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Travel destinations in Europe reviewed by luxury leisure reviews blogger ALadyofLeisure.com

My first week exploring Herceg Novi and Boka Bay, Montenegro

by Sarah Bridge
added November 7, 2019

Exploring Herceg Novi and indeed moving to Montenegro for five weeks was done on a whim. I wanted to live somewhere in mainland Europe for November as a) I hadn't got much planned either home or away for the month and b) I love Christmas but want to ...

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Exploring Le Mans in 24 hours: a whistlestop tour of the city

by Sarah Bridge
added September 25, 2019

Exploring Le Mans in 24 hours: a whistlestop tour of the city The historic city of Le Mans is famous for its Le Mans 24 race and so it seemed appropriate that I was also doing a 24 hour race around Le Mans, the historic city in the heart of French r...

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Travelling alone but not on your own: making friends (and more) on a Club Mark Warner holiday

by Sarah Bridge
added August 20, 2018

Take dozens of single people, put them in a Club Mark Warner holiday beach resort for a week, add sun and alcohol, and it’s simply a matter of time before holiday romances start to flourish. It was just a couple of days into my Mark Warner holid...

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Island-hopping (and relaxing) in the Aegean with SCIC Sailing

by Sarah Bridge
added September 1, 2017

Some holidays are so jam-packed with things to do, places to visit and sights to tick off that you end up needing a holiday afterwards to recover. A island-hopping voyage around the Aegean with SCIC Sailing (it stands for Sailing Cruises in Comfort a...

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Setting sail in the Arctic on ‘the world’s most beautiful sea voyage’ (with eagles and dolphins for company)

by Sarah Bridge
added August 23, 2017

Being in the Land of the Midnight Sun can do strange things to you. A few days into my cruise along the Norwegian coast, I’d been chatting on deck after dinner with my fellow passengers. I went to bed thinking that it wasn’t a particularly late night...

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Skiing on a Mark Warner ski holiday – on your own but never alone

by Sarah Bridge
added December 3, 2016

As skiing is such a sociable sport - there's the long lunches, the dancing-on-tables après-ski, the cosy chalet dinners and oh yes, the skiing itself, going on a ski holiday by yourself with a tour operator such as Mark Warner holidays might be an al...

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Back in Berlin after 27 years – an emotional jump forward in time

by Sarah Bridge
added April 9, 2014

Berlin is the kind of city where even a seemingly mundane walk to the local supermarket can turn out to be an emotional experience. It had been 27 years since I was last in Berlin and was here to attend the travel industry trade show ITB. I was st...

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Housetrip Berlin Kreuzberg – a home away from home

by Sarah Bridge
added April 9, 2014

It's amazing how quickly you can feel like a 'local' while staying somewhere completely new to you. For me it was when I came back from a trip to the supermarket with some eggs and milk and let myself in at my own front door with my own key. It w...

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