Golden beach

The best beach hotels in Portugal

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Portugal has many strong points, but the beaches have to be the biggest draw. Not only because of the dizzying choice and variety along the long coastline, but also because of their exceptional quality and cleanliness. Is it any wonder that the majority of Portuguese spend every minute of their free time on the beachhappy … Read more

I found my grandfather’s D-Day diary and went to Normandy to follow in his footsteps

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Diary entry, June 6, 1944: “Land (invasion) 7:30 am, little done in the morning, afternoon with information[antry], it turned out to be 4 bunkers. Met other AVREs at 5pm (prox).” Much has been written about D-Day. Although not much, as evidenced by the words of my grandfather, James “Jim” Baxter, who summarized his part in … Read more