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7 great outdoor activities in the New Forest

February 22, 2018 by Gretta Schifano 6 Comments

New Forest ponies. Copyright Gretta Schifano

If you’d like to have an outdoor adventure in the UK, the New Forest makes an excellent destination, as I found out on a trip there in January. The New Forest is a ruggedly peaceful National Park and you can reach it in just 90 minutes from London by train. Protected since William the Conqueror […]

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Tags: archery, bushcraft, canoeing, cycling, horse riding, walking, wildlife spotting

How to explore Cinque Terre, Italy

August 7, 2017 by Gretta Schifano 4 Comments

Vernazza. Copyright Gretta Schifano

For my birthday last year two of my best friends gave me a fantastic present – they said that they were taking me on an adventure. I didn’t know where we were going or what we were doing, but I knew that I’d love whatever they arranged – we know each other inside out, and […]

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Categories: Italy, Trips without kids
Tags: Liguria, train travel, walking

Exploring the Isles of Scilly

June 14, 2016 by Gretta Schifano 11 Comments

St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Copyright Gretta Schifano

This is my second post about my trip to the beautiful Isles of Scilly with my husband and our son (13). We stayed at the marvellous Star Castle Hotel on St. Mary’s, the main island (you can read my review of the hotel here, and my post about things to do in the Isles of Scilly […]

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Categories: Active, Coast, Elsewhere
Tags: cycling, Isles of Scilly, walking

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