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Glamping – Is it for you?

Glamping – Is it for you?

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  It’s a term that is frequently bantered around nowadays without necessarily much consideration for what it means.  Hard-core campers loath the concept whilst some who cannot live without their luxurious surroundings and their creature comforts see it as forfeiting too much.  So what is Glamping?

The ice lagoon in the south of Iceland is a place everyone should visit

Jökulsárlón: One of Iceland’s Natural Wonders

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Unable to feel my now frozen fingers thanks to the minus temperature, I take a break from playing hide and seek with the seals at Jökulsárlón and head inside the welcoming café to defrost.  Sitting at the large, unencumbered window, the turquoise-tinted iceberg flashes back at me as the low-rising,…

The Shame of Sachsenhausen

The Shame of Sachsenhausen

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Sitting on the train, listening to the dull rhythm of the wheels beating on the tracks no-one felt like talking. We were heading out to Oranienburg, a town 22 miles north of Berlin, which today looks like a picturesque country retreat city-dwellers should want to relocate to, however, delve into…

Berlin in Germany at the Reichstag building

Sandemans of Berlin: A Free Walking Tour

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As general sceptics of anything organised by others, it was a complete shock to my husband’s system when one night, during our planning stages, I turned round to him and announced that I had booked us onto an arranged walking tour of Berlin. With puzzlement on his face, he turned…

Bumbling around Berlin

Bumbling around Berlin

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Whenever we visit a new destination there are two things we want to see: the landmarks that have made the place famous (yes, the ones that grace several pages of any well respected travel guide) and those places that only locals seem to be able to stumble upon. So, starting…

Modern Day Chic in Historic Mitte

Modern Day Chic in Historic Mitte

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View from our Balcony On this beautiful sunny morning in Berlin it is hard to imagine that not 30 years ago this city was still cut in two. Sitting on our balcony of the Adina Apartment Hotel Hackescher Markt at this early hour I can hear nothing but a subtle…

Morocco: Our 15 top tips!

Morocco: Our 15 top tips!

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A few things worth knowing before you visit Morocco:   1) You may already live by this rule but if not, only brush your teeth in bottled water you may regret it otherwise and always remember a small bottle a hand sanitizer – this was a life saver when camping in…