Day trip from Helsinki: Fiskars Village
Fiskars is a beautiful ironworks village surrounded by lakes and forests and home to many artists and craftspeople. It’s a…
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Heights of Abraham and Crich Tramway Village
There are no end of lovely things to see and do in Derbyshire and we’d saved two of the Peak…
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Exploring Skipton, North Yorkshire
Skipton is often referred to as the ‘Gateway to the Dales’ due to its close proximity to the Yorkshire Dales…
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Jersey: The ultimate guide
Jersey Travel Guide Jersey is a self governing British Crown dependency and the largest of the Channel Islands situated just…
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A day in Menton, France
There are just so many beautiful places that are easily accessible by public transport from Nice that we were able…
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A day in Ventimiglia, Italy
From our base in Nice we planned a day trip to Ventimiglia, 8 km across the border in western Liguria,…
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A day in Monaco
The principality of Monaco lies 8 miles (13 km) from Nice, with Monte Carlo often being referred to as a…
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Chester – Travel Guide
Chester is a beautiful historic city located on the banks of the River Dee in north west England. It’s famous…
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Espoo, Finland – the perfect winter break
Espoo lies close to Helsinki in southern Finland and despite not being as well known as the capital city, it…
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A winter break in the Derbyshire Peak District
We planned another winter break to the Peak District National Park, this time basing ourselves just outside Chesterfield. The area…
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