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Zefferellis, Ambleside – Multi-tasking in the Lake District

Zeferellis is a true multi-purpose meeting place in Ambleside, the English Lake District. During the day it is a high class coffee shop, and in the evening it transforms into an excellent vegetarian restaurant.   There is an attached cinema with several screens, and is one of the few in the area. They also have regular [...]

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The Applecross Inn and Campsite; Scotland

The Applecross Inn is an incredibly good pub restaurant in a tiny village in Wester Ross, Scotland. Writing this review ten days later and I am getting very hungry just thinking about this fantastic restaurant. The location is a picturesque village on the edge of a loch, and the inn is really very pretty indeed, [...]

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Alan Fletcher at the K2 Club, Manchester

Soaps aren’t my style I was recently approached by a friend who works in radio to provide some promotional photographs for an interview she was about to do. The interview was with Alan Fletcher aka Doctor Karl Kennedy from Neighbours. My initial reaction was not exactly enthusiastic, considering soaps on an equal footing with reality [...]

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The Fish Hotel – Buttermere, English Lake District

This lovely traditional pub/restaurant is one of two in the village of Buttermere, in the Lake District. Both are well respected and there probably is not a lot to choose between them, but I opted for the Fish Hotel and certainly pleased about that decision! The licensees are a mature couple and listening to them [...]

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Riad Chennaoui, Marrakech – A Hidden Gem

Like many things worth searching for Riad Chennaoui is tucked away a little away from the main square in Marrakech. A short ten minute walk but it is hidden down the labyrinth of streets that is the medina, and initially takes a little finding. In common with all Riads it is almost anonymous from the [...]

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TNF – Big Shot Daypack – £80/131/€91*

I have owned The North Face, Big Shot daypack for nearly four years and it has been my constant companion throughout this time. Durable, versatile and feature packed, it has been thoroughly tested throughout. Suffering from a great deal of abuse, extremes of weather, rough handling and my obsession with trying to squeeze just one [...]

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