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4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

Custodian of History

While spending a few days in Devon we decided to visit Dartmouth Castle and St Petrox Church located near the mouth of the river
5/5

Asia

A great travel company with off the beaten track adventures

Lacking holiday inspiration? Think you’ve travelled the world? If the answers are yes, I’d suggest looking at the Native Eye Travel website which includes
1/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

I do not recommend this company

We booked a holiday with HF Holidays. After paying in full, we had to cancel 10 days in advance due to serious illness. They

HF Holidays

5/5

Europe

Naturetrek’s ‘Go Slow in Tuscany’ – mainly wildlife but food, wine and culture were important part of this slower paced holiday

We chose this holiday as we’d never been to Tuscany before but we had been on one Naturetrek trip so we knew it would
3/5

Europe

Winter Wonderland – Swiss Glacier Express

My friend and I decided that to break up a dreary January we would take a trip to Austria and take a ride on
5/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

Hoburne Bashley

Great Location, super warm pool, sauna, steam, very clean, friendly helpful staff, handy shop on site, nice restaurant….
5/5

Europe

A week of fun, laughter and some culture on board Explorer 2 and ashore in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Montenegro

Early in September I went with a group of friends for a week aboard Marella’s cruise ship Explorer 2. We are all members of
4/5

Europe

cruise to Iceland and the Faroes

Iceland and the Faroes both have stunning scenery and a very clean. Lots of interesting tours to take whatever your interests. Bolette is a

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

5/5

Europe

THE BEST

Druro river Cruise with Viking holidays. 21-28 May 2024 This was definitely one of the best river cruises we have done., along the river
5/5

Antarctic, Europe

FJ0RD MAGIC

WE SAILED FR0M TILBURY T0 VISIT AMSTERDAM 0N THE WAY T0 N0RWAY. WE THEN VISITED BERGEN, FLAM AND STAVANGER . FLAM WAS THE HIGHLIGHT
5/5

Caribbean

Expectations exceeded

You know when you have a preconception of a bucket list adventure something you have always wanted to do and never quite got round
5/5

Europe

Another great cruise with AmaWaterways

This was our fourth cruise on European waterways with AmaWaterways and, pleased to say, it (again) lived up to our expectations. Readers can see

AmaWaterways

Destination

5/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

Hidden gem of a beach

Trevone beach 2 miles from Padstow Superb quiet beach with beautiful sand and rock pools. Direct access to beach from car park making it
5/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

Porthmadog

Porthmadog is situated on the estuary of the Afon Glaslyn as it runs into Tremadog Bay in the Snowdonia National Park. This makes it
4/5

Europe

Visiting Riga was not at all Rigi-rous!

My sister bought me a city break for my birthday and it was to a city we had never been to before, Riga. I
5/5

Europe

Lisbon from near and funicular

Hotel Mundial could not be better placed for city exploration. The riverside, restaurants, open top bus tours, trams, tuk-tuks (if you like that sort
4/5

Europe

Monti dell’Uccelina/The Maremma Nature Park – lovely landscapes and wonderful wildlife

Monti dell’Uccellina: aka the Maremma Nature Park or Parco Naturale Regionale della Maremma, is 3200 hectares of forest-covered hills that run parallel to the
5/5

Europe

The Maremma, Tuscany – a wonderful area for wildlife and outdoor activities

In the past when I’ve thought of Tuscany the images that sprung to mind were of medieval hilltop villages with towers, and towns such

Accommodation

5/5

Europe

A rocky road to paradise

I feared for the survival of our pristine, brand new hire car as we chugged up a donkey track, got stuck in a pothole
5/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

CIM Moor Hall – Brilliant!

I recently stayed overnight at Moor Hall for a special party nearby, and I must say, it was a delightful experience! The CIM business
3/5

Asia

It felt like a palace

After a series of small hotels, guest houses and yurt camps, the final two nights of our Central Asian tour were being spent in
3/5

Asia

A yurt with an ensuite

Our third experience of a yurt camp was at Karkyra Glamping, and as the name suggests, it was more upmarket than the previous two.
2/5

Asia

A quirky guest house

The Aigaikum Guest House, in the tiny village of Basshi, was ideally located for visiting Kazakhstan’s Altyn-Emel National Park. However, it was a slightly
5/5

Europe

Fattoria Il Duchesco – wonderful Tuscan food and wine in this agriturismo

I’ve long wished to stay in an Italian agriturismo and the chance came when we saw a Naturetrek holiday advertised – Go Slow in
3/5

Asia

Flying on Turkmenistan’s national carrier

Our internal flight on Turkmenistan Airlines from its capital, Ashgabat to Mary was unfortunately at the unearthly hour of 6.20am, and although the airport
3/5

Asia

Uzbekistan Airways was reasonable for a short flight

We flew on Uzbekistan’s national carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, from its capital, Tashkent, to Urgench in the west of the country near the border with
3/5

Asia

Turkish Airlines – Still not the best and not the worst

Our rule is simple: flights over five hours mean business class. However, on a recent trip to Central Asia, flying via Istanbul, only one
2/5

Europe

BA – Being unable to check-in online for our return journey has put me off flying BA in future

On our recent holiday to Tuscany we flew BA from Heathrow to Pisa.. We prefer flying from Gatwick – coming from Kent it’s much
4/5

Africa

A reasonable experience with BA until . . .

On recent travels we’ve experienced early morning flights requiring expensive overnight stays, lengthy connections in Istanbul with Turkish Airlines, and lost luggage with TAP.
3/5

Europe

Poor online check in spoiled an otherwise good experience

We chose to fly Air Malta from Heathrow rather than British Airways from Gatwick as it was more convenient, but on having seen the

Things to do

3/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

ABBA Voyage was good but didn’t live up to its hype

ABBA Voyage was not on my ‘go to’ list, not least because the tickets are expensive, but when my son asked me to go
4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

A great Turkish restaurant in East London

I lunch regularly with two friends, and we’d got into the habit of going to the same place, which was very good, but the
4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

A great eating option – either before or after Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

For a post-theatre snack after a matinee performance of Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, a friend and I both
4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

A great value restaurant in Soho

Whilst you can often get good set meals in London, they’re often accompanied by expensive wine lists which then bump up the cost. However,
4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

An unusual Uyghur restaurant with a BYO policy

Having recently visited Central Asia I was keen to visit a local restaurant which I’ve never been to before which served Uyghur food. The
4/5

United Kingdom & Ireland

Argentinian and Spanish tapas in London

Having enjoyed Kiss me Kate at the Barbican featuring the delightful Adrian Dunbar, we headed out to St John Street, a 15-minute walk, where

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