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Picos de Europa holiday diary part 3

Pura — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:00:15 +0000

Day Seven Hotel change day so we packed, had breakfast and said our goodbyes to Javier and set off to Cangas to walk around the Sunday market. There was lots of local produce and especially hams, beans and cheeses. We bought a couple of presents and a fun tablecloth for the kitchen. We sat and [...]

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Picos de Europa holiday diary part 2

Pura — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:00:39 +0000

Day Four This was a hotel change over day. So Hilary packed up while I took some more photos of what was a most beautifully cared for premises. We had our little pancakes and lovely bread and coffee and thanked the lady owner and paid for our gin and tonics while Hilary worried about how [...]

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Picos de Europa holiday diary part 1

Pura — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:10:42 +0000

Welcome to part one of the Michael Marks diaries! These are reproduced with the kind permission of Michael who travelled in July last year on a tailored Picos self drive holiday. I think this diary captures the essence of our holidays in the Picos. These are effectively unedited excerpts so present a warts and all review of a [...]

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Costa Rica’s hidden gem

Katie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:48:59 +0000

I’m afraid my photography skills don’t really do this scene justice. What you can’t see is that there are around thirteen pairs of Scarlet Macaw dotted among these almond trees, squawking and squabbling over the nuts. This must be the macaw equivalent of a coffee morning. Apparently this event is no novelty along this stretch [...]

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