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Turn Left at Dunkirk

All too often, we drive off the cross-Channel ferries and head south deeper into France or even further afield. But recently in search of pastures new Anna Hyman and friends heeded the advice to ‘turn Left at Dunkirk’ and headed for Holland and Flanders instead. DFDS Ferry from Dover We boarded the DFDS Ferry at […]

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Europe

Kongernes Jelling – Home of the Viking Kings

Whilst on holiday in Denmark Gillian Thomas found a museum that proved a success for all the family, whatever their age. Kongernes Jelling – the Royal Jelling Experience Centre – turned out to be the biggest hit of our family holiday in Denmark, despite protests from my six and eight year-old grandsons when they realised […]

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Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo

Partly to see Christopher Nolan’s epic film of the same name as the city, and also to learn more about Operation Dynamo, Anna Hyman headed across the Channel – to Dunkirk. Dunkirk the film Christopher Nolan’s powerful blockbuster film Dunkirk opens with a young man running down a street desperately making for the beaches and […]

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Attractions UK

Enlightened Princesses

Enlightened Princesses is the title of an exhibition currently running at Kensington Palace. Anna Hyman set out to discover what it was all about. Main photo credit: Historic Royal Palaces/SWNS Changes were taking place in Europe and beyond. The period known as The Age of Enlightenment, also the Age of Reason, was making its presence felt […]

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Sustainable nutrition and a Mediterranean diet exhibition – Costa Navarino

Costa Navarino, the prime sustainable destination located in the southwest Peloponnese region of Greece, and WWF Greece have collaborated to launch an exhibition designed to raise awareness on the connection between environment and nutrition. The exhibition ‘A journey to the amazing world of sustainable nutrition’ will be hosted at Navarino Dunes from 20 – 23 […]

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TAP Portugal launches commemorative retro aircraft

TAP Portugal is celebrating 72 years of service by launching a new aircraft complete with a ‘retro’ makeover in tribute to the history of Portugal. The new ‘retro’ aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, named ‘Portugal’ took to the skies on 26 June 2017. The livery of the new ‘Portugal’ aircraft is part of a series of […]