Classic romance stories of boy and girl meet, fall in love, marry, and live happily ever after very rarely happen in real life. Where is the turmoil, the heartache, the deceit, and the messy breakup? What happened to the unrequited love affairs, the stories of forbidden love and the treacherous…
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The Darkest Secret is just that, a novel full of secrets that no-one in particular wishes to share and it seems that it all begins on one fateful night in 2004 when a young girl goes missing in her sleep: “I have no idea what took place at the Jackson…
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Could you walk the Nile? “The Sudd had beaten me, like it had tormented so many other travellers along the Nile, and the disappointment as difficult to put into words”. (Pg. 207) Never before has an explorer successfully walked the length of the Nile, so why did Levison Wood believe…
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Nantes is a city of new experiences, innovative and eccentricity. You only have to wander onto Ȋle de Nantes, see the wacky inventions on the banks of the Loire Valley, to understand that this is a city of unconventional, quirky developments. The brashness of modernism displayed is at complete odds…
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Restoring the heart of something that was once beating is something many people strive to achieve. Barn conversions and old build regenerations are becoming popular the world over and letting an old building regain it’s breathe is something that we should all take pride in. “The spirit awaken, the soul…
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Disconnecting from the world around us is something we all crave at some point, but finding the right place to escape to, for even just a few days, can be quite a daunting challenge. When You Say You Want to ‘Get Away From it All’ What Does That Really Mean?…
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Star Rating: *** Pages: 247 (paperback edition) First published in 2015 by Austin Macauley Publishers For anyone looking to complete a road trip of the Algarve this is potentially a guide worth having. Full of insights and information ranging from the history of this area to where to eat whilst…
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Finding a suitable hotel location is always a daunting experience. Do you want something close to the main sights? Somewhere close to the shopping streets? Somewhere quiet? Somewhere lively? Then throw into the mix other people’s reviews, from a plethora of different sources, and before you know it that quick…
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‘Yes, London. You know, fish, chips, cup o tea, bad food…’ Dennis Farina Known for certain delicacies, some of which are far from sounding appetising, the jellied eel to mention only one, makes walking the streets of London in search of a decent meal a leg-aching experience. Why? Are…
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” (Mark Twain) As travellers we all class ourselves as open-minded individuals, willing to try most things as long as they are morally correct and often ecologically sustainable. However, what I do also find is that frequent travellers are also very vocal about…
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