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Ness: Notes from the North
Written by Ian Crawford January 17th 2014

Scotland has been receiving a lot of attention in the travel industry recently, and having often neglected this beautiful part of the world for more international adventures, I decided it was time to take a look at my own locale – the Outer Hebrides – and its most northerly community,

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Who Was the Best Travel Blogger of 2013?
Written by Ian Crawford January 16th 2014

The search is on for the UK’s best travel bloggers of the past year! We want to discover those laptop-wielding holiday whores who so vividly describe their travel experiences they put sand in their readers’ socks with a simple turn of phrase. We’re looking for those worldly-wise folk who

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Bahia del Duque Resort Tenerife
Luscious luxury at Bahia del Duque Resort, Adeje, Tenerife
Written by Ian Crawford January 16th 2014

Driving through the gates into the grounds of the Bahia Del Duque Resort  is to enter another world. A world of luxury, of beauty, of elegance and so many swimming pools that the lovely beach onto which it fronts is almost redundant. It’s a little village of escapism, hedonism, indulgence and

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A Mothers guide of how to avoid cooking the Christmas dinner
Written by Julie McCubbin December 23rd 2013

As I am the one in the office who likes to cook and bake and generally referred to as the Mother hen, it seemed only right for me to be the one to write about food and the joys of cooking Christmas dinner. Is it a joy though? Every year my stress levels increase as

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WIN a £5,000 Holiday and a Fancy New Nokia Phone!
Written by Ian Crawford December 12th 2013

Holiday Hypermarket has partnered with Nokia UK for a fantastic competition to win £5,000 in holiday vouchers, plus a Nokia Lumia 1020 phone, which features an amazing 41 megapixel camera. Imagine the holiday snaps you could take with that! To enter the competition you just need to visit our

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I’m NOT a celebrity: Bush tucker treats from around the globe
Written by Julie McCubbin December 9th 2013

  As this year’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here is over, it got us thinking of all the strange foods we could find ourselves sampling around the world. The foods we have discovered are often classed as a delicacy in their respective countries, but we struggled to hold onto our lunch at

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WIN with Rough Guides!
Written by Samuel Natoli November 27th 2013

Christmas is fast approaching, but if you have someone who loves to travel in your life, they can be a nightmare to buy for since they have to carry their possessions far and wide. Luckily the folks over at Rough Guides have come up with the ultimate top 10 gifts for travellers, which has some

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Top 5 awe-inspiring fireworks displays
Written by Samuel Natoli November 4th 2013

Remember remember the 5th of November… Tonight, thousands of fireworks are expected to explode over the UK as people up and down the country celebrate Guy Fawkes night. Us Brits certainly know how to put on a fireworks display, but what about elsewhere around the world? Join us as we show you

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Take a trip to the underworld this Halloween
Written by Samuel Natoli October 29th 2013

Why did the skeleton turn down an invite to the party? Because he had no body to go with . . . Bad jokes aside, let’s make no bones about it – Halloween is about ghosts and ghouls, skeletons and spirits. From skulls to mummies, we are fascinated by those who have gone before us.

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Top Trunks card game by Holiday Hypermarket
Win a £500 holiday! Play our exciting new Top Trunks card game
Written by Craig Duncan July 30th 2013

Are you more likely to find love in Blackpool or Dublin? Is it more likely you’ll wake up with a tattoo in Istanbul or Tenerife? Try your luck with our brand new Top Trunks game on Facebook by answering the question “Where are you more likely to…” and stand a chance to win

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