Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
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The founders of the Blackgang Mission on the Isle of Wight would not have approved of me. Within seconds of being in this recently converted hall, I had broken one of the Ten Commandments. Thou shall not covet. I was green with jealousy, wanting it not just for the weekend, but for my own home. [...]
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Tags: Add new tag, isle of wight, mission halls, vintage vacations
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
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(first published in the column, My Life in Travel, The Observer, 8 March 2009) Interview with Paul McCathie, recreational tree climber, Goodleaf Tree Climbing Adventures, Isle of Wight I started climbing trees after a gap year travelling. I came home to my native New Zealand in search of a ‘real job’, saw an advert for [...]
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Sunday, June 10th, 2007
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Gone are the purple rinses, the Isle of Wight is the new black. Or should I say green. It surfs, it sculpts, it sings, and it’s shouts sustainability. It was also the guts of a hundred quid to go there by car ferry on the weekend I wanted to travel, which certainly encouraged me to [...]
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Tags: ethical tourism, goodleaf, green tourism, isle of wight, responsible tourism, treeclimbing, vintage vacations
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