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A weekend in the Brecon Beacons.

tripreportsadmin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:46 +0000

My wife wanted to arrange a camping weekend and suggested the Brecon Beacons. I was a bit sceptical at first as I thought the drive to the Brecon Beacons would be too long for just a short break. However Brecon Beacons are surprisingly easy to reach from London. We did the drive in just over [...]

A week with the family in Sunparks Eifel, Germany

tripreportsadmin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:47:39 +0000

Living in the UK and having family in the Netherlands we decided to have a week’s holiday which would be convenient and interesting for both parties. We decided to visit the Eifel region in Germany. After some research on where to stay we decided on a Sunparks bungalow. We booked from Friday to Friday. The [...]

Enjoy Center Parcs in the UK? Why not try a bungalow park on the continent.

tripreportsadmin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:39:21 +0000

Center Parcs in the UK are very popular and rightly so, however they can be very expensive or in areas that you have already explored. It is well worth exploring the various bungalow parks available on the continent. They are usually also a lot cheaper than Center Parcs in the UK and the facilities are [...]

Lyon, France: Mysterious and Beautiful by BCD TRavel

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:42:43 +0000

Lyon – with its Gallo-Roman ruins, its 300 Renaissance merchant houses and its gastronomic reputation – is awash in a nearly Mediterranean light, under which its ochre, gold and rose buildings fairly glow. In 1998, Lyon became one of only a few urban centres on the UNESCO World Heritage List. And France’s third-largest city [...]

Seville : The capital of Andalucia by Krizzy Sean

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:33:18 +0000

Located in the heart of Andalucia, the city of Seville is the political, business and cultural capital of southern Spain. In modern times, Seville has experienced rapid economic growth and hosted the World Expo Trade Fair in 1992. However, the real charm of Seville is the evidence of it’s long history that is all around [...]

Gibraltar – A piece of Britain in the Mediterranean by Krizzy Sean

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:28:00 +0000

Known as ‘The Rock’, Gibraltar is a little bit of Britain in the Mediterranean. The ownership of this tiny piece of land has long been a sensitive issue with the neighbouring Spanish. In Greek mythology, Gibraltar (Calpe) was one of the Pilars of Hercules marking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. The north coast of [...]

SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS – “SHIP OF LIGHT” ROYAL CARIBBEAN by alina vincent

tripreportsadmin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:52:57 +0000

Itinerary: Venice Cruising Athens Mykonos Cruising Split VeniceI flew with Ryanair from Shannon on Friday morning. I spent the day in Venice which is ideal really for people to spend the night there and the ship sails at 5pm the following day so plenty of time to see this amazing city. It is also great [...]

Looking to get away? Try a glacier hike in Iceland. Really. by Dan Patrick

tripreportsadmin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:59:38 +0000

Iceland-it’s not actually covered in Ice, that’s Greenland. Iceland, in fact, is mostly green.Thoughts of Iceland, Ice-land to most Americans, conjures up images of frozen land, frozen people and glaciers. To be sure, it can be cold in Iceland and there are glaciers-some of the most incredible and accessible glaciers in the world, in fact-but [...]

Discovering Castles in Ireland by Geoff Cummings

tripreportsadmin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:35:19 +0000

Fortifications in Ireland were often built for protection against attacks from other Irish clans. Sometimes the chieftain of the area built a castle to keep him safe from attack from his own local people who might rise up in revolt. Castles were generally austere places to live, unlike some of the ones in England which [...]

Golf in the Algarve, Portugal

tripreportsadmin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:14 +0000

Castro Marim golf course is located in the eastern Algarve area of Portugal just a stone’s throw from the Spanish border. The location is excellent and just down the road from Porto airport. I travelled with my wife and my parents and for us this was where we learnt to play golf. We had 4 [...]