2009 June | Travel and Holiday News & Reviews

The Final Countdown for Table mountain

Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2009

You have seven days left to cast your vote for Table Mountain in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign. Currently sitting at number 7 in its category, the majestic icon needs your votes to boost its position before Tuesday July 7, when voting closes.
Table Mountain soared to number five, but now sits at number [...]

Kick off your weekend with STERLING EQ’s sizzling performance at Marimba Restaurant

Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2009

Cape Town’s instrumental supergroup Sterling Electric Quartet will be performing a free concert at Marimba’s Restaurant on Friday the 10th July 2009. Captivating audiences from all walks of life with their spectacular display of virtuosity and their energetic stage presence, this all-female outfit is fast-becoming one of the most sought after bands on South Africa’s [...]

Be inspired and invigorated

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

From towering mountain peaks to flowing rivers and ancient forests, the Cairngorms and Royal Deeside area is home to some of Scotland’s great natural treasures.

Surfers set their sights on Ballito

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Surfers set their sights on Ballito for 1.4 Million Mr Price Pro Ballito: ASP World Qualifying Series surfers the world over are setting their sights on the pristine seaside town of Ballito on the KwaZulu –Natal North Coast, as the countdown begins for the illustrious R1.4 Million Mr Price Pro Ballito.
The 6-Star ASP WQS event [...]

Ice ages…and confusion on dating

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

When we talk about pre history up here in Northumberland we always end up confused.What is meant by stone age,bronze age and so on.And when was the last ice age?

Well the 1st thing to say is that the general sequence is stone to copper to bronze to iron.When each civilisation made the jump between these ages varies across the world.

Anyway…between 18000 and 10000 years ago the ice retreated for the last time.The sea rose and there was pressure on the small tribes to find new sources of food. As a reference it is worth noting that the cave paintings at Lascaux in France were drawn between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.

The Neolithic age started around 7000 bc with the development of agriculture. But it was some time before these changes reached Northumberland.

Eden Valley

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

At the moment the country to the south of Carlisle is a little bit outside the area where we have our self catering cottages.However we hope soon to be able to offer accommodation in the Eden Valley.

This is really a delightful part of England.The valley runs from Appleby in Westmoreland through to where it opens onto the Solway plains and the medieval border city of Carlisle. The predominant bedrock is Penrith red sandstone with its distinctive colour and easily worked stone.

Cumbria as a whole is a dairy county heavily dependent upon the dairy herds. However the Eden Valley shares it’s riches with sheep farmers as well.

So if you are exploring Hadrian’s Wall country why not take a day or so to explore a little further south. It is really beautiful down in the Eden Valley.

Film Review: Yasukuni

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

London – can the city be visited on a low budget?

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

London has always had the reputation of being an expensive city. But with a variety of low cost carriers serving London and plenty of hostels to stay in, museums which can be visited for free , a lot of parks to enjoy nature, isn’t London an affordable destination, after all?
Getting to London
The biggest expense [...]