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Travel Ideas : Hike The Bibulmin Trail
Among my favorite travel ideas is to hike the Bibulmin Trail. It stretches South from Perth, W. Australia, for hundreds of miles, and I might never see anybody else on the track. It would give...
Adult Golf Vacations - For the Babyboomer Age
When you're tired of the vacations that keep you busier than the office does, it's time to take a look around at the options that are available to you. Adult golfing trips are becoming all the...
Buyer Beware Winter Travel Destinations
So you're happily planning your holidays in winter travel destinations. Fine, but which winter? I know that it's half a century since you learned about the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and...
New Years Eve Party Planning And Games
In their New Years Eve party planning, many people spend a lot of time thinking about the food and drink but do not give much consideration to entertainment or games. This can make for a bland...
Travelling Solo : Fun If You Survive
I like the idea of travelling solo round the countryside. Of course I could die if I don't take sensible precautions, but the idea definitely attracts me. When I was a student in Aberdeen, a medical...
Travel Ideas -Visiting Castles of England
If you are now in the stages planning your retirement one of the things that you have on your to do list straight after retirement is probably to book a nice retirement vacation to get certain...
Obviously retired men can't sing with unbroken voice of a child. But mature music is still fun. Dame what's-her-name retired when she noticed that her glorious singing voice was no longer fully...
Adventure Travel Guide - Don't Get Lost
The best advice of an adventure travel guide is don't get lost. If you have read Jock of the Bushveld, you will remember how a group of campers watched one of their members walk round the camp in...
Whenever you plan a holiday, traveller's health is important. You can fight travel sickness in the air or at sea by eating some ginger root powder before starting your trip, but what happens if...
At Last You've Time To Train A Companion Dog
You live longer if you train a companion dog that is eager to respond to your every whim. My theory is that if you have an untrained dog it only seems to make your miserable life longer. Nobody...
Five Places to Go Whale Watching in The United Kingdom
Maybe you have never thought of the UK as a place to go to watch whales. However, there are over 20 species to be seen around the long and varied coastline of these islands, which can be seen close...
10 Steps to Successfully Organizing a Coach Trip For Your Club
Everyone likes to get out, especially the over 50's. When spring comes we all like to get out and enjoy the wide outdoors with friends and acquaintances. In summer what can be better than a carefree...
Quilting Patterns And Styles For You
There are many different quilting patterns and designs available and your first decision when starting a new project will be what design to use. In traditional quilting you follow the outline of...
How to Have Cheap Vacations in Europe or Anywhere and Live to Brag About It - Part 2 of 3
In Part 1 of this series we said that planning cheap vacations in Europe or anywhere else builds strength of character. Why? More work and more sacrifice as the price you pay for saving money....
Planning Your Next Vacation? Try The Land Of 10,000 Lakes
Growing up in the Midwest I had the pleasure of living in a border town with Minnesota. If you have never been to Minnesota you are missing one this country's greatest states. This northern state...
Luxury Adventure Travel Means Being Prepared
Luxury adventure travel appeals to me more at my age, than it did half a century ago, when back then I didn't really enjoy sleeping in the rain on a Scottish hillside, without a tent. If you're...
7 Step to Solving Cryptic Crossword Puzzles - They're Easier Than You Thought!
What are cryptic crossword puzzles? Most standard crosswords are made up of 'question' clues or synonyms. A standard crossword clue for the phrase 'Put in writing' might be 'Confirm on paper'. A...
Travellers Tales : By Landrover From Pilar
My travellers tales are rather out of date. I just looked up Pilar, Paraguay on Google Earth, and I can't recognize the place. The streets that used to be deep sand churned up by the bullock-drawn...
How to Have Cheap Vacations in Europe or Anywhere and Live to Brag About It - Part 1 of 3
Attention travelers planning vacations in Europe or just about anywhere else: When it's cheap travel you're after, the fun(?) begins with figuring out when to book, for which season, for what destination,...
Adventure Travel Tours - Traveling And Sleeping In Comfort
Adventure travel tours usually mean traveling and sleeping in comfort, with a good adventure travel guide. Unless there are bed-bugs at the hotel. I prefer to rough it rather than feed bedbugs....