Inspiring Travel Writing from Simon Heptinstall: Page 2 of 4
Articles by Simon Heptinstall: Page 2 of 4
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Driving Across an Ice Lake in Finland
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Simon Heptinstall
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Finland
It was late at night, 30 degrees below zero and the dense forest was several feet deep in snow. We were driving at 100 mph along a narrow, twisting ice track a few feet from the tree trunks. A steep hairpin bend suddenly appeared in our headlamps. I...
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How to Drive to Twelve Countries in One Day
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Simon Heptinstall
Colonel Ray Pye’s eyes bulge with disbelief. The owner of Folkestone’s Harbourside Hotel has just asked what he always asks guests eating his full English breakfast. ‘Where are you going today?’ ‘France,’ I reply...
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Travels Around Budleigh Salterton
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Simon Heptinstall
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United Kingdom
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Devon and Cornwall
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Devon
If they so choose, the retired colonels of the Budleigh Salterton gentlemen's club can look down from the reading room windows onto their private car park. It's hardly a view likely to galvanise the old gentlemen to great feats of daring. Yet it...
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Boutique and Budget: UK Hotels with Great Rates
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Simon Heptinstall
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United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Region
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Edinburgh
The UK is particularly good value now: you can find boutique and luxury hotel rooms at great rates. And in many cities there are plenty of attractions that are completely free. Budget Hotels in Edinburgh Edinburgh offers one of Britain’s best city...
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Budget Scotland
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Simon Heptinstall
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United Kingdom
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Southern Scotland
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Glasgow
There’s more to Scotland than haggis, kilts and mountains, as any recent visitor will tell you. Today’s Scotland is a vibrant, exciting place with brilliant city breaks to rival any in Europe and some of the continent’s most...
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A Tour of the Greatest Cornish Gardens
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Simon Heptinstall
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United Kingdom
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Devon and Cornwall
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Cornwall
The wind had whipped my hair into a style reminiscent of a badly pruned apple tree. My mud-caked shoes had transformed into unwashed root vegetables and drizzle was running along my eyebrows and down to the end of my nose like an elaborate...
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Butlins
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Simon Heptinstall
Announcing you are off for a weekend in Paris sounds quite impressive, a short break in the Med is even better and a brief holiday in the Caribbean is like saying: “I’m really much richer than you are…” But when I tried...
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Cleveland's Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
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Simon Heptinstall
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United States
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Ohio
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Cleveland
Little Richard and Yoko Ono performed the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The seven-hour opening celebration concert included Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry and James Brown. The event was watched by 14 million American TV viewers. This...
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Cyprus: Off the Beaten Track
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Simon Heptinstall
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Cyprus
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Western Cyprus
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Paphos
Lunch had been enormous again, the afternoon sun was now really hot and the waves making a gentle rhythm on the shore. So it didn’t take long before I was peacefully dozing on the deserted sandy beach. A sudden wet sniffling sound right in front of...
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Visiting the Great British Cathedrals
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Simon Heptinstall
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United Kingdom
At 6.45 each morning, the Vergers slide back the well-oiled bolts and the huge wooden doors swing slowly open with an ancient creak. The architectural masterpiece that is the interior of Lincoln Cathedral is open to the public for another day. Like...
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