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An Indian Odyssey – Sacred Cities
In autumn 2014 I spent a month in northern India on an itinerary that took me via trains, planes and automobiles from Delhi to McLeod Ganj, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Haripur, Jawai, northern Goa and Mumbai.
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Port of call
On a recent visit to Porto, I hopped over the Douro to the neighbouring city of Vila Nova de Gaia whose smart riverfront is defined by port money.
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A Somerset sojourn
Last month I spent a glorious weekend in soddenĀ Somerset, which at time time was still knee-deep in flood-water in some places.
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Worldwide Wedding
It’s been a while since I last posted (tsk tsk), mostly because I was busy getting married. With that in mind, here’s a brief post with some of the travelly things we wove into our wedding, from places that we’ve visited and loved in the years before we got married. Boarding pass invitations We…
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Picturing Portugal
A quick splash of sunshine before the weekend with a photo gallery of a recent trip to the eastern Algarve. It was a long way (in spirit rather than distance) from the crowded beaches, mega resorts and neon strips of Albufeira, the glitzy marina of Vilamoura or the golf courses of Val do Lobo and…
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The New York Diet: Dinner
So, one more meal to go. It’s said that there are over 4,000 restaurants to choose from in New York,
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The New York Diet: Lunch
Everyone seems to have their opinion on where does the best hot dog in New York.