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Isles of Scilly

by Ben on 04/08/2018 0 comments

Can you believe that there is a small string of islands only 45 miles off the coast of England which have empty white sandy beaches, tropical coloured blue sea and palm trees? Nope me neither – but a small smattering of photos online seemed to confirm this which is why […]

Northern Ireland Causeway Coastal hike

by Ben on 26/07/2018 0 comments

We flew into Belfast and after a short shuttle ride (in the party bus!) to the Avis car rental, we drove 1.5 hours in the dark to The Smugglers Inn hotel near Bushmills which was our base for the next two nights. Despite arriving late, we were greeted very warmly […]

Hong Kong

by Ben on 11/03/2018 0 comments

We flew from Ishiagki in Japan with Hong Kong Express. Coming into land at the Hong Kong International airport was incredible with mile after mile of new bridges and roads being built far out into the ocean with massive oil rigs scattered around like confetti. After a short delay […]

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Bilbao, Spain

by Ben on 20/02/2018 0 comments

We flew from Bristol with EasyJet (£8.17 per person for the return portion of the flight!), and it was a smooth and short flight across the Channel, over the beautiful west coastline of France before dropping through thick clouds onto soaking wet black tarmac next to the very new Bilbao […]

Zaanse Schans, Holland

by Ben on 25/06/2017 0 comments

Billed as an open air conservation area and living museum in North Holland, it is around a 30 minute drive from Amsterdam and huddles along the picturesque banks of the river Zaan. Lined with historic windmills, there really is nowhere else like it in the world.

Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

by Ben on 18/06/2017 0 comments

The little known Perhentian Islands which mean “stopping point” in Malay, are a cluster of small islands which are situated off the east coast of Malaysia and offer relaxing, sun and sand filled days with beautiful scenery and stunning underwater life.