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  • Safiya 2 dahabiya

    Dahabiya sailing: the only way to cruise the Nile

    25 May 2026 Pat Hindley Africa, Egypt, Favourites, Homepage slider, Rest of World
  • Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul

    Sensational Seoul: the perfect introduction to K-culture

    29 April 2026 Pat Hindley Asia, Favourites, Homepage slider, South Korea
  • View of Palazza Reale from the top of Palazzo Madama, Turin

    Turin: eight highlights of this gorgeous Italian city

    11 December 2025 Pat Hindley Europe, Favourites, Homepage slider, Italy
  • OXO Tower bar, Southbank, London

    Cocktail classics: 22 of London’s best cocktail bars

    27 November 2025 Pat Hindley Homepage slider, London, Reviews & tips, UK
  • Luang Prabang: my top 10 experiences in this gorgeous Laos town

    5 June 2025 Pat Hindley Asia, Homepage slider, Laos, Rest of World

Recent posts

Bhutan’s Haa Valley – the road less travelled

8 September 2019 Pat Hindley Asia, Bhutan, Favourites

I have to confess that as our minivan bumped endlessly along the winding mountain roads from Thimphu to Bhutan’s Haa[…]

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The road to Punakha

9 August 2019 Pat Hindley Asia, Bhutan, What's trending

After a fab couple of days in Thimphu we were a bit sad to leave but excited to see what[…]

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Barcelona

Why Barcelona will always be on my travel list

15 July 2019 Pat Hindley Europe, Spain

I love visiting new places but it’s also great to revisit an old favourite and Barcelona will always be on[…]

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Thimphu

Tales from Thimphu: getting to know Bhutan

23 June 2019 Pat Hindley Asia, Bhutan

Waking up on day two in Bhutan and it felt like we’d experienced a lot already. And yet there was[…]

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Tales from Thimphu: welcome to Bhutan

23 June 2019 Pat Hindley Asia, Bhutan

Our first taste of Bhutan was in Thimphu, perhaps deliberately planned that way by our tour company, as the capital[…]

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Learning the art of travel photography

30 March 2019 Pat Hindley Arts, London, Reviews & tips, UK

There’s no question that I’m better with words than pictures. Years of journalism, PR and probably a smattering of natural[…]

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My 12 trips of 2018

13 February 2019 Pat Hindley Uncategorized

I’m a bit late getting to this but my excuse is that I’ve had a busy start to the year[…]

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Vienna

Oh Vienna, you mean something to me

16 November 2018 Pat Hindley Austria, Europe, Short breaks

Austria’s capital will inevitably conjure thoughts of classical music, museums and imperial palaces and Vienna definitely has all of those[…]

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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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Yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

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