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Dublin, Part 2

Dublin, Part 2

A long struggle to escape the past
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Mar 23
Dublin, Old and New

Dublin, Old and New

A colonial city that became the capital of a nation
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Mar 16
Manchester, Cambridge, and Camden Town

Manchester, Cambridge, and Camden Town

A journey through three different urban areas in England: from the cradle of the Industrial Revolution to the cradle of the punks
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Mar 9
The Rebel County: Cork and Blarney Castle

The Rebel County: Cork and Blarney Castle

In a fabled region of the southwest, I began a short tour of the Irish Republic
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Mar 2
The Historic Bay of Islands

The Historic Bay of Islands

Birthplace of Aotearoa New Zealand, and a holiday playground
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Feb 23
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The most historic national park in Scotland
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Feb 16
Hikurangi and the Tūtūkākā Coast

Hikurangi and the Tūtūkākā Coast

Two little towns north of Whangārei, New Zealand, are gateways to some of the best coastal experiences in the world
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Feb 9
Whangārei Heads and the Te Whara Track

Whangārei Heads and the Te Whara Track

A wonderful wild peninsula right on the city’s doorstep
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Feb 2
Unseen Auckland (Part 2)

Unseen Auckland (Part 2)

My reveal of the Auckland Domain continues, and then I head for the magic of Parnell
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Jan 8
Unseen Auckland

Unseen Auckland

Some inner-city attractions you may not know about even if you have lived there for years. (The first instalment of a two-part post.)
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Jan 5
Sidetracked in Southland (Part Three)

Sidetracked in Southland (Part Three)

Returning North via the Fairfax Train Station and Otautau
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Dec 29, 2022
Sidetracked in Southland (Part Two)

Sidetracked in Southland (Part Two)

Exploring the less-known wonders of Western Southland, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Dec 22, 2022
Sidetracked in Southland (Part One)

Sidetracked in Southland (Part One)

Exploring the less-known wonders of Western Southland, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Dec 16, 2022
Cruising Around the Coromandel, some more

Cruising Around the Coromandel, some more

Mostly, now, in the southern part of this lovely Aotearoa New Zealand peninsula
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Dec 7, 2022
Dining out in Hastings, New Zealand

Dining out in Hastings, New Zealand

My old hometown is so much more of a café society these days
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Nov 18, 2022
Auckland’s Great Barrier Island (Part 2)

Auckland’s Great Barrier Island (Part 2)

Getting away from it all, only 90 km from the big city
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Nov 10, 2022
Barra and Vatersay

Barra and Vatersay

The spectacular southern end of the Outer Hebrides
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Oct 6, 2022
Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay

Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay

Three more lovely and historic isles in the Outer Hebrides
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Sep 29, 2022
Berneray and North Uist

Berneray and North Uist

Small islands with lovely beaches
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Sep 22, 2022
Lewis and Harris

Lewis and Harris

The biggest island in the Hebrides, always spoken of as two islands though it is not
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Sep 15, 2022
The Romantic Isle of Skye

The Romantic Isle of Skye

Speed, bonny boat, like a bird on the wing / Over the sea to Skye
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Sep 9, 2022
Inverness, Culloden, and the glorious Glen Affric

Inverness, Culloden, and the glorious Glen Affric

Exploring Britain’s northernmost city, last big battle on home soil, and loveliest glen
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Jul 29, 2022
The Snow Roads through the Cairngorms

The Snow Roads through the Cairngorms

The best way from Dundee to Inverness, through Britain’s largest national park
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Jul 22, 2022
Exciting Edinburgh

Exciting Edinburgh

The most historical city in Scotland
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Jul 15, 2022
Dundee and Perth

Dundee and Perth

From the City of Discovery to the Fair City, both of them with famous castles on the river Tay
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Jul 7, 2022
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