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Lifestyle

Beat Those Winter Chills With A Merino Beanie

December 20, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Wool from Merino sheep is considered to be the softest and warmest around. So it is no wonder the wool is the number one choice for hat specialists Tilley for their range of different and […]

Lifestyle

What’s Good For The Goose Is Good For The Environment

December 19, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

What thought do we as travellers give to the source of our warmth as we wrap up in trendy outdoor gear? Many products are lined with goose “down’’, the soft under plumage which acts as […]

Yachting

SailSterling Launches New 2021 Italian Wine Tours

December 18, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Luxury sailing tour specialist SailSterling has unveiled its new 2021 programme of unique wine-themed flotilla holidays around the Aeolian Islands and a partnership with an English vineyard. The six-night catamaran tour around the archipelago off […]

Cruises

Viking Cruises Supports Art World Through Major New Exhibition

December 16, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

River and ocean cruise line Viking (www.vikingcruises.co.uk) is continuing to support the arts world through sponsoring an exhibition that brings together the work of Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch plus a new art competition. With […]

Lifestyle

Sleep Easy And Keep The Bugs At Bay With We Drifters

December 13, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

A good night’s sleep is all important if you want to make the most of your travelling and there is nothing worse than being kept awake by foreign bugs buzzing above. Traveller Naudia Salmon faced […]

Cocktails

Jose Cuervo Is Giving Away The World’s First Piñata Bar

December 9, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Jose Cuervo, the world’s number-one tequila, is entering the festive spirit (excuse the pun) by giving one lucky person an early Christmas present with the chance to win the world’s first piñata bar via social […]

Cruises

Touchless OceanMedallion Technology Rolled Out Across Princess Cruises’ Fleet

December 7, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Princess Cruises (www.princess.com) will feature touchless MedallionClass technology across its global fleet when cruising resumes in 2021. The size of a 10p coin, the wearable medallion replaces cabin key cards and offers a host of […]

Lifestyle

Bag Yourself Some New Countries With Gandys

December 6, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Many of us are chomping at the bit to hit the road again and explore and discover some new and exciting places. The pandemic has taught us not to take things for granted and embrace […]

Lifestyle

And December

December 4, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 46

December – here we are. All of us with all our unfinished pain. I can’t stop thinking about it, feeling it. The messy, murky, mental homelessness of it all. We’ve run out of space. It’s […]

Greece

Living Like A Local In Lixouri

December 2, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

Whenever but soon and sure enough a week later I was back. I just had to complete my exploration of the island and the western waves of Paliki. As a peninsula Paliki is wonderful to […]