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Lorraine Worsley Carter comes face-to-face with a magnificent wolf on a luxury break to Lisbon During these uncertain times, a trip to Lisbon between Lockdowns was a dream come true. In recent years Lisbon has been climbing up the charts of weekend...
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While the coronavirus pandemic has limited our ability to travel the world, it doesn’t stop us dreaming about all those amazing trips we can take when we can freely explore again. Families travelling with small children have always had to be forward...
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With the Covid vaccine providing light at the end of the long pandemic tunnel, travel lovers can start adding to that bucket-list again by making plans for a much-needed vacation. Egypt has long been a popular destination for holiday makers looking...
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One day in June, taking advantage of the ease of lockdown, we decided to have a day out in Thornton Cleveleys. We took a wrong turn and found we were actually heading for Fleetwood and so decided to visit. I would expect that most Northerners...
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Lorraine Worsely-Carter discovers the hidden heritage of France’s famous booze-run destination Boulogne -sur-Mer When I have mentioned to friends and colleagues that we were about to spend a weekend in Boulogne -sur-Mer, in Northern France, I...
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Lorraine Worsley Carter spends 48 hours in Sweden’s cool capital, Stockholm One person’s ‘cool’ is another person’s eye roll, perception is no doubt the key.Our idea of cool culture on our 48-hour visit to Stockholm, was as diverse as can be...
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If I were to say that we have travelled the long road from East to West, touching two mighty seas, many would think I was talking about the USA’s Route 66. In fact , our latest travels have taken my husband, Bob and I from Marseille, on the...
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Lorraine Worsley-Carter goes mad for Malta No one ever told me that Valletta, Malta’s capital, is so cool! We chose Valletta, voted 2018’s Capital of Culture, for another 48-hour escapade into another culture. Some might assume that, because of...
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A weekend in Barcelona usually guarantees a further future weekend will be planned – it is impossible to drink in the sights, tastes and culture of the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region in just 48 hours. Freixenet Cava House...
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Lorraine Worsley-Carter takes a long-awaited trip to Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. I’ve long wanted to visit to the Unesco World Heritage site that is Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. I did not choose...
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Lorraine Worsley-Carter
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