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  • Duke of York courtyard murals, Belfast

    Brilliant Belfast: history, culture and great bars of course!

    February 20, 2022 Pat Hindley Homepage slider, Latest post, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Beautiful Ostuni: Puglia’s sparking white city

    November 6, 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, Homepage slider, Italy, Latest post
  • Lyme Regis

    Lyme Regis: foodie and fabulous

    May 8, 2021 Pat Hindley Dorset, Homepage slider, UK
  • Montpellier tram

    Montpellier: a medieval city with a modern twist

    April 16, 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, France, Homepage slider
  • Bhutan’s Haa Valley – the road less travelled

    September 8, 2019 Pat Hindley Asia, Bhutan, Homepage slider

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Matera

Mesmerising Matera: experiencing the extraordinary

June 29, 2022 Pat Hindley

Much as I loved our adventures around Puglia, the highlight of the trip was undoubtedly[…]

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Living like a local in Rome’s Trastevere district

August 20, 2013 Pat Hindley

Having already been to Rome a couple of times I wanted my last visit to[…]

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The road to Punakha

August 9, 2019
Avignon

Avignon: a picture perfect piece of Provence

August 12, 2018
Santiago

Santiago: Chile’s colourful, cultured capital

March 12, 2018

Short breaks

Valencia revisited and just as fabulous

May 16, 2020
Vienna

Oh Vienna, you mean something to me

November 16, 2018

Wonderful wonderful Copenhagen

May 7, 2017

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Matera

Mesmerising Matera: experiencing the extraordinary

June 29, 2022 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy, Latest post

Much as I loved our adventures around Puglia, the highlight of the trip was undoubtedly Matera, which is just across[…]

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Duke of York courtyard murals, Belfast

Brilliant Belfast: history, culture and great bars of course!

February 20, 2022 Pat Hindley Homepage slider, Latest post, Northern Ireland, UK

Belfast wasn’t the original destination when we planned the 2021 return of our annual girls weekend. But with continued uncertainty[…]

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Amazing Alberobello: Puglia’s unique Unesco gem

February 13, 2022 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

On a road trip to Puglia, one stop not to be missed is Alberobello, a small town filled with 1,500[…]

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Lecce cathedral

Lovely Lecce: Puglia’s baroque beauty

February 6, 2022 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy, Latest post

After a couple of days in sparkling white Ostuni, our Puglian road trip saw us heading further down the heel[…]

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Can you tell I was happy to be back at the Hay Fes Can you tell I was happy to be back at the Hay Festival this weekend?! #hayfestival #hayonwye #literature #books #booklover #brainfood #soulfood
Cracking end to our first day at the Hay Festival Cracking end to our first day at the Hay Festival seeing Hilary Clinton. It’s good to be back here IRL after two years online! #hilaryclinton #madamsecretary #secretaryofstate #hayfestival #hayonwye #literature #books #brainfood
Will miss this view! Heading home today after a ve Will miss this view! Heading home today after a very relaxing stay in Antalya. Perfect after our busy tour around Uzbekistan. Beautiful weather and not too busy in May. And the Akra Hotel was fab, would definitely recommend it. #akrahotels #antalya #turkey #beachlife #poolside #restandrelaxation #recharge #sunshine #holiday #travel #travelblogger #travelcocktail @miri.b20
Tour guides invariably save the best until last an Tour guides invariably save the best until last and Samarkand’s Registan Square is definitely the jewel in Uzbekistan’s architectural crown. The photos don’t really do it justice, it’s simply stunning. #registansquare #samarkand #uzbekistan #centralasia #architecture #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure
When travelling the Silk Road why not visit some s When travelling the Silk Road why not visit some silk worms! These were feasting on mulberry leaves in two rooms in a family’s home in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous desert republic in the northwest of Uzbekistan. We made an unplanned stop on route from Khiva to Bukhara and they were so welcoming and excited to show us their worms. Brilliant experience. Swipe for a close up and photos of some cocoons and silk being woven we saw later in Bukhara. #silk #silkworms #silkroad #karakalpakstan #bukhara #uzbekistan #centralasia #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure
Colourful Khiva, one of the greatest cities on the Colourful Khiva, one of the greatest cities on the Silk Road with an amazing array of minarets, mosques and madrasas inside the old walled city. #khiva #khorezm #uzbekistan #centralasia #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelcocktail #adventure #holiday
Living his best life! #folkdance #Khorezmiandancin Living his best life! #folkdance #Khorezmiandancing #khiva #uzbekistan #centralasia #dancing #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography
Race Across the World was our inspiration for comi Race Across the World was our inspiration for coming to Uzbekistan and this hotel was the destination for that leg. After a 2 year pandemic delay I can’t believe we’re finally here. We’re buzzing! @alexspeckzolte @darron_speck @raceacrosstheworld #hoteluzbekistan #tashkent #uzbekistan #centralasia #raceacrosstheworld #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #adventure #holiday @miri.b20
Essential pre flight preparation… #uzbekistan #f Essential pre flight preparation… #uzbekistan #finally #twoyeardelay #gatwickairport #whitewine #holiday #adventure #travel #travelblogger
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside #westonsupe Oh we do like to be beside the seaside #westonsupermare #somerset #beach #beachlife #vanlife #campervan #weekend #easter #easterweekend #family #wilf #daschundsofinstagram #dayout @miri.b20 @rob.jeff2205 @reejefferies
Booked in 2019 for 2020 and finally happened last Booked in 2019 for 2020 and finally happened last night. Well worth the wait. Absolutely fabulous! #plazasuite #plazasuitebway #hudsontheatre #broadway #newyork #nyc #usa #theatre #sjp #sarahjessicaparker #matthewbroderick #travel #travelblogger #travelcocktail @sarahjessicaparker @plazasuitebway
Those Manhattan skyline views never get old! Well Those Manhattan skyline views never get old! Well worth walking over the Brooklyn Bridge to get to this spot. #pebblebeachbrooklyn #brooklyn #brooklynbridge #manhattanskyline #manhattan #newyork #newyorkcity #holiday #travel #traveblogger #travelcocktail
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