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A Triumph From The Rubble: A Guided Walk Around Lisbon

Published on October 19, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman3 Comments

“It’s a line from a famous song: Smells good, smells like Lisbon” Nunu, our guide was unaware he was preaching to the converted.

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The Past Reconstructed In St Fagans, Wales

Published on August 10, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman3 Comments

In a small village on the outskirts of Cardiff, the past is not quite as it seems. When you walk into this outdoor National History Museum, you’re taken back in time.

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A Quintessential Weekend In Fife, Scotland

Published on May 25, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman4 Comments

I was blind. I hadn’t driven a car since Australia five months before, where the roads are wide, the weather generally dry and the visibility great.

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The Medieval Merchant Port Of Tenby, Wales

Published on May 17, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman2 Comments

As you drive into Tenby you would be forgiven for cursing the bumper-to-bumper traffic that now fills the narrow streets every weekend.

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