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Alykanas - My Favourite Holiday Destination

Alykanas - My Favourite Holiday Destination I am back in my favourite holiday destination. I am in Alykanas, Zante, Greece. I love Greece, I love the culture, I love the food, I love the history, I love the people, but most of all I love the sun. The middle of October and I am sunbathing in 27C sunshine. I love Greece but my favourite island is Zante, also know as Zakynthos. We have been to 12 Greek Islands and also to Athens but this is now my fourth visit to Zante. The only other island that we have made a return journey to is Kefalonia, an island that I can see now from my sunbed. Alykes The first time that I came to Zante was to the town of Argassi. It was ok but I was so pleased when decided to go back to Zante and discovered Alykes. It was a great holiday. We stayed at the Seaview Hotel. It certainly had a sea view. When we opened the balcony door the noise of the sea crashing against the pebbles was deafening. We were self catering ...

The Lugger Inn in Polruan in Cornwall

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . The Lugger Inn in Polruan in Cornwall The next stage of our Devon and Cornwall holiday takes us to the Lugger Inn in Polruan for a two night stay. The Lugger Inn was first opened as a public house in 1794 but the rooms above have recently been refurbished to a very high standard. There are four rooms and we stayed in room number 3 overlooking Polruan harbour. The bed was very comfortable. The room was very clean but there is no room service. If you want the towels changed you have to ask the staff in the bar. The shower was hot and powerful. The description of Lugger Inn states that there is no parking but we were fortunate to find somebody leaving one of the very few spaces on the Quay. The charge is £8.50 for the whole day. Al...

The Secret Dead of Slapton Sands

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . The Secret Dead of Slapton Sands On our way from Torquay to Fowey we decided to break the journey at Slapton Sands. My wife had heard the story of Slapton Sands and wanted to see where it happened. It was also a convenient place for a drink stop. The story of the secret dead is an interesting story but for forty years, the deaths of 946 American soldiers and sailors was kept secret. Half way between Strete and the village of Torcross is a monument presented, in 1954, by the US Army thanking the people of the towns of Blackawton, Chillington, East Allington, Sherford, Slapton, Stokenham, Strete, and Torcross. In 1943, the inhabitants of these towns left their homes so that the US could practice for the D-Day landings. On the monument there is...

Day Out from Torquay

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Day Out from Torquay On our return trip to Cornwall we decided to reminisce with a return trip to Paignton but, because of our love of Fawlty Towers, decided to stay in Torquay and visit the adjacent resort of Paignton. We had a great day in Paignton and decided to return the following day to take a trip on the steam train. The day started off great and then got better. We boarded an open top bus from Torquay to Paignton and I discovered that my pensioner bus pass also go me free travel on an open top bus 200 miles from home. My wife is not a pensioner so she had to pay the £2 maximum fare - still a bargain. Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company The Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company claims that the Paignt...

The Imperial Hotel Torquay

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . We really enjoyed our visit to Cornwall last year so we decided to return this year via Devon. My wife had been to Paignton on holiday a few times and I had been there once but that was over 40 year’s ago. Neither of us had been to Torquay, but we decided to start our holiday in Torquay mainly because of our love of Fawlty Towers. After we booked we found out that, although Fawlty Towers is set in Torquay, it was actually filmed at Wooburn Grange Country Club in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire. It caught fire in 1991 and has since been demolished. W e booked into the Imperial Hotel in Torquay for three nights. Although not very impressive on the outside, the interior of the Imperial Hotel still contains the grandeur of a bygone age. T...

Kindle books £1 – Amazon puts another 80 books on it’s £1 list

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Kindle books £1 – Amazon puts another 80 books on it’s £1 list I do not have a Kindle device but I love reading Kindle books. You don’t need a Kindle to read a Kindle book . All you need is a Kindle app on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Put down your book on one device and pick it up in the same place on another. Take every word, of every story, everywhere you go. Each month Amazon reduces the price of 80 kindle books to just £1 each. The genre available this month are: Thrillers and Mysteries; Romance; Literature and Fiction; and Science Fiction and Fantasy. This month selection of Kindle Books discounted to £1 each can be found at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/40-Kindle-Books-Discounted-to-1-Each Before You Go. If you have found this post useful, you c...

Echo Dot Smart Speaker Review

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Echo Dot Smart Speaker Review I bought an Echo Dot Smart Speaker (2nd generation) on Black Friday 2018. I loved it. When British Gas installed it’s Hive system in my home I received another, this time FREE, Echo Dot. The Echo Dot connects to Alexa (Amazon’s cloud-based voice service). It can play music, make calls, set alarms and timers, ask questions, check your calendar, weather, traffic and sports scores, manage to-do and shopping lists, control compatible smart home devices, and more. It is a great device. Why type into Google when you can just ask Alexa. Through the Dot, Alexa can control compatible smart lights, switches, TVs, thermostats and more. When you ask the Echo Dot for a song, artist or genre of music, it can get it from from ...