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6 Places for a Romantic New Year in 2016

After the flurry of activity throughout December, the seemingly unending responsibilities to family and friends, it is reasonable to assume that you might want to spend the very end of the year with the one person you are most passionate about. There is something inherently romantic about New Year’s Eve, as the clock ticks down the seconds to another year by your partner’s side. If you and your partner want to escape to a special place to exchange your first kiss of the year, here are the best places in the world for a romantic New Year. 1. Christmas Island…

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Visiting Glasgow for a Shopping Minibreak

Glasgow has a plethora of great tourist attractions, from its Victorian architecture and museums to its legendary music venues and restaurants. What some don’t know is that Glasgow has a fantastic shopping scene. With trains from London taking under 5 hours, a weekend shopping minibreak is well worth considering. Here are the places to check out. The Barras A true Glasgow original, Barras Markets run every weekend, and definte the spirit of the city. Ostensibly a flea-market, they sell anything from DVDs to furniture, and everything in between. Haggling is encouraged, and the lively atmosphere sets it apart from other…

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Bonny Scotland

As befits the home of tartan and whiskey simple definitions don’t really suit Scotland. Cliched images of the place abound – postcards of wee Highland terriers, tartan tins of shortbread, ranks of diamond-patterned golf jerseys … and they drive many Scots to apoplexy. And yet Scotland has a habit of delivering on its classic images: in some parts ruined castles really do perch on just about every hilltop, in summer the glens inevitably turn purple with heather and if you end up in a village on gala day you just might bump into a formation of bagpipers marching down the…

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