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Chasing the winter sun

Chasing the winter sun

When the summer season is at its height, it is often hard to imagine that the long hours of sunshine and clear blue skies will soon be taken over by wet, grey and dreary days. This is the time when the sentimental part of us makes us reach for our holiday snaps to revive those [...]

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Singapore, Australia & Hong Kong in 3 Weeks!

Singapore, Australia & Hong Kong in 3 Weeks!

Myself and my husband recently went on a 3 week trip to Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. It was a special trip for me as it was my 30th birthday whilst we were away and I was fortunate enough to win the flight tickets through my work!
Even though we decided to take our holidays in Australia [...]

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Dubai – Sun, Shopping, Sea, Ski & Storms

Dubai – Sun, Shopping, Sea, Ski & Storms

We took our holidays in Dubai back in early December 2008 and on our first day were not greeted by glorious sunshine as expected, but by an electric storm with torrential rain and magnificent fork lighting, and then by the most enormous hail stones.  Hail is a weather phenomenon which has not happened for 17 [...]

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Touring Sri Lanka and The Maldives

Touring Sri Lanka and The Maldives

Sri Lanka and The Maldives, what a great combination of countries! I departed in mid September as this was the only time available to me and although I expected a bit of rain, there was only sunshine with no cloud in sight for the full 10 days I was on holiday.
The 11 hours in [...]

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