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August 27, 2020|Travel and Environment

A Global Brew

By Phillipa Kaye From a Portuguese Princess to India to the world’s most popular brew to somewhat unexpected forays of tourism. The journey of tea might not be quite what you expect! ‘Stick the kettle on,’ must be one of the most used sentences amongst the British population. We are renowned for our love of tea; the problems of the world, our latest relationship disaster, the dog chewing up our favourite pair of heels, the kids driving us round the bend, all seem a little bit better when we’

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July 29, 2020|Lifestyle

Staycation vs abroad

For many UK residents, summer getaways for 2020 are set to look a little different to what we’re more commonly used to. Many of us have unfortunately had our 2020 holidays plans cancelled after a turbulent start to the year, but can we still get that R&R we crave? With the hospitality industry, both in the UK and in many abroad destinations, finally getting the green lights when it comes to reopening their doors to the public, the big question has arisen. Staycation or abroad? A survey conduct

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July 14, 2020|Travel and Environment

Fascinating Goa

Travel blogger Philippa Kaye shares with us her thoughts and amusing comments on Goa and its connection to the Great Yorkshire Saturday Night Out! Think of Goa and one thinks of spending a couple of weeks on sun-drenched beaches, lined with palm trees swaying in the breeze, chilled days with chilled drinks and excellent cheap food; in short, the perfect idyll for a well-deserved break. You’d be right. Goa has been popular since it was discovered by the hippies in the 60’s, there’s still a few o

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July 6, 2020|Travel and Environment

Doncaster Sheffield Airport welcomes the Safe Travel list ready to kick-start the summer

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) is looking forward to getting passengers back in the air following the publication of the Depart for Transport (DfT) safe travel destinations released today and the relaxation of FCO restrictions on non-essential travel. The Government announced today that 14-day quarantine rules on inbound passenger travel will be relaxed from 10th July, and non-essential travel restrictions from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will cease from Saturday 4th July. Chr

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July 2, 2020|Travel and Environment

The South Luangwa in Zambia, versatile options for affordable and extraordinary safaris

Travel blogger Philippa Kaye shares with us her adventures in Zambia. I had arrived at Flatdogs Camp in Zambia at night, meaning that I couldn’t see much of my surroundings. The camp is part owned by a friend of mine who, I’d like to say, having taken inspiration from me at quitting a great job in London to go an run a wildlife lodge in India, followed a similar path out to Zambia. We’d naturally caught up, had a few drinks and when it was time to hit the sack I was told, ‘Whenever you wake up,

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July 1, 2020|Travel and Environment

TUI taking off once again from Doncaster Sheffield Airport from 1st August

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is pleased to announce TUI will once again take off from 1st August. Passengers will finally be able to get away for their long-awaited summer break flying from DSA with TUI to popular destinations such as Lanzarote, Tenerife, Palma del Mallorca in Spain, Kos and Rhodes in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. TUI has plans for as many as 50,000 customers to jet off on their summer holidays from DSA between the 1st August and late October and the airport has seen a huge uplift

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July 1, 2020|Travel and Environment

Wizz Air jetting off from Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is pleased to announce that following the relaxation of travel restrictions Wizz Air will be restarting operations from DSA 1st July, with the first flights expected to Riga, Krakow, Vilnius and Bucharest . Wizz Air is DSA’s largest airline, having operated from the airport for over a decade, with flights starting in 2006. Wizz Air serves a number of popular European cities and holiday destinations with low cost fares. It is anticipated that more of these will soon

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June 26, 2020|Travel and Environment

Drift away with the beauty of Sri Lanka

Once again Philippa Kaye Travel blogger and author, shares with us her experiences of her extensive travels. This time Philippa visits Sri Lanka. Serendipity - the phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for. That’s the definition, but have you ever wondered where the word Serendipty came from? Probably not, but let me tell you anyway. It was inspired by one of the former names of Sri Lanka, Serendib, and that to me, is what Sri Lanka is all about. Let me explain. It has

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June 15, 2020|Travel and Environment

A passion for India

Travel blogger Philippa Kaye shares some of her India experiences with us: To say I have a passion for India would be an understatement, this passion for India is closely followed by a love for Nepal and Sri Lanka, two countries which have incredible diversity but which are infinitely more manageable. I am lucky that when I started my career in this part of the world, I worked for people who had a policy of, “If you haven’t seen it, how can you sell it?’’ This was my first foray into the ‘ar

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June 10, 2020|Travel and Environment

Traveller, writer and adventurer Philippa shares her experiences

Philippa Kaye was born and raised in Yorkshire and completed her degree in London before heading to the mountains where she worked six ski seasons in Austria, France and Canada. She spent several years working for luxury tour operators in London from where she discovered India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Philippa is a traveller, writer, adventurer and self-confessed Indophile. She has spent thirteen years living in and traveling extensively throughout India, writing about her experiences; periodicall

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May 4, 2020|Travel and Environment

Preparing for the next adventure

Holidays and travel, whether at home or abroad may seem like a distant dream during this extended Covid-19 lockdown however patience will pay and there is no reason why you cannot start preparing for that next mini-break or big adventure. For many explorers, cancelled trips and lack of clarity may prove to be disheaertening, and this unexpected free time at home can be filled by discovering the rich and diverse beauty the world has to offer from the comfort of an armchair. Here are three way

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April 28, 2020|Travel and Environment

The 7 holiday homes we’d want to visit when we can travel again

As the thought of escapism is on everyone’s minds, we’re looking to the future to when travelling and visiting new places is possible once again. From fairy tale castles to staying the night in a gorgeous shepherd’s hut, the UK offers some fantastic holiday destinations and here are seven amazing holiday homes which should be on everyone’s bucket list to visit in the future. The Summer House, Shropshire With the option of staying in fairy tale turret with a spiral staircase, who can resist? One

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