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Off the Beaten Track in London
If you've had enough of big tourist attractions, there are plenty of quieter yet fascinating and different places to visit in London.
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100+ Best Books Set in France
Discover over 100 books set in France, including crime and mystery stories, modern novels, historical fiction, classics, chick lit, travel lit, and more!
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All You Need to Know About Placebos and the Placebo Effect
Placebos and the placebo effect explained in simple terms, and their implications in medicine today.
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How to Make an Atlas More Interesting With Postcards
Use postcards to bring an atlas to life! Expand your knowledge of world geography while showing off your card collection.
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How to Make an Attractive Fan-Fold Book
A fan-fold or concertina-fold album is used as an attractive way to display postcards. They are also easy to make! Make your own fan-fold album with this step-by-step guide.
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How to Display Your Postcards: Quick and Easy Method
Here's an inexpensive and effective way to show off your postcards, photos, or holiday greeting cards. This is a great project to do with children.
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Exchanging postcards - an unusual hobby?
Collecting postcards is well known, but exchanging them seems more unusual. There are several ways to find people interested in postcard exchange.
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Using Picasa to Find Colours Red, White, and Blue
No doubt many of you use Picasa to store and organise your photos, but have you tried the "experimental" search facility?
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Instant springtime
How to provide a burst of spring colour in a container garden.
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Room, and other books by Emma Donoghue
What links a scandal in Victorian England, the story of a boy who knows nothing of a world beyond the room where he was born, and a collection of stories about people on the move?
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A Diet High in Fibre Reduces Your Risk of Heart Disease
Having a good amount of fibre in your diet is known to have great health benefits. According to a recent WHO study it will lower your risk of death. It's easy to achieve when you know how.
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Literary Tourism | Novels Set in Other Countries
Travel the world by reading books. These are some of the novels which have taken my imagination around the world. Have you any to add?
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Science in the Garden
A few ideas on how to encourage your child or grandchild to be interested in the world around them and so foster an interest in science.
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Sweet Chestnuts: Information and Recipes
Chestnuts are coming back into favour because of their great nutritional value. Here are some interesting facts about chestnut trees, sweet chestnuts, and how best to use them.
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Take a Carpet Ride to Khiva or Wrap Up in a Kashmir Shawl
Books can open up a whole new world to the reader. The two I review here will show you the culture and traditions of Kashmir, through one novel and one non-fiction account.
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Bourton on the Water, in the Cotswolds, and River Football
Bourton on the Water is a peaceful and typical Cotswold village - apart from once a year when things go crazy.
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International Bog Snorkelling Championships
Find out more about the unusual event known as bog snorkelling, where, when and how.
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Making Postcards from Vintage Images
Some ideas on how to source images for creating postcards to sell online
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Too Many Apples? Try These Recipes
If you have ever wondered what to do with a glut of apples, these ideas may help you.
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International Snail Racing Championships in Congham
Visiting Norfolk? International snail racing comes to a head each summer. Didn't you know?
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Visit the Top 5 Château Gardens of the Loire Valley
If you love gardens and visit the Loire Valley when you are in France, do make an effort to see these gardens too.
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15 Great Books for Summer Reading
A choice of books I'd recommend and be happy to read myself in a summer holiday.
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A Shingle Beach, a Sea Defence
A shingle (pebbled) beach, somewhere to play, somewhere to learn, and a great sea defence.
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Beautiful Well-Dressings Make an English Summer Special
What is well dressing, where and when can I see some? What does it mean and what is its history?
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Fabulous Street and Public Art in Monaco
You first thoughts of Monaco are probably not about art but maybe that is doing a disservice to the principality.
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Rosie Lee and Flavoured Tea Recipes
Some more unusual recipes for tea based drinks
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Simple couscous salad recipes
If you've never tried couscous, you will find these tried and tested couscous salads simple and tasty. Even if you have tried it before, they are still simple and tasty!
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Ghost Stories for Halloween
My choice of books that continue the great tradition of ghost stories.
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The Future of Education - A Cloud of Grandmothers?
Have you got SOLE? The Self Organised Learning Environment, the grandmother effect and a School in the Clouds: how they all add up to let children learn
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Think About Collecting Postcards, a Wonderful Hobby for All
How to start a postcard collection and how to keep it growing, what to collect and where to find it.