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GUADELOUPE ISLANDS THE FRENCH WEST INDIES Guadeloupe!! What springs to mind? I imagined small islands, back to nature, remote villages and ‘the real Caribbean’ with a touch of French flair. How wrong I was! “Touch” of French, not at all! I was in France! The official language is French, the currency is the Euro and it is…
THE PARKS AND PEAKS OF UTAH, IDAHO AND WYOMING Salt Lake City is the city for easy access to this part of USA. Hop on/hop off sightseeing buses offer an easy way to explore the city and view all the points of interest – one of which is the Hotel Utah, known as the Joseph…
SOUTH AFRICA, 5 STAR STYLE Fine weather, fine accommodation, fine dining, fine wine, and the finest sightseeing… that’s South Africa… if it’s time for you to have some finery – read on! My first night was in Paarl, at the beautiful Grand Roche Hotel. The Grand Roche is a small hotel, just…
A TOWN LIKE ALICE Alice is a bonza place! That’s what Nevil Shute wrote about Alice Springs in my favourite novel ‘A Town Like Alice’ and it certainly is! It is an oasis in the desert of the Red Centre – The Middle of Australia. The highlights of Alice include the…
DISNEY WITH THANKS by Steve Hale Hi Charmaine I am sorry that it has taken me two weeks to get in contact properly but coming back after nearly 3 weeks has led to a bit of catching up! I would just like to say thank you so much for what you and your team did…
A BLOG FROM MARGARET WHALE Back from the heat of Dubai and Sir Bani Yas Island. Dubai: the Palace Downtown Hotel was in a perfect position. Next to the Burj Khalifa tower and also the amazing musical fountains. Also near the Dubai Mall which had so many restaurants but a place to avoid Friday evenings…
MAGICAL MEDEIRA Cast aside your preconceptions of Madeira – Madeira is a holiday for everyone – especially at Christmas! As I found out… At Christmas it is particularly pretty with twinkling lights and Nativity Scenes, Christmas Concerts to enjoy as well as the food and beverage market stands to eat, drink and be merry! The…
ANOTHER TALE OF TWO CITIES, MEMPHIS AND NASHVILLE by Trish Elliott Nashville: Holiday Inn Express is in the perfect location on Broadway. Short walk to Lower Broadway to ‘Tootsies’, ‘Legends’, ‘Laylas’ Honky Tonks and more, bars, shopping for cowboy hats and boots, The Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame and down to the Cumberland…
A CARIBBEAN FIRST by Chris and Sue Webb This was our first visit to the Caribbean and we stayed at the Secrets Royal Beach Hotel in the Dominican Republic, for ten nights. The photos are of the hotel’s beach which as you can see is lovely white sand, and very few people and the other…
FABULOUS STOPOVERS OR SHORT BREAKS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, DUBAI SINGAPOREAN DELIGHTS Travelling in true Travel Agent style – what you do in 3 weeks, I did in 1! But what a fabulous trip to Singapore and Dubai. Let me tell you about it – The Experience started as we boarded the A380 at Heathrow…