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Travel and Tourism

Ideas and Activities

More ‘room with a view’

My sister is currently having to stay in temporary accommodation while re-building work slowly progresses on her house.  However there are compensations when your temporarily accommodation comes with a view like this one.  Similar views can be had from the chalets and other holiday lets available at Pentney Lakes, near Kings Lynn.  What is your best view?

Ideas and Activities

Berlin

Later this year K and I are off to spend a few days in Berlin, this will be our first visit and we are anxious to try and see as much of the city as possible.  K is already busy planning the itinerary, which for us will be based around the 20th Century history of the city.  However we are still open to ideas of places to visit and things to see, and if we can fit everything in, I will report about it later after our visit. Related articles... Read More

Ideas and Activities

Cyprus 3

When I travel, I am not one for sitting on a beach, although I love swimming in the warm Mediterranean sea off Cyprus.  Instead you are far more likely to find K and I exploring the cultural sights .  Cyprus has a rich heritage of Greco-Roman sights such as Pathos and Kourion.  With fantastic mosaics, these places are well worth the visit and are so extensive that even on busy days, they do not appear crowded.  Friends of ours who live on the island regularly go to performances music and... Read More

Cycling, Walking

St Oswald’s Way, Northumberland

Has any one had any experience of walking/cycling St Oswald’s Way in Northumberland?  To be more specific can you cycle from Holy Island south on St Oswald’s Way to Bamburgh?  Harveys have produced a new waterproof map to St Oswald’s Way, but it does not look as though you can cycle much of it.  Would like some first hand experience from someone, please?