When I was 8 years old, I met a kid called Edward. We instantly became best friends and began a lifetime of adventure and tomfoolery.…
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Grey-haired hikers rule the Surrey countryside. Their stuffed backpacks and ski-pole walking sticks bulk them up like wealthy Ghostbusters. Where are they going? What do…
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More manageable than London, and more beautiful than Cambridge, Oxford’s the England we’re all looking for….. A jodhpur-clad girl rode confidently through the traffic on a reconditioned retro racer.…
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Camping on the Gower Peninsula has become a holy grail for many adventurous Brits looking to escape to the rolling waves and hills. Being brought…
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UPDATE: I moved back to Barcelona! Click here to see my latest guide to the best restaurants and tapas bars in Barcelona! As much as…
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Unprepared but unperturbed, Ben Holbrook explores Joshua Tree National Park, where life is lived dangerously or not at all. “Do you think there are mountain lions…
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Written for FromBarcelona.com > Original post available here For those of us who have spent an extended period in Barcelona, the city never really leaves…
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In a last-ditch attempt to give his mother-in-law, Ana, a taste of authentic London, Ben Holbrook heads to Columbia Road Flower Market, where the bellowing…
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Ben Holbrook discovers a peaceful haven away from the London chaos, only to be greeted by another kind of crazy. Living in London, or near London as…
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As I write this I am sitting in La Latina, Madrid, the capital city of Spain. The warm summer breeze flows gently through the rustic…
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“Take an hour for lunch and be back here ready for the dinner rush,” David told me. Luckily I had my board in the car. I…
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After living in Barcelona for 5 years I have compiled a list of my “Best Things to do in Barcelona”! It’s fun, grimy and ESSENTIAL!
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Liya is a friend of mine from Barcelona, she’s always out taking pictures of the city and I wanted to share them with you. This…
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Visiting the Amalfi coast has always been a dream of mine and I had been obsessed with the idea of spending some time there since…
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I heard about Richmond Park when I was just a kid. Everyone always talked about this amazing giant park in the middle of London –…
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We flew into San Francisco and I had no idea what time or day it was. We’d been flying for what seemed like a lifetime,…
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I’ve never been one to get over-excited about watching sport. As a kid I’d fall asleep as soon as the footie was turned on and…
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