Triangle – especially my cares and woes – all gone in the first 24 hours! I’ve been trying to think how to write this blog,…
Read MoreSweden on the Rocks! by Gill Lindley
SWEDEN ON THE ROCKS When I go on holiday… I love to get going! Don’t you just hate to hang about all day for an evening flight? So I was pleased with the early start from Heathrow and to be in snowy Kiruna, 200kms inside the Arctic Circle, in time for lunch! There are dog…
Read MoreOne Night In Brussels
ONE NIGHT IN BRUSSELS It’s amazing what a lot you can do in a one-night city break! I took the Sunday afternoon service from St Pancras to Brussels on the Eurostar, arriving in time for pre-dinner drinks in the Sky Lounge. Then it was just a 10 minute walk to “The Hotel” to dine at…
Read MoreMarvellous Malaysia
MARVELLOUSE MALAYSIA Hello Charmaine Well, we are back from an amazing trip. Villa Samedhi in KL was excellent – recommend it to anyone. Right in the heart of the Embassy district (actually next to the Libyan Embassy!). Thank goodness I printed out the hotel’s map as the taxi driver didn’t know where it was and…
Read MoreOur Amazing Honeymoon
OUR AMAZING HONEYMOON The Teacher & The Sportsman Beth Langridge and Ollie Rayner share their loved-up honeymoon story. From Sussex to the Maldives Beth Langridge, a teacher in Highgate, North London and Ollie Rayner, a professional cricketer with Middlesex, enjoyed the traditional church wedding in Forest Row before jetting off to the sunshine…
Read MoreGalapagos Islands
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Spectacular, isolated and populated by some of Mother Nature’s most bizarre creations, Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands really do feel like you are in another world! Just off the South America coast, this humble archipelago and its unique wildlife are a riveting and rewarding ecological adventure as it ever was! Inquisitive sea lions and spiky…
Read MorePatagonia – the final frontier
PATAGONIA THE FINAL FRONTIER Patagonia is remote. With less than one person per square kilometer, it is one of the most sparsely populated places on earth. Patagonia stretches from the very southern tip of South America to the Chilean and Argentinean lake districts – approximately 2000km. Its backbone is the Andes Mountains. In the North…
Read MoreCairo – the treasure of Egypt
CAIRO THE TREASURE OF EGYPT Just 5 hours away, Cairo can easily be a long weekend destination. Although the journey is short, it will take you back to a civilisation four and a half thousand years old. The purpose of our journey was to see the Pyramids – the great pyramids of Giza in particular…
Read MoreDisney Magic!
DISNEY MAGIC Once upon a time, in a land not so far away…I had a fantastic few days at Disneyland Resort Paris. We experienced the trip as a couple, but even if you travelled as a family stress levels are minimum because Eurostar makes the journey so simple. With trains for Waterloo or Ashford right…
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