The National Trust provided us with much to appreciate during our recent short break in Devon and Somerset – from Sir Francis Drake at Buckland Abbey to Sir Richard Acland at Killerton, and from landscaped gardens and parkland at Montacute House to the small intimate gardens at Tintinhull. The National Trust is well represented in the Devon […]
Maybe the title is a bit overdramatic? We didn’t actually experience any earthquakes during our eight days in New Zealand, but our journey, and some of the places we visited, were very much shaped by earthquakes. After flying to Christchurch following our adventures in Australia, our original plan was to take a leisurely drive up the coastal […]
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on short break in Liverpool. We had visited Liverpool briefly many years ago, but there was much we didn’t see and there has been a lot of development in the city since then. Hence my wife and I decided to have a three night short break. […]
After a seven hour overnight flight from Hong Kong, we were ready for a relaxing day in Brisbane, before driving north through Queensland to Bundaberg and our Great Barrier Reef adventure. Our hire car, a Toyota Camry, was booked through Holiday Autos. I took out annual Car Hire Excess Insurance to cover for all three car hires on this […]
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a leisurely tour of NE Spain. We flew from Manchester to Barcelona with Jet2, and collected our hire car at the airport. The car was booked through Holiday Autos and all went very smoothly when picking up the car, which we used throughout our leisurely 19 day […]
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The Atacama Desert in Chile – Like Nowhere Else on Earth
Written by Leonie Crowden (One of two winning entries in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) A desert landscape conjures images of relentless dust, gritty sand, rugged rocks, prickly cacti and crawly critters. Not the usual destination to entice the more mature traveller searching for holiday inspiration. With rough terrain, salt filled lakes and active volcanoes, the Atacama […]