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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

Varenna

Rediscovering lovely Lake Como

8 August 2016 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

I fell in love with Lake Como seven years ago and found my feelings hadn’t changed when I made a[…]

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Making memories in Milan

1 August 2016 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

Milan was never particularly high on my travel bucket list, but flights were cheap so I thought why not and[…]

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Falmouth

Weekend fun in Falmouth

20 July 2016 Pat Hindley Cornwall, UK

A visit to Falmouth has been on the cards since my niece started at the university there three years ago.[…]

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U-Bein Bridge, Mandalay

The road south of Mandalay

26 April 2016 Pat Hindley Asia, Myanmar

I like cities and Mandalay was no exception. There was plenty to see, do and experience in the city centre,[…]

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Ngpali

Ngpali: bliss in the Bay of Bengal

17 April 2016 Pat Hindley Asia, Myanmar

Every morning at around 8.45am a monk walks along the beach holding a fan to shield him from the sun.[…]

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Learning about life on Inle Lake

10 April 2016 Pat Hindley Asia, Myanmar

As our long tailed motorboat powered down the centre of Inle Lake first thing in the morning it was so[…]

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Downton Abbey

Discovering the real Downton Abbey

1 April 2016 Pat Hindley Berkshire, Hampshire, UK

If you’re missing your Downton Abbey fix now the series has finished, then a visit to the real Downton is[…]

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Mandalay

The road to Mandalay city

30 March 2016 Pat Hindley Asia, Myanmar

As soon as we left the airport and hit the road to Mandalay we saw there was a bigger variety[…]

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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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