Sun, 17 Jan 2016

• SCOTLAND
• Europe

I was particularly interested in something between these two: Dr John Rae, an Orcadian sent in the mid-19th century by the Hudson’s Bay Company to search for Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition in the high Arctic. Two hundred years after Rae’s birth outside Stromness, his statue graces the town’s...

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Sat, 16 Jan 2016

• 13950
• Spain
• Europe

We were all met at Malaga airport in brilliant sunshine by David & Emma (the owners of Las Chineneas) and driven for approximately 3 hours to our destination, Mairena, high in the Alpujarras. We passed through interesting countryside with olives and almonds growing.

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Sat, 16 Jan 2016

• Moorish Trail
• Morocco
• Spain
• europe
• Africa
• 20050

Ramblers intern Kate Mellor has been walking the path of ancient history across two continents. She was following the Moorish Trail on a cultural journey that began in the 8th century; starting in Marrakesh, it leads through Morocco, across to Andalucia in Spain, and all the way up to modern...

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Fri, 15 Jan 2016

• Italy
• Europe

I wish I could explain the joys of walking in this beautiful part of the world, but all my efforts seem as flat as this picture of the great summit we climbed on our last day.

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Fri, 15 Jan 2016

• Malta
• europe
• 21000
• Gozo

Bob and Maggie Baldwin expected sun, sea and history when they visited Malta and Gozo. What they didn’t expect was to encounter Popeye, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Here’s their travel diary. �

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Wed, 13 Jan 2016

• San Telmo
• Majorca
• Spain
• Europe
• 13400

I arrived about 9.30am at Palma airport from Gatwick and soon met our leader for the week, George. I was surprised to hear that I was the only one to be transferred to San Telmo, but George assured me that there were 8 others on the holiday.

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