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In search of the Northern Lights

On Charlie’s recommendation, my husband Jan and I took off for a couple of days in late November to Kakslauttanen, a winter resort in Lapland.

In the land of Tulips – Amsterdam

Another wonderful trip to Amsterdam, staying at the beautiful Tulipa B&B.  Paula and Jan so welcoming and informative as always.  This was a girls’ weekend

Make the most of the strong pound

We all like an extra excuse to take a holiday and what better than the steadily growing strength of the pound over the last year!

24 new World Heritage sites

The recent UNESCO meeting in Bonn have inscribed another 24 World Heritage sites around the world to bring the total to 1031 in 163 different

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Easter Skiing in Villars

We were lucky enough to have the chance to ski at Easter in Villars. As always with this time of year the snow conditions can

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A Trip to the Big Apple

A Trip to the Big Apple – Valentine’s Weekend 2015   Weather warnings up and down the Northeast corner of the United States were not