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Cultural Kanazawa in Japan, famed for gold leaf and geishas is ready to take on Tokyo.

10/04/2018 – 10:10

By Karen Bowerman
Cultural Kanazawa: A new bullet train link means the Japanese city of Kanazawa, famed for gold leaf, geishas and its Kenrokuen garden, is ready to take on Tokyo. Karen Bowerman pays it a …

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Cultural Kanazawa in Japan, famed for gold leaf and geishas is ready to take on Tokyo.

10/04/2018 – 10:10
Kenrokuen garden (Karen Bowerman)

By Karen Bowerman
Cultural Kanazawa: A new bullet train link means the Japanese city of Kanazawa, famed for gold leaf, geishas and its Kenrokuen garden, is ready to take on Tokyo. Karen Bowerman pays it a …

Edinburgh – still the UK’s second most visited City

28/03/2018 – 16:44
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By Natalie Took
Edinburgh, it has to be one of my favourite cities, and probably the one that I have visited the most. I keep getting drawn back. Yes, you may not get the weather, but …

Oriental Delight; an alternative Tokyo experience.

28/03/2018 – 12:33
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo

By Karen Bowerman
Karen Bowerman enjoys an Oriental delight and stays at the luxury Aman Hotel whilst trying her hand at calligraphy and a rickshaw ride in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
Head to the 34th floor of …

Nicaragua, Central America – The secret is out!

24/04/2017 – 09:44
The just some of the illuminated trees of Managua. Nicaragua Travel feature. Picture By: www.thetraveltrunk.net

By Geoff Moore
Nicaragua is well and truly open for tourism! Regarded rather as a country of conflict the only conflict now is where do you visit first? Those arguments I will leave to you.
The Pacific …

Interlaken – Switzerland’s Romantic and Active Getaway

03/03/2017 – 13:47
A little piece of mountain scenery made in Swiss chocolate

By Stuart Forster
Is there anything more romantic than sharing a cheese fondue while sitting by an open fireplace in a Swiss chalet? If that’s the kind of thing that floats your boat you’ll find plenty …

When You Don’t Want The Holiday To Stop: Options For Working Abroad

14/10/2016 – 16:59
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The world is more open to us than it has ever been. We can travel from country to country, holidaying and soaking up life far away from the things we know. For most, …

Epic Holidays To Take Before You Settle Down

14/10/2016 – 16:50
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There are things you can only do when you’re at a certain age. Or better yet, that you should only do at age points through life. For example, the cardigan and blue rinse phase …

Journey to Heart’s Content in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

21/08/2016 – 18:30
A puffin in flight - seen during a boat tour

By Stuart Forster
Looking for a romantic break together? Some couples travel until they’ve had their fill of each other but why not journey side by side to Heart’s Content in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada?
Many travellers …