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LUXURY Edinburgh venue, Dundas Castle is launching a new offering for the staycation market, with the launch of three countryside retreats on the Estate.
Continue reading “COTTAGE IN THE GROUNDS OF DUNDAS CASTLE OFFERS EDINBURGH SHORT BREAK OPTION”AFTER EHIC CARD EXPIRES NEW GLOBAL HEALTH INSURANCE WILL BE LAUNCHED
UK passport holders will continue to benefit from free emergency medical treatment when travelling within the EU from January 1.
Continue reading “UK PASSPORT HOLDERS WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT IN EU”BRIAN OGLE recalls a pint and a steak in a pub called Belfast now in Russian occupied Crimea……
BELIEVE it or not, there are no fewer than 14 towns or cities with the name Belfast in the United States, two in South Africa, one in a suburb of Christ Church, New Zealand and one in the St Thomas region of Jamaica in the Caribbean, some 25 miles east of the capital Kingston.
Continue reading “NIGHT I HAD A PINT AND A STEAK IN ‘BELFAST, CRIMEA’ – BEFORE THE LITTLE GREEN MEN ARRIVED”… ESPECIALLY POIGNANT AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
IT’S almost 30 years ago now that I first visited the battlefields of Flanders and the historic, iconic town of Ypres in particular.
Continue reading “A PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE TO A FAMILY RELATIVE’S LAST RESTING PLACE IN FLANDERS FIELDS…..”THE CROWDS WILL BE MISSING THIS YEAR, BUT THE PEOPLE OF YPRES AND BELGIUM WILL NOT FORGET……
AS Armistice Day nears, the Corona Virus pandemic has resulted in the general public being asked to stay away from the unique daily act of remembrance in the town of Ypres, in Flanders, on what in the First World War was the Western Front.
Continue reading “A HUNDRED YEARS ON, COMMEMORATION CONTINUES DAILY IN WEST FLANDERS….”
ODESSA Opera House, known as Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, is the oldest theatre in Ukraine and one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe.
Continue reading “STUNNING OPERA HOUSE BACKDROP TO WEDDINGS AND A JEWEL IN ODESSA’S CROWN”NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES……….
A NEW study by LuggageHero reveals the best cities to explore on foot and bike to avoid public transport in times of COVID-19.
Continue reading “IF YOUR BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING – HEAD TO VIENNA……”BRIAN OGLE RECALLS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE DAY TRIPS, BY TRAIN, BOAT AND BUS
MANY times during the past few months of virus restrictions I’ve thought about the trips and the travel experiences I would definitely repeat when the world returns to something like normal.
Continue reading “AFTER THE VIRUS….. ‘NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL’ WOULD TAKE SOME BEATING!”…. SWEDEN BACK ON THE SAFE CORRIDOR TRAVEL LIST AND OPEN FOR UK VISITORS
Travel Life of Brian’s BRIAN OGLE recalls the home of the Dalarna horse, meeting Santa Claus in summer and eating cloudberries and ice cream in Lapland…..
NOW that Sweden has reopened to UK visitors in that there is no necessity to quarantine on returning, the country has a lot more than its stunning Stockholm on its 14 islands, to offer tourists.
Continue reading “EXPLORING TRADITIONAL, FOLKSY, RURAL SWEDEN AND FINDING SANTA CLAUS UP A MOUNTAIN IN SUMMER……”‘Travel Life of Brian’ writer BRIAN OGLE recalls his first visit to the Lithuanian capital, a few years after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union
WITH Vilnius the capital of Lithuania being judged best for value in the Post Office Travel Money’s annual ‘City Costs Barometer’, it’s a good time to take a closer look at the capital city of the country which was the first of the Soviet Republics to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
Continue reading “VILNIUS, NAMED ‘BEST CITY IN EUROPE FOR VALUE’”
