Posts Tagged ‘
Isle of Wight ’
Feb 26th, 2018 |
By Natasha Blair
The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is known for its outdoor sports such as yachting, boating, walking and cycling but it also has cultural attractions as Natasha Blair found when she visited.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Cowes, Dimbola Lodge, Farringford, Isle of Wight, Osborne House, Tapnell Farm Park
Nov 23rd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Peter Vella is the director UK & Ireland at the Malta Tourism Authority and holds a dual nationality with Malta and the UK. Here he shares his favourite destinations and forthcoming trips with Just About Travel readers and reveals why you should visit Malta
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Argentina, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Chile, England, Europe, experts, France, Gozo, Hong Kong, Isle of Wight, Japan, Malta, Mediterranean, Patagonia, Shanghai, Uruguay
Jun 17th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
In the week that roaming charges ended in EU countries, Adrian also wonders if APD in Northern Ireland might end soon.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Airbnb, APD, Barcelona, DUP, easyjet, Fars, Festival of the Sea, Florida, Great Valencia Fair 2017, Iran, Isle of Wight, Luton Airport, Mallorca, roaming charges., Shiraz, Suffolk, travel sickness scams, Tunisia, valencia, VAT on tourism services
Apr 2nd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
The shape of champagne barrels, cars as animals , accommodation taxes, jazz and tulips have caught Adrian’s eye this week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Balearic Islands, Belfast, Champagne de Sousa, Floors Castle, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Ibiza, Isle of Wight, Keukenhof, Lion Salt Works Museum, Majorca, Menorca, NSW, South Korea, St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festiva, Tobago Jazz Experience, Weston-super-Mare
Aug 30th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world right now…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: amsterdam, Brandon Wade, Buenos Aires, country music, Dubai, Emirates, Europe, Heathrow, ICEHOTEL, India, Isle of Wight, Lapland, Mexico, Nashville, Panama, Sweden, tequila, The Continent, The Hoxton, Tinder, Visa
Oct 24th, 2014 |
By The Editor
When I was growing up in the south of Hampshire, one school treat we looked forward to was to the Isle of Wight. It meant the beach with different coloured sands, Carisbrooke Castle and a ferry trip.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Andrew Turner, Isle of Wight, isle of Wight ferry services, John Hayes
Jun 28th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
For some reason – maybe to forget the rain of yesterday and today – Adrian seems to have concentrated on warm places with spectacular beaches like Antigua, the British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Wight!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 28th June 2014
Tags: Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Cathedral of St. Stanislav and St. Vladislav, Costa Rica, Floral Guernsey Summer Festival, Guernsey, Haiti, Isle of Wight, Jamaica, Koblenz, LegenDerry Maritime Festival, Lithuania, Los Angeles
Dec 22nd, 2013 |
By The Editor
Taking us ‘there and back again’, the second instalment of The Hobbit film series, released on 13 December, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has once again transported us to the fantasy world of Middle-earth
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Cornwall, Derby, England, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Penshaw Hill, Somerset, UK
Sep 22nd, 2013 |
By Adrian Lawes
We are half way through the Isle of Wight Cycling Festival which has a number of different events taking place on the island. Taking place at the same time as the Tour de Britain, this is for the amateur and those that just like cycling.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: cycling, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Cycling Festival
Apr 11th, 2013 |
By The Editor
With temperatures hitting a comparatively balmy 12 degrees Celsius (!) this week, it seems that spring is finally here. We look at how to get your culture fix al fresco style
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Brighton, Britain, Cornwall, Cumbria, Europe, Hadrian's Wall, Isle of Wight, The Cotswolds, UK, Yorkshire
Mar 18th, 2013 |
By The Editor
The second English Tourism Week is in full swing and, according to organisers, promises to be bigger and better than 2012. Running until 24 March 2013, the week will see events and activities take place across the country from free guided walks to music and theatre events, 2 for 1 offers and free entry to attractions
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Dunstable, English Tourism Week, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lincolnshire, London, Norfolk Broads, Stoke-on-Trent, York
Jan 5th, 2013 |
By The Editor
From parties at The Palace and Regency balls to week-long walks and ground-breaking hotels, we look at what’s in store for 2013
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Benjamin Britten, Chelsea, Diamond Jubilee, Dorset, Downtown Abbey, Glastonbury, Hampshire, Heckfield Place, Highclere Castle, Isle of Wight, Jane Austen, Jurassic Park, London, Mary Rose Musuem, National Trust, Olympic Games, Portsmouth, Shangri-La The Shard, Stonehenge, Studland Bay, The Pig on the Beach, The Queen, Upstairs Downstairs, Yorkshire
Jul 30th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Literatours, Sci-Fi Adventures, the Kate effect, Horrible Histories and set-jetting (still!) will be among the key travel trends of 2013, according to the national tourist board, VisitEngland
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
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Tags: Alan Partridge, Blackpool, cambridge, Danny Boyle, Dickens, England, Isle of Wight, Jack the Ripper, James Bond, Jane Austen, Kate Middleton, Kensington Palace, Kent, Lock, Norfolk, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare, Somerset, Spitalfields, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Westleton Crown, Visit England, War of the Roses, Weymouth, Wimbledon, Yorkshire
Sep 18th, 2011 |
By Kaye Holland
I think we can all safely say that summer has been and gone. Regrettably that means no more Wimbledon, no more open air theatre or film screenings and no more strawberries for another year. However this is one summer trend that I won’t be sad to see the back of: festivals.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Festivals, Glastonbury, Hunter wellington boots, India, Isle of Wight, Leeds, Reading