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Portsmouth ’
Jun 9th, 2020 |
By The Editor
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of one of the most popular and well-known novelists that the UK has ever produced – Charles Dickens.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens Musuem, Gads Hill Place, Portsmouth
Aug 7th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Four of the biggest tourist attractions in the city have got together and introduced a pass saving visitors a saving of 20%.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Emirates Spinnaker tower, HMS Victory, Mary Rose, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Pass
Dec 1st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
After Brexit there will be flights to counties; some have been already agreed. Other items catching Adrian’s eye include a virtual reality Helsinki, airline seat sizes, Zambia fake news and the Mary Rose
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: December 1st 2018
Tags: CairnGorm Mountain Funicular Railway, disruptive passenger beahviour, Helsinki, Jet 2, Mary Rose, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth, stopovers, Tourism NSW, Virtual Helsinki, Vivid Sydney, Zambia, Zoan
Nov 19th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Before Dickens, the word “scrooge” did not exist. Find me anyone today who is unaware of what a scrooge is?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Portsmouth
May 15th, 2017 |
By The Editor
This survey says that, overall, Brits rate themselves only as a mildly intrepid. The Scots are the bravest Brits (46%, compared to 33% of English 36% of Welsh, and 11% of Northern Irish respondents.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Wrexham and Belfast – as different as chalk and cheese.
Tags: Aberdeen, adventurous travellers, Belfast, Chelmsford, Coventry, Glasgow, Norwich, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, TravelSupermarket, Wrexham
Aug 30th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian looks at the success of new tourism attractions, highlights a new luxury holiday destination and finds yet another destination looking to kill the golden goose of tourism yet again.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snipetts: 30 August 2014
Tags: Žatec, Czech Republic, Greece, HMS Illustrious, King Richard III Visitor Centre, KwaZulu Natal, Melbourne, National Motorcycle Museum, Portsmouth, Ras al Khaimah, Turkey
Jun 3rd, 2014 |
By The Editor
Readers can hardly be unaware that many places this week will be remembering the 70th anniversary of D-Day. On 6th June 1944, the allies stormed Normandy from bases in the UK. Key was Portsmouth and the surrounding area from which troops left in their tens of thousands.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: D-day, D-Day Museum, Overlord Embroidery, Portsmouth, Southsea
Jan 23rd, 2014 |
By Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Patricia finds not only plenty of fascinating historical sites on the other side of the pond but a magical little garden out in the ocean- about which a film has just been made.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The homes of New Hampshire
Tags: Celia Thaxter, Celia Thaxter’s Garden, Isles of Shoals, Moffat-Ladd House, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Puddle Dock, Shaker Village, Shapiro House, Strawbery Banke Museum, University of New Hampshire
Aug 20th, 2013 |
By The Editor
On Southsea Common, overlooking the Solent and the Isle of Wight will be the 22nd Portsmouth International Kite Festival over the bank holiday weekend.
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Tags: Portsmouth, Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea
May 8th, 2013 |
By Adrian Lawes
The Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth gives a panoramic view of the landscape below. That bland statement does no justice at all to the views you get from the viewing area, the café or the crow’s nest situated some 110 metres above the ground.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Spinnaker.
Jan 31st, 2013 |
By The Editor
Today sees a new icon on the London skyline, open its doors to the public for the first time. The View from the Shard – the visitor attraction at the tallest building in western Europe – will offer visitors a whole new perspective on the capital
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
Comments Off on View from the top: England’s tallest attractions
Tags: 02, Angel of the North, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Dorset, Gateshead, Lake District, London, Newcastle, Olympic Park, Portsmouth, Scafell Pike, Spinnaker Tower, St Paul's Cathedral, The View from the Shard, Weymouth, Windsor Castle
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 |
Comments Off on 2013: the party continues
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