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2 days in Lisbon

Lisbon offers a subtropical Mediterranean climate, in other words, those long summers and short winters us pasty British folk are often in desperate need of.  The city had been on my list for a while now, but summer prices had kept my twitching booking finger at bay.  However one of the joys of not having […]

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Island yoga on Nusa Lembongan

The Island was a trip away from the hustle and bustle of Bali (if you can even call it that) and so of course yoga was going to feature heavily on the menu.  Despite being a small Island there was a good amount of choice for the yoga seeker, especially in the area of Jungut Batu […]

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Lantau Island. Getting there and getting around

I nearly didn’t go.  After varied bits of research across forums and website I came to the understanding that because the cable cars were out of action to see the Buddha I would have to walk for at least three hours (they open back up around June 2017 https://www.np360.com.hk/en/explore-np360/cable-car/ ).  I figured that with the […]

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Oslo on a budget

Budget guide to Oslo

Cheap flights.  That’s pretty much the main reason I chose Oslo as my first foreign city break in over two years. However in all the excitement of finding flights for just shy of £100 on a May bank holiday, I neglected to do proper research about where exactly those flights were taking me.  I knew […]

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