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Road trips (by car and motorbike) are my favourite way to travel, but am also not against getting on a plane for a city break, sunny getaway, or adventure experience. When I travel, I like to use it as an opportunity to see new views, try new things, and eat well.

TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 3 | Istanbul to Ankara
15 Oct 2015

TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 3 | Istanbul to Ankara

by Splodz | posted in: Travel | 2

A continuation of my TopDeck Turkey diary. If you haven’t read the first post in the series yet go and start here.   The first full day of our TopDeck Travel tour and we were in for an early start. … Continued

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Coach Travel: Passing the Time
12 Oct 2015

Coach Travel: Passing the Time

by Splodz | posted in: Travel | 4

The number one question I’ve been asked since I got home from my TopDeck tour of Turkey has been “wasn’t the travelling boring?”. Well I’m not going to lie and say that a coach is my road trip vehicle of … Continued

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Lyke Wake Walk Take Two
9 Oct 2015

Lyke Wake Walk Take Two

by Splodz | posted in: Bucket List, Splodz Blogz TV, The Outdoors, Travel | 4

After postponing our attempt at the Lyke Wake Walk earlier in the summer, Jenni and I – and now also Allysse who has joined the team – are on our way up to the North Yorkshire Moors to give this thing … Continued

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How to Sleep Anywhere
9 Oct 2015

How to Sleep Anywhere

by Splodz | posted in: Travel | 4

One thing I have become pretty good at over the last few years is sleeping. Anywhere. I even managed a nap when I was waiting for my Gate to be called in Dalaman the other week. Turn the clock back a … Continued

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TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 2 | Istanbul
2 Oct 2015

TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 2 | Istanbul

by Splodz | posted in: Travel | 4

A continuation of my TopDeck Turkey diary. If you haven’t read the first post in the series yet go and start here.   The hotel I stayed in thanks to TopDeck was the Hotel Monaco in the Laleli area of … Continued

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TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 1 | Home to Istanbul
1 Oct 2015

TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 1 | Home to Istanbul

by Splodz | posted in: Bucket List, Travel | 3

Last month I had the pleasure joining TopDeck on The Sultan’s Trail, a week-long tour of Turkey from Istanbul to Fethiye. It was a jam packed week full of culture, sights, sunshine, education and of course – a coach. The tour … Continued

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WhiteWall Photography Lab
29 Sep 2015

WhiteWall Photography Lab

by Splodz | posted in: Photography, Reviews, Travel | 2

How do you preserve your holiday memories? In these days of digital photography we can do all sorts of things to keep our photographs. It’s so easy to organise our images can have our pictures printed out, it takes just a few seconds either … Continued

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My Journey to Istanbul | Splodz Blogz TV
27 Sep 2015

My Journey to Istanbul | Splodz Blogz TV

by Splodz | posted in: Splodz Blogz TV, Travel | 0

Last weekend I headed over to Istanbul to join the TopDeck Travel Sultan’s Trail tour from Istanbul to Fethiye. I prepared this video of my journey from Lincoln to Istanbul while away but couldn’t upload it until I got home (intermittent hotel wifi!). … Continued

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Obergurgl: Summer and Winter
20 Sep 2015

Obergurgl: Summer and Winter

by Splodz | posted in: The Outdoors, Travel | 12

When you go travelling or on holiday, do you ever go back to the same place more than once? Do you prefer to holiday in a different place each time so you can scratch off more places from your world … Continued

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Travelling Light: The Essentials
15 Sep 2015

Travelling Light: The Essentials

by Splodz | posted in: Motorcycling, The Outdoors, Travel | 9

I’m starting to get the hang of the travelling light thing now, having been on a number of motorcycle trips in the last few years. I thought I’d start a bit of a mini series of posts here on Splodz … Continued

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