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Written by Laura Wilkins
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 08:43 |
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Holidays were pretty much invented by the Victorians, from traditional trips to the seaside to far flung travel to the corners of the globe. Travelling was considered to be deeply relaxing, a chance to get away from it all and a pleasure to cleanse the soul; doctors even prescribed it for the sick. The upper classes regarded travelling as a luxury which one must partake to round the character. The invention of steam trains made travel possible for the upper and lower classes and the first motor car allowed further travel, even if it was only four miles per hour to begin with! We have come a long way since then and travel is looked at a little differently today. Whilst we all like to go on holiday, getting there can be a much stressed-over business. From booking your flight to travelling to the airport, if you are similar to me it can be the source of many a stress-related scenario!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 08:54 |
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Experiential Travellers: Saddle Up This Season At Casa De Sierra Nevada |
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Written by Sarah Saunders
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 07:40 |
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Authentic Mexican “Cowboy & Cowgirl” Package
20th December 2011 – Casa de Sierra Nevada by Orient-Express is calling y’all to embrace the authentic culture of San Miguel de Allende with the brand-new “Cowboy & Cowgirl” package. While enjoying a three-night stay in luxurious accommodations as well as customised excursions, experiential travellers and adventurers alike will feel as though they have been transported to a time where man, horse and nature formed a divine trinity.
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Written by Chantal Cooke
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Tuesday, 06 December 2011 13:02 |
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No Pocahontas here! Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota is everything you wish an Indian reservation wasn’t. There are no beautiful Pocahontas look-a-likes in moccasins and beaded clothes, no strong Indian chiefs dispensing wise words and encouraging us to live in tune with nature. Instead, as you enter the reservation, the unspoilt landscape morphs into one covered by the detritus of human existence. Old plastic bags flap in the wind, caught on the barbed wire fences, tatty mobile homes appear randomly plonked on the prairie grass - their surrounds covered in rusting cars and old tyres. Pine Ridge, the second largest reservation in the US, is home to about 40,000 people. The media income is $2,600 with over 85% unemployment. Infant mortality is 300% higher than the US national average, cervical cancer is 500% and tuberculosis 800% higher. It has the shortest life expectancy (45 years) of any community in the Western hemisphere outside of Haiti.
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2011 13:52 |
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Written by Sarah Saunders
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 13:46 |
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Christmas is often a time of contention for singles. It's great to catch up with the relatives, enjoy a gut-busting turkey dinner and flop on the sofa to watch TV but often gets a bit repetitive, lonely and boring. But what if there was another way? Imagine a chocolate box setting, beautiful chalets topped with snow, generous sprinklings of the white stuff and folks dressed up like eskimos... The add the exhilaration of being active, getting out and about on Christmas day, eating satisfying meals and enjoying great apres ski and chairlift banter. Pistepals Singles Skiing Holidays offer a great Christmas break for adults only to enjoy the company of like minded individuals, find someone to share a room with (same gender!) to avoid the dreaded single supplement and go home having had a great holiday and found new friends.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 17 November 2011 12:36 |
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Written by Chantal Cooke
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 12:41 |
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I am standing in a cellar surrounded by over 20,000 bottles of carefully chosen wine. I have a bottle of Moet et Chandon Imperial in my left hand and a large knife in my right hand. Slowly I run the blade up and down the neck of the bottle listening to the sound of metal against glass. Then with a quick flick of the wrist the blade slices off the top of the bottle – cork and glass together – and Moet spurts forth foaming to the floor. I have sabred my first bottle of champagne.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 14:32 |
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