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Jun 3rd, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on what to expect from Indonesia’s coffee scene
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Tags: Bali, coffee, Indonesia, Indonesian, islands, java, Ubud
Dec 28th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been a busy year of travelling and it’s time to take stock. Here Just About Travel contributor and travel enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares some of her favourite destinations from 2017
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Africa, Athens, Bocas del Toro, Caribbean, East Africa, genocide, gorillas, Greece, holiday, Hull, islands, Latin America, mountain gorillas, Panama, Panama Canal, Philip Larkin, port city, Rwanda, RwandAir, San Blas, Travel, UK
Sep 22nd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Author of The Cardamom Trail and Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna Makan, shares her travel highs and lows with JAT readers
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Tags: Broadstairs, Caribbean, Cayman, Cayman Islands, India, islands, Jabalpur, Jamie Oliver, London, Margate, Scotland, street food, The Great British Bake Off, UK
Apr 21st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Panama has waited patiently for its moment of glory. That time – following the recent expansion of the famous Panama Canal – is now, says Kaye Holland.
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Tags: Almirante, Atlantic, Bocas del Toro, Caribbean, Central America, Guna Yala, islands, Pacific, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama City, rum, San Blas
Mar 20th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Getting hitched is the most socially accepted reason on the planer to ditch work and undertake your longest, most splurge-iest trip ever. Here’s 10 island ideas to help get you started
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Tags: Australia, dhow, France, Greece, Hobart, honeymoon, islands, Malaysia, Mediterranean, Mozambique, Nevis, Portugal, Santorini, Seychelles, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tasmania
Sep 20th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Georgina Wilson-Powell, travel editor at Good Things magazine shares her travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers
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Tags: Airbnb, Argentina, Brexit, California, Colombia, cycling, Faroe Islands, holiday, Iceland, islands, Japan, Norway, Palm Springs, Peru, South America, Sri Lanka, Suffolk, UK, Wales
Sep 3rd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Hawaii is always celebrating but with the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on the horizon, the exotic island chain has extra special reason to sing and dance – as JAT journo, Kaye Holland, discovers
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Tags: America, Barack Obama, Diamond Head Park, Dr Beach, Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, Hawaii Hot Spot Surf School, Honolulu, islands, Kailua, Koko Head, leis, Manoa Falls, Pearl Harbor, Stephen Leatherman, surfing, Windward coast
Aug 9th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Put an umbrella on it at one of these Hawaiian hot spots…
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Tags: aloha, Bruno Mars, Charlie Chan, Donn Beach, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Harry Lee, Hawaii, Honolulu, island, islands, Mai Tai, Maui, Oahu, pineapple, Tiki, Trader Vic's, Tropics, Victor Bergeron, Waikiki
Jul 6th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Obama’s O’ahu
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Tags: Barack Obama, Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, Indonesia, island, islands, Mark Twain, North Shore, Oahu, Obama, Olomana Golf Club, Plate lunch, President Obama, Rainbow Drive-In, shaved ice, White House
Oct 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
It shouldn’t take much to make you hop on a plane to Hawaii in search of some winter sun, but there’s a lot more to Oahu, the ali – aka chief – of the islands than sipping Mai Tais on the white sands of Waikiki. From top notch surfing to traditional luaus (feasts), Kaye Holland has the low-down on the top 10 experiences that should be on every traveller’s Hawaiian hit list
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Tags: aloha, America, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bruno Mars, Diamond Head Park, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, Iolani Palace, islands, North Shore, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, surfing, USA, Waikiki
Jun 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye’s itchy feet have taken her to Hawaii. Read the latest instalment of her ‘Notes from a traveller series’, only on Just About Travel
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Tags: aloha, America, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, California, City of Angels, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Hollywood, Honolulu, Iolani Palace, islands, LA, Mai Tai, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, UK, USA, Waikiki, WW11
May 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world. This month it’s good news for the capital and, umm, canines..
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Tags: Bangkok, beaches, boats, Brazil, Cathay Pacific, Copacabana Palace, FIFA World Cup, Greece, Ibiza, islands, Istanbul, Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Italian, London, New York, Paris, Rome, Royal Caribbean, spain, Thailand, Thorpe Bark, Thorpe Park, TripAdvisor, Turkey, Unions, White Isle
Feb 5th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
The tiny coral island of Isla Mujeres is close to Cancun but, unlike the gaudy mega resort, hasn’t yet lost its charm writes Kaye Holland
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Tags: Chinese New Year, Isla Mujeres, islands, Mexico, Spring Break, Tourists, Yucatan peninsula
Nov 19th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Looking for the antithesis to the soggy, grey streets of Britain? Renting your own private island in the sun-soaked Caribbean, could be the way to go
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Tags: Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean, islands