5 reasons to visit Florence
Where travel to Italy is concerned there are a lot of specific destinations that tend to capture people’s imaginations. Rome is arguably the most historically fascinating city in the world, and ...
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Youth hostels – you’re never too old
A friend was talking on the phone the other day about her son, and a trip he’d made to the north of England. ‘Did he stay in youth hostels?’ I enquired politely. ‘Oh, goodness, no’, she replied. ‘He’s ...
Spring sunshine made easy
Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands is nicknamed the Island of Eternal Spring – with good reason as the temperature rarely drops below 20 degrees C. even now in early spring. The winters too are ...
The beauty of North Wales
A trip to the beautiful northern coast of Wales was a delight and surprise. Having started off in the coastal towns of Prestatyn and Rhyl before moving along the coast, I was sadden by the dilapidatio ...