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Rain or Shine | Britains Wettest Summer in Years | Bring Me Sunshine

Posted by Viola Woolcott

Well, the below is an article I wrote a few years ago. I think in 2007. Sounds familiar and not much different to how the weather has been recently. So what’s different?

I couldn’t believe it this morning, but there it was, yet another “wet” and windy day. Just when you think summer is here, it’s gone again and it seems like the rain is never going to end!

Southern Europe seems to be having a heat wave and I guess we are all aware that Britain faces one of the wettest summers in years.

Not that I really been looking, but I’ve come across some pretty inexpensive sunshine deals which offer included taxes and charges and even free upgrades - especially if you travel over night. And don’t we all like to look for top deals as well as discounts and try to escape into the sunshine?

Some of the best deals I come across so far are for Greece and it’s beautiful islands.

Personally I do like the all-inclusive deals. In March I went to Egypt on a Nile Cruise with LOADS of excursions for just over £500. I really enjoyed it, except for the heat. Some days it was almost 50 degrees. Unbearable!

I guess it is time to get that holiday booked. Don’t hang around waiting for the sun, pack your bags and go!

My next trip is already booked, but it’s going to be winter where I am going

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The 10 Scariest Runways in the World

Posted by Viola Woolcott

SCARY STORIES!!

I’m sure that we all have a story or two to tell about a ‘scary’ take off or landing.

Remember a little bit of those horrible turbulences?…
… the horrendous smack down on the runway?…
… or how about the truly harrowing experience taking off?…

Well, I am sure its all open to the individuals interpretation.

In the most recent research, the 10 scariest runways in the world are:

In alphabetical order:

1. Barra Airport, Barra, Scotland
2.Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
3. JFK, New York
4. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
5. Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal
6. Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho
7. Paro Airport, Bhutan
8. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
9. Reagan National, Washington, D.C.
10. Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Personally I’ve flown into 7 of the above airports, but none of them are on my list of ‘scary’ runway stories.

How about you? Do you have a story to tell?

Become A Time Traveller With Google Earth !

Submitted by Kyler Horris

I thought that could be quite interesting!

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Sleep Tight Don’t let the Bed Bugs Bite

By Viola Woolcott

Bed bugs hide and come out at night to suck your blood while you rest and sleep. They are creepy little buggers.

Bed bugs are found in hotels all over the world. They are not only confined to grotty and dodgy B&B’s. Researchers state that that we will see a 500- fold increase in these little parasites. And that especially in bigger, major cities.

The little blood suckers creep into the folds of the best, finest furniture. They colonise in the best hotels. They gorge on their ‘occupants’ blood beneath Egyptian cotton sheets and hide in the seems of our clothing. You also find them round the seems of mattresses and they love the seems of curtains. They hide in cavities. In crevices in beds… cracks in skirting boards… and if not there, try the light fittings. AND, if you think that’s it, NO, it isn’t. Bedbugs bury themselves in our luggage. We arrive home, unpack… and once the lights are off at night, they are after a midnight feast. And if you don’t have any, there is a good chance that your neighbour does… and they love marching over through the cracks of the walls.

Bedbugs usually feed between 5-10 days, but they can (without feeding) lie dormant for up to a whole year. The bug is visible to the human eye. They are flat and opaque brown and after a ‘snack’, they swell and grow darker.

The little parasite is 5mm in length and it can consume about 4 x their own bodyweight in less than 15 minutes. In eight weeks a female can lay up to 500 eggs. So if you just pick up 3 or 4 from somewhere, you could have an infestation of hundreds, NO thousands within two months.

The bites are very itchy and can also cause allergies. It does not matter how clean you are in your home, that’s immaterial as bed bugs feed on people and not on food.

Also, watch out for blood spotting, or those brown faecal smears on your sheets, as that is a real giveaway. And it doesn’t help JUST to treat the mattress. The whole bedroom has to be treated, or you store up trouble for later on.

Bed bugs are yet another unwelcome by-product of modern travel. The more mobile we get - so are they.

Maple Syrup Festivals in Canada - Spring is on its way!

By Viola Woolcott

Maple Syrup Festivals are a definite sign that spring is on its way.

March and April bring warmer weather. Maple syrup producers are starting to collect the sap from their maple trees. They start the process of converting the sap to the sweet sticky condiment.

It is a very popular festival and many visitors are drawn to these farms at this time of year to watch or take part in the maple syrup making process. On most farms and sugar shacks there is a fun range of activities for kids, which may include sleigh rides and snow taffy making, wagon rides and craft sessions, tours and demonstrations, and of course ’most important’ sampling of the maple syrup, maybe even with pancakes or other foods that feature the finished product.

Did you know that maple syrup is one of Canada’s most popular commodities? Did you know that it also accounts for 85% of the total world’s supply?

The biggest producer of maple syrup is Quebec, followed by Ontario. New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are also home to maple syrup farms. towns in these provinces celebrate this yummy, sticky condiment with festivals in March and April. Producers are to the public and allow visitors to observe and if they like to participate in the making of maple syrup.

Coastal Art For Inside and Out | Jan Guest

By Viola Woolcott

Jan, the Founder of www.JanGuest.com uses a variety of reclaimed products like coastal timber, diamond drilled pebbles as well as press moulded stoneware fired blue pottery.

Jan creates wall hangers, plaques, wind chimes and large freestanding garden pieces.

To check out Jan’s Events & Exhibitions click on the link below:
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