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Dortmund does not immediately spring to mind as a short break destination. The largest city in the Ruhr industrial area lacks an attractive Altstadt (old town) and has no river passing through it, both major tourist features in many German cities like Frankfurt and Nurnberg. But when I tell …
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STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a three day short break in Singapore. Since my last visit to Singapore over ten years ago, there has been much reclamation of land from the sea, which has allowed …
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Written by Maddie Grigg (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) Miraflores, the upmarket district of Lima, and the city is beginning to beat. It’s cooler now, after the humidity of the day. The constant fog that …
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Our exciting, new Writing Competition is Free To Enter and offers £200 in prizes. The author of the best entry will receive a cash prize of £100. Ten runners-up will each receive £10 Amazon UK Vouchers. The winning entry and …
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Written by Julie Watson (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) I’ve been addicted to travelling since my early twenties. The more I did the more I needed to do. The truth is I have measured out …
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STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a 14 day Saga Holidays tour of Myanmar. Guest author, Charles Askew, reported on a similar tour two years previously; this article provides a different viewpoint. We were collected from …
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Written by Carolyn Ward (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition, which included fictional as well as factual articles.) The Lofton Home for the Elderly in Tunbridge Wells was a dank, grey building, with small dirty windows …
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The Rhône-Alpes region of France has impressive scenery stretching from wide river valleys to lakes and high mountain peaks. It has many fine cities and towns, offering a wide range of outstanding historic buildings, riverside walks, attractive parks and museums. …
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Written by Celia Dillow (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) Grandma hated flying. She hated the waiting around and the pain of aching limbs and stiff joints. The uncertainty of it all terrified her. She did …
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Written by Frances Harris (A Runner-up entry in the Senior Travel Expert Inaugural Writing Competition.) I think it is a great idea when my husband says he wants to celebrate retirement by going to Machu Picchu. Who would not want to …
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