Author: ashotoftheworld.travel
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Flying With A Cold
We’ve all been there – busy life sweeps you away, and just as you wind down into your holiday, the dreaded lurgy hits you like a train! If you’re lucky and catch it early enough, Vicks First Defence spray is a miracle worker and can usually sort you out in a day or so. If…
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No Man’s Fort
No Man’s Fort in Portsmouth is the ideal UK stay for a romantic night away! Why not have a read about our experience?
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Hutong, The Shard
For my birthday, Alex took me to London for a meal and drinks at The Shard, and a visit to the ice bar. When we arrived, we were sent up in a lift to level 33 where we stepped out into an authentic Chinese restaurant, complete with lanterns, trees, wooden wall accents and the most…
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Estonia
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We wanted to squeeze in a little holiday before Christmas; somewhere cold and wintry to get us into the festive spirit and so we chose Tallinn in Estonia. We both thought it was such a beautiful and magical place, and really made you forget about everything else and just enjoy your time there. We’d definitely…
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Our shots of the world
We book LOTS of holidays (as you may have seen through our travels), so we know it can be hard to decide where to go next. There’s so much information out there (sometimes too much!) and often you just need something short and snappy to help you narrow it down based on your wants and…
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9 Top Tips for Eco-Friendly Travel in 2025
The sad truth is, until engineers invent aeroplanes which run off reusable energy (and make them mandatory across all airlines), there isn’t an obvious guide for eco-friendly travel without increasing your carbon footprint. Of course, catching a bus or train is a lot better than a plane, but there really is no perfect method of…
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15 Present Ideas for Travellers
Buying presents can be daunting at the best of times, but what do you get someone who spends half of their time out of the country? Short of buying a plane ticket (which by the way, isn’t on the list but if you can afford it, do it!), it’s hard to know what to get…
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Visit America
In 2017, my friend Stuart and I flew out to America on Christmas day, to stay in Miami over the new year. We hired a Mercedes (we wanted to hire a mustang but it was $600 dollars a day) to drive out to Quay West for one night – the above photo was taken on…