23rd
April
2008
By: Graham Baylis
Sandra’s mum, Jean, has never known the meaning of the word ‘luxury’. A former Land Army girl from the age of just nineteen, she spent many years of hard toil tending farmlands in all weathers, helping to keep the nation fed for just a shilling a week. Washing in freezing cold water, clad in corduroy breeches, stout gumboots and long woollen socks, slipping in mud, her back breaking and her hands calloused from cutting sugar beets with a bill hook, digging drainage ditches, working on threshing machines, she was one of our unsung heroines.
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posted in Travel & Leisure, Getaway, holiday |
23rd
April
2008
By Terry Hudson
When you think of wedding destinations, people dream of far off places like Bali, Costa Rica, Thailand and other locations. Those are all beautiful romantic wedding destinations but the truth is, I’ve found some idyllic wedding destinations just around the corner, so to speak. In keeping with the Five Day Trip theme, I have a list of 10 memorable and chic wedding destinations that won’t break your budget, are easy to get to and can be the perfect setting for your perfect wedding.
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posted in Caribbean, Travel Tips, US, Hawaii, California, US East Coast, Mexico, Florida-Keys, Wedding, Destination |
23rd
April
2008
Author: David Kowalczyk
Historic Deerfield’s motto is “New England as you hope to find it!”, and it certainly is. Nestled in western Massachusetts in the 330-year old village of Deerfield, this Museum of New England’s history and art is considered a vital historical portrait of rural New England by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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posted in Travel Tips, US East Coast, Vacation, New England, Theme Town |
23rd
April
2008
By Tatyana Kogut.
Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities of China. Its the motherland of silk and one of the oldest traditional forms of Chinese opera – Kunqu, listed as one of the Masterpieces
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posted in Asia, East Asia, China |
