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Category: Favourites

Up close with the Udawalawe elephants

19 March 2017 Pat Hindley Asia, Favourites, Sri Lanka

Watching elephants in their natural habitat is just fabulous, especially if like me you’ve travelled to places where they live[…]

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Berlin

Berlin: wall to wall history, art, culture and fun

12 October 2015 Pat Hindley Europe, Favourites, Germany

Visiting Berlin today it’s hard to believe that less than 30 years ago it was a city divided by a[…]

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Washington DC

Why I was wowed by Washington DC

28 May 2015 Pat Hindley Americas, Favourites, USA, Washington DC

As with so many American cities, I’d seen Washington DC on TV and film so many times that I almost[…]

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Montmartre

Magical Montmartre

11 January 2015 Pat Hindley Europe, Favourites, France

Paris wasn’t my original choice for this year’s New Year trip, but I’m very glad it’s where I saw in[…]

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In the frame: 15 travel memories

9 December 2014 Pat Hindley Favourites

Some of my lovely friends gave me a fabulous photo frame for my birthday and as I decided to make it[…]

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Barcelona revisited

27 September 2013 Pat Hindley Europe, Favourites, Spain

I’d been to Barcelona a couple of times before, but my latest trip really put shape around the memory of[…]

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Chicken bus to Boquete, Panama

Highlights of Central America

30 June 2013 Pat Hindley Americas, Central America, Costa Rica, Favourites, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

If I had a tenner for every time someone asked me about my holiday to South America when I was[…]

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Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Pat and I love all things travel and culture. This is the online home for my adventures, experiences, tips and reviews.  I hope it provides ideas and inspiration for you to enjoy life as much as I do!

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Travel favourites

Yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

It’s hard to pick one favourite trip, but I’ve collated a selection of my all-time favourites.

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Shinkansen train, Himeji

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