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Saturday snippets: August 12th 2017

Aug 12th, 2017 | By Adrian Lawes

The wet weather has caused a last minute rush for holidays abroad and we say goodbye to Klaus Lohmann as he returns to Germany and Dennis Cleveland-Peck who sadly died recently.

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Tags: California, Dennis Cleveland-Peck, easyjet, France, Gatwick, Germany, Klaus Lohmann, Oakland, PortAventura World, Portugal, Saundersfoot, spain, UNWTO, USA

Saturday snippets: 28th January 2017

Jan 28th, 2017 | By Adrian Lawes

In Dublin for Holiday World, Adrian reflects on the differences in consumer travel shows on both sides of the Irish Sea and awaits the arrival of a gorilla in Trafalgar Square.

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Tags: Ferrari Land, Holiday World, Jet 2holidays, Jet2.com, Most visited cities, Oakland, PortAventura, Ripley's London, Ryanair, Simon Hamilton, Toronto, Toronto Light Fest, Uganda, Volcano Bay

Saturday snippets: 5th November 2016

Nov 5th, 2016 | By Adrian Lawes

Never underestimate a dragon. It has been responsible for attracting visitors to heritage sites in Wales just as Taylor Swift has attracted people to New York. They are just two items that Adrian includes in his Saturday column this week.

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Tags: Abu Dhabi, Blackpool, British Airways, CADW, GRAMMY Museum®, Japan, London - Hyde Park, Monarch, Natural History Museum, New York, Nottingham, Nottingham Trail, Oakland, Sharm El Sheikh, the Taylor Swift Experience, Wizz

Oakland is on the up

May 15th, 2012 | By Kaye Holland

The writer and poet Gertrude Stein, who was born in Oakland, once remarked about her California birthplace: “Oakland? There’s no there, there.” Fast forward to today and few would agree with Gertrude

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Tags: California, Chicago, Food and Wine magazine, food trucks, Gertrude Stein, James Syhabout, Michelin stars, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, The New York Times, Visit Oakland

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