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82The advantages of booking next year's Summer Holiday right NOW
Today is the 10th October 2011. So is it too early to start planning next summer's vacation? Well, I for one would say that it is not. Sure, if you leave booking your holiday until the last minute you may bag a bargain. However, if you are not careful, that so called good deal could be a disaster. Of course much will depend on you and yours. If money is no object, you can go anywhere and at any time then forward planning probably will not be necessary. However, for most of us this is not t
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80Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations: Details announced
A year before Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee celebrations get underway in the UK, the palace has announced the itinerary. The British Royal Family are good at pomp and ceremony. You only have to look at the recent wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The royals may berate the media at times but they like to court it when it suits. Special anniversaries and jubilee celebrations are always good for cementing "the firm" deeper in its foundations. The palace and government are
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89Living on a tight budget: How to live on little money
Let's face it, having to count the pennies and limit your spending is a pain in the backside. However, if you have a limited income that is what you must do, in order to keep your head above water. There are many people these days who just think, "what the hell", and accrue massive debts on credit cards and the like. However, even if you think that you can cope with bad debts, and possibly bankruptcy, this is never a good idea. You can end up with a bad credit report or credit rating which could
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81Victoria Sponge Cake: A classic English or British cake
You may find that, what we English call Victoria sponge cake, is similar to some cake recipes in your country. These days these sponge cakes are often made in small individual bun cases, with fresh fruit added, whipped cream or even chocolate varieties. However, the basic Victoria sponge is a classic recipe and here are the details. Once you have perfected the basic cake you can let your imagination run wild.....
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78Favourite flowers: Love in the mist
For those of you who are new to the flower Love In The Mist there is an image above. Pretty, I think you will agree.These delicate flowers grow in wild looking groups. Once you have grown a patch of these flowers they will come back year after year. Well sometimes with a little help from YOU.Each flower, at the end of the growing season in Autumn, turns into a dried, round seed head. These do not look unattractive, in some ways. I usually...
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75World War Two: The Blitz and Hull
The Second World War damaged so many people and countries around the world. The relatively small north eastern port of Hull, UK, was one such place. During just two nights in May 1941 the death toll and devastation reached phenoneml heights.
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85Thassos: The Greek Island of Thassos
Thassos is one of the North-Eastern Aegean Greek Islands. In fact it is Greece's most Northern Island. When we visited access was via mainland Greece. We landed at the airport at Kavala, were taken by coach the short journey to the sea and completed our journey to Thassos by ferry. We had never visited an Island that required a ferry journey before as we had read that bad weather could cause delays and the journey would be fraught with problems, but it was not.
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82How to express your condolences when someone dies: What to write or say.
It can be very hard getting the right balance when someone dies. Many years ago there was an unspoken code of conduct, when someone passed away. Direct mourners knew what to wear and how to behave. These days it is not always so easy.
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79Turkey: A vacation in the resort of Marmaris was not perfect for us and here is why
We flew to Turkey from Humberside Airport in the UK. At the time this airport was even smaller than today and there was absolutely nothing to do as we waited for our flight. Friends had already warned us that we would need to pay £10 each for a visa at the Turkish airport check-in. This was duly handed over but you do not receive a visa. However, the Turkish guard let us in. Hooray
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78Coronation Street UK: England's oldest and longest running soap opera
On December 9th 1960 Coronation Street arrived on British Television sets. Who could have imagined back then it would still have been going strong in 2009. Its distinctive theme tune is widely known in the UK these days, even by people who have never watched this programme. Coronation Street was a soap opera or, as these were more often called back then, a kitchen sink drama. However kitchen sink dramas tended to be one offs that were either a play or a film and often aimed at making a statem
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