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UK: Scotland – Hogmanay in Pitlochry via St Andrews

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:January 1, 2024
Post category:Scotland
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Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day. Some of the more famous historic ways to ring in the new year include exchanging gifts such as black buns and whisky, while many others partake in the classic tradition of first footing — which refers to the first person stepping into your home on January 1 determining your luck for the year ahead.

UK: BACKUP – Snowdon Yr Wyddfa

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:July 1, 2023
Post category:Wales
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Snowdon or Yr Wyddfa is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd. Backup is a fantastic organisation supporting those with life changing spinal cord injuries. A rewarding PUSH!

UK: Swedish Midsomer Party

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:June 30, 2023
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In grarian times, Midsummer celebrations in Sweden were held to welcome summertime and the season of fertility. In some areas people dressed up as 'green men', clad in ferns. They also decorated their houses and farm tools with foliage, and raised tall, leafy maypoles to dance around, probably as early as the 1500s.

UK: ITV Coronation Street

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:June 12, 2023
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The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional Weatherfield, a town based on inner-city Salford, England. It is the world's longest running soap opera, having first being aired on 9 December 1960 at 7pm on Granada!

UK: World’s Greatest Showman

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:June 3, 2023
Post category:Wales
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The biographical movie, starring Hugh Jackman, is inspired by the true story of P.T. Barnum's rise to fame with his circus, though some details are slightly exaggerated.

UK: London Marathon 2023 (Ben & Charlotte)

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:April 23, 2023
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It was time to celebrate Charlotte's Birthday - what could be better than: ABBA Voyage is a virtual concert residency by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The concerts feature virtual avatars, depicting the group as they appeared in 1977. The concerts are held in a purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, officially called the ABBA Arena.

UK: Wales Camping Brecon Beacons New Year

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:December 31, 2022
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The Brecon Beacons are a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan.

UK: ABBA Voyage

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:November 20, 2022
Post category:England
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It was time to celebrate Charlotte's Birthday - what could be better than: ABBA Voyage is a virtual concert residency by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The concerts feature virtual avatars, depicting the group as they appeared in 1977. The concerts are held in a purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, officially called the ABBA Arena.

UK: Stranger Things – Interactive Experience

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:October 29, 2022
Post category:England
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In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.Guests are immersed into an original "Stranger Things" storyline...[it] combines the special effects of a 3D Universal Studios ride with a telekinetic escape room." "Immerse yourself on your own adventure with Eleven, Michael, Dustin, Lucas, Max and Will for a very special episode starring none other than you.

UK: Scotland – Torridon

Post author:Tracy Earwaker
Post published:October 22, 2022
Post category:Scotland
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This is one of the most stunning parts of the North Coast 500. The Torridon is set in 58 acres of parkland at the end of a magnificent sea loch, The Torridon has one of the most spectacular and idyllic locations in the country. The area is superb for hiking, kayaking, fishing and mountain biking. Beinn Alligin means the Mountain of Beauty or Jeweled Mountain - and it lives up to the name offering one of the Torridon ridge traverses, with spectacular views and stunning terrain. It includes a traverse of the Horns, which offer reasonably straightforward summer scrambling. Challenging but worth every step (in good weather!).

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