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A long weekend in Berlin

by Kirsty Marrins on October 1, 2015

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Apart from a stopover in Frankfurt airport en-route from London to South Africa many years ago (which doesn’t count, does it?), I’d never been to Germany. So, for my birthday in February I decided this was my destination of choice and my husband booked us a long weekend in Berlin…

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The Harry Potter Studio Tour really is magical

by Kirsty Marrins on September 29, 2015

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I love Harry Potter. There, I said it. So when my sister and nephews were visiting from Canada and asked me to book tickets to the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour, I was delighted! I’m not one of those Gryffindor scarf-wearing type of fans but I did blub my…

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Where would you travel if money were no object?

by Kirsty Marrins on September 26, 2015

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When I was a teenager, I used to have a pretty long walk to school. To entertain myself (this was pre iPhone days) I used to imagine winning the lottery and then plan in great detail what I’d do with the money. Fast-forward almost 20 years later and these thoughts…

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How to spend a long weekend in Barcelona

by Kirsty Marrins on September 16, 2015

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I love travelling and I loved Barcelona. Great people, food, architecture, weather…what’s not to love? We visited over an Easter weekend and the weather was lovely. Well , mostly lovely – it did rain one day! With around a two hour flight from London and numerous airlines flying direct, there’s…