Posts Tagged ‘ british ’

Drunk people have a habit of making unwise decisions. In the most recent case of a bizarre, alcohol-impaired judgment call, 20-year old British tourist Zirian Kamarin Tahiri attempted to row the 40-mile distance between the Spanish islands of Minorca and Majorca on a small Zodiac boat stolen from a marina. ...
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Bowen Island is a 20-minute ferry ride away from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Once you disembark at Snug Cove and pass the restaurants, pubs, and library you are in a different world, where trees, mountains, and lakes beckon. The
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With Pierre Koffmann at the stove and Simon Hopkinson at the table, it was always going to be a lunch to remember The Berkeley, Wilton Place, London SW1 (020 7235 1010). Three-course lunch £22.50; à la carte for two with good-value wine ...
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After arriving in Haida Gwaii for the first time (known to most as the Queen Charlotte Islands in northern British Columbia), I spent my first three hours in town at Rainbows Gallery (3201 Oceanview Driver, Queen Charlotte, 250-559-8420) chatting with Jack. That’s sort of the way things go here; everyone has time for you
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Once the king of Britain's resorts it is now better known for drunken stag bashes and ballroom-dancing OAPs. Now it's bidding to be a Unesco world-heritage site. Why? There is something strangely compelling about Blackpool's Tower Ballroom. I've been struggling to capture essence-of-Blackpool, ...
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Super mogul Richard Branson of Virgin Record took private islands to a completely new level in the late 1970’s by buying Necker Island, which is located on the British Virgin Islands. Branson constructed an unequaled resort that you can rent for around $329,000 US dollars per
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This bizarre, expensive practice of upping sticks and heading somewhere strange – why bother? How would you explain summer holidays to a Martian? You could point them to travel supplements, pictures of idyllic empty beaches, sunsets, charming restaurants and friendly locals. You could talk about the idea of doing as little as possible,...
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If you're planning a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia here are several suggestions of places you should see.
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When you visit the British Virgin Islands, you can't fail to notice the luminous blue water. Jump in - the best places in the islands are in the water.
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Necker Island has been reserved as Richard Branson 's hideaway and the backdrop for the occasional Victoria's Secret catalog photo shoot , but now you have a chance to hang in the beautiful locale in the British Virgin Islands . And no, we aren't suggesting you become ...
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