Been there readers recommend their favourite castles across Britain for history, family fun and gory tales of battles past Hermitage Castle, Hawick, Scotland Liddesdale was described by George McDonald Fraser as the bloodiest valley in Britain. It was at the nexus of the murderous...
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Samos Yacht Charters at Samos Marina Pythagorion
http://tinyurl.com/2a9qqol Samos yacht charters specialized representatives, and also based in Samos. Samos marina is the most secure marina to base your yacht for the summer and winter period. Author: tfeld44 Keywords: samos yacht charters samos yacht management samos sailing vacations samos yacht maintenance Added: Tue...
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In The Parks: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Filming, Tron, Haunt, Night Frogs and More
How did September get here so quickly? Where did our Summer go? No time to sit and reflect on another Summer past, we’ve got Fall falling into place. And with Fall comes the really busy season for Disneyland’s
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Pineapplefish Villas Completes Ecoluxury Project on Anna Maria Island
Pineapplefish, the luxury Anna Maria vacation rentals in Florida have completed the ecoluxury project this summer for the top luxury vacation rental green project. The seven eco luxury villas in Florida now offer green energy alternatives.
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UK river cruising: Taking to the Thames on the African Queen
With a name like African Queen, the barge that Caroline Hendrie called home this summer might have been gliding on the Nile. But this slow boat was actually charting the Thames...
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Italy From Bottom to Top: Saying Goodbye
Day 59 I’ve never felt more a part of Italy, which makes for a sad goodbye. Spending so much time in its mountains (even shaping them with my own hands!) and all the people I’ve met over the last two months of travel—these are things ...
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The big picture: Blackpool beach, 1948
In a time before nylon and spandex, before even the idea of leisure, postwar Brits leave the air-raid shelters and learn to enjoy the daylight once more My first reaction to this photograph is to feel itchy. It's not just the thought of gritty sand infiltrating every bodily crevice; it's...
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Rooms at the top: Sweden’s stylish new treehouse
Treehouse holidays are going up in the world, but the new Treehotel in Sweden's Lapland, with its futuristic pods, aims to soar above the rest, says Rhiannon Batten Towards the end of his 2008 documentary, The Tree Lover, which explored the link between trees and people in Sweden, Jonas Selberg Augustsén says: ...
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Home Sweet Sleep Home
After being away all summer (7 weeks) at our summer paradise island and then for 9 days in Oslo, Norway, visiting friends (including a fab blog gathering), it sure was nice to finally come home to Stockholm again - even though we have had a wonderful time away. The number one thing I’m always...
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Camerons choose Endellion as baby’s middle name after Cornish village
Prime minister and wife pick newborn daughter's name in honour of small village just inland from Port Isaac Some suggestions, such as Kerensa ("love" in Cornish) had been well-meaning. Other replies to David Cameron's appeal for help in finding a middle name with a Cornish feel for his newborn daughter less so...
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