Inspiring Travel Writing from Solange Hando
Solange Hando is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and travelwritersUK. She is a freelance bilingual writer (English/French) and photographer, covering soft adventure, city breaks, culture, exotic beaches and holidays. Specialist areas include France, southern Europe, Grenada, Cuba, South-East Asia, Indian subcontinent,Morocco, Tunisia.
Articles by Solange Hando
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Cyprus: Island of Legend and Love
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Solange Hando
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Cyprus
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Western Cyprus
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Limassol
Islands are special but when you share a beach with the Goddess of Love, it’s simply bewitching. Legend has it Aphrodite was born on the shores of southern Cyprus and if you swim around the rock bearing her name, you might catch a glimpse of her...
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Mauritius: Island Colours
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Solange Hando
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Mauritius
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North Western Mauritius
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Grand Baie
The ocean shimmers silver and gold as the first rays of the sun rise over the east coast. Flame trees and frangipani shed a little blossom in the breeze and a lonely fisherman heads down to the beach. Nothing disturbs the peace but the chatter of...
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Romney Marsh
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Solange Hando
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United Kingdom
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South East England
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Romney Marsh
‘Better be no service today. Pulpit full o’tobacco, vestry full o’brandy.’ So the parson sent his flock home and no one batted an eyelid. How else could a sheep farmer feed his family over the winter? With its deserted...
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Queen Vic's Dear Paradise
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Solange Hando
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United Kingdom
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Scottish Highlands
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Speyside
It’s official, the Grampian has enjoyed the royal seal of approval for 151 years, ever since Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new Balmoral castle by the river Dee. Bulging out into the sea from the Moray Firth to the Aberdeen...
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Pays Basque
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Solange Hando
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France
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Pays Basque
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Biarritz
Nestling between the Pyrenees and the Atlantic is a corner of France unlike any other. Is it the translucent light, the bucolic hills, the long beaches fringed with silvery surf? The half-timbered villages and towns ablaze with flowers? Perhaps it’s...
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A Dream of Alice: By the Sea in North Wales
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Solange Hando
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United Kingdom
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Wales
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Llandudno
Push open the door at no 3 Trinity Square and you step back into your childhood dreams. Here’s Alice in her blue and white pinafore dress, the Cheshire Cat, the Royal Court, follow the voices and in the rabbit hole, the story unfolds like...
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Sunshine Island
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Solange Hando
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Spain
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Canary Islands
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Gran Canaria
Do you dream of fine sands and swaying palms, warm seas and a deep blue sky? Lapped by the Atlantic ocean just 100 kms from the Moroccan coast, Gran Canaria has it all, a wild sun-baked island round as a moon, lying at the heart of the Canaries...
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Land of the Wild Olive Trees
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Solange Hando
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Italy
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Sardinia
Half-way between Europe and Africa, part of Italy since 1861 yet enjoying a semi-autonomous status, Sardinia is proud of its identity. Waves of invaders have left their mark through the centuries, but the island remains its own continent with a...
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Costa Daurada
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Solange Hando
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Spain
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Catalunya
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Tarragona
1. Framed by the hills of Catalonia, stretching for 200 kms, the Costa Daurada beckons with endless ribbons of sand, quaint fishing villages and colourful towns. At the heart of it all, the popular palm-lined resort of Salou claims eight beaches and...
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Tunisia
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Solange Hando
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Tunisia
Do you dream of an exotic holiday, white sands and blue lagoons, vineyards and orange blossom? You won’t need a magic carpet to reach these sunny shores for Tunisia is just 2½ hours away. It’s safe and friendly, English is widely...