12 February 2012 1 Comment
ClassicCarBreaks.Mercedes&E-TypeJag.Headlam

A friend bought an 3-type Jaguar on eBay and had it shipped all the way from Florida to Barcelona. He now explores Spain in style: I must say, I get quite jealous. So I was attracted to a package being offered by Headlam Hall, an award-winning country house hotel and spa in the north of England – a two-night Classic .

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30 January 2012 Leave a comment
Scallop Festival

Seafood. There’s nothing like it. And that’s the reason, we will be driving to Rye on the East Sussex coast next month -- the picturesque medieval town is staging the 2012 Rye Bay Scallops event from February 25 to March 4. I’m told this year’s festival will have more places selling scallops this year than ever before – so it will .

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13 December 2011 Leave a comment
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St. Eimhin, a sixth century Irish saint is causing a lot of problems for people living in a small town that is named after him in the Ballyhoura Hills, which separate County Limerick from County Cork. The problem is the pronunciation of the town’s name. You can say Limerick, Ireland or Cork, Ireland without raising an eyebrow or causing a .

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05 December 2011 Leave a comment
car crash hero shot

You would think that if you were driving a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or a slightly more humble Mercedes Benz, you would be exta careful on the road. Not so in Japan, where a group of motoring enthusiasts out on a Sunday drive found themselves in a massive pile-up. Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes, a Lamborghini and two other vehicles were involved in .

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02 December 2011 Leave a comment
jaipur traffic

‘Jaipur is the first planned city of India, located in the desert lands of Rajasthan. The city that once had been the capital of the royalty, now serves as the capital city of Rajasthan. The very structure of Jaipur resembles the taste of the Rajputs and the Royal family’. That’s what the guide book said. It sounds like a place a .


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