Articles for the ‘travel tales’ Category

A Winners Tale

It was with a heady mix of excitement and anxiety we left the house on our journey to Bristol Airport. Taking twin boys of 6 and a half and our wheelchair bound daughter on a plane was a new experience. I had been preparing tick lists and running through worse case scenarios for weeks but [...]

Travel Tales: Kayaking the Canyon

The Grand Canyon is one of Northern America’s most breath-taking natural attractions, but it’s physical challenges proved to be a crucial challenge for one recently disabled man . From the corner of our camp he shouts at me: “Karen do you have any paper towel?” I’m on cooking duty, slicing red onions. I glance in [...]

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Travel Tales: The Cold Comforts of Sweden

Focusing on the lemon yellow and golden hues stretching ahead of him, Keith Jansz sketches busily away. The stunning scenery and spectacular light in the far north of Sweden would be enticing for any artist but, for Keith, being able to capture such grandeur marks an enormous personal milestone. Forty six-year-old Keith has travelled to [...]

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Travel Tales: Berlin

Berlin is afascinating city and a monument of living history. It is home to over 3 millionpeople and is the vibrant and beautiful capital of Germany. There was plenty tosee – from graffiti covered remnants of the Berlin Wall, which came down in1989, to the newly renovated Reichstag.

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Travel Tales: A Magical Kingdom

Excitement, fantasy and fun come gift-wrapped in Florida. Home to Mickey Mouse, this is where movies come to life and you really can eat as much as you like! If you thought taking that once-in-a-lifetime holiday to Florida was just a fairy tale – think again! Though Florida isn’t generally seen as a bargain hotspot [...]

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Travel Tales: In the Footsteps of Keats

Apart from her family, Suzanne Grogan has three great loves – the work of the poet John Keats, the English Lake District and (despite serious mobility issues arising from Primary Lymphoedema) walking. But what would happen when she brought these loves together? In June 1818 the great English Romantic poet John Keats, and his friend [...]

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