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Ionian Idyll: Sailing amongst Greece’s Ionian Islands

published by Aline Dobbie on सोम, 13/08/2018 - 13:41

To sail in the Ionian, one needs to fly into Preveza a small airport on the mainland of Greece very near to the island of Lefkas. Our yacht share is moored at Sivota which is a charming little village with a beautiful bay is also on Lefkas; a taxi ride takes about fifty minutes.

Opinion: India Today, by Aline Dobbie

published by Aline Dobbie on सोम, 13/08/2018 - 13:36

In early January 2018 I was again invited to see Mahindra World City near Chennai; it continues to flourish and there have been further additions to the whole place since our visit in February 2015. There are plans now for a similar MWC in northern Tamil Nadu, and adjacent to Ahmedabad, and probably some other strategic locations.

Splendours of the Subcontinent: A Prince’s Tour of India

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 24/12/2017 - 13:09

In October 1875, the Prince of Wales set off on a four-month tour of the Indian Subcontinent, visiting over 21 localities, which today encompass India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.

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World Travel Market 2017

published by Aline Dobbie on बुध, 08/11/2017 - 12:54

Aline and Graham Dobbie attended first two days of WTM 2017 in London. This great travel mart is responsible for approximately £3 billion worth of business and is attended by upwards of 53,000 people from 180 countries with 3000 Press.

Andros, Greece’s Northern most Cycladic Island

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 05/11/2017 - 12:21

Simply put, Andros is lovely and is easily reached by ferry from Rafina 20 minutes east of the city of Athens. There are regular bus services from the International Airport of Athens to coincide with the ferries. Our ferry only took two hours and left us at the port of Gavrio.

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Greece

Athens: The Antiquity of Ancient Greece

published by Aline Dobbie on बुध, 01/11/2017 - 11:58

Athens, it entered my ‘ken’ of course when I was a child learning about Ancient Greece, and even before that when I read avidly about the mythical Greek Gods and Goddesses and kings and warriors…

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Greece

Thessaloniki: The Glorious Heart of Northern Greece

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 22/10/2017 - 10:48

Thessaloniki: a name that conjured up an exotic ancient place that was in my imagination for years. Thessaloniki is Greece’s second city with all its antiquity now a beating heart of culture, cuisine and heritage with the diversity of people that have come through millennia.

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Greece

Ios a magical island

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 02/07/2017 - 14:20

Magical little island in The Cyclades supposed burial place of the great Homer the greatest epic poet of all time.

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Greece

My 2017 Indian trip over six weeks

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 30/04/2017 - 00:00

A wonderful six week trip to India staying at our much loved Kumarakom Lake Resort and then visiting Gujarat, Jaipur, Udaipur and finishing with Maharana Mewar Foundation Awards

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Gujarat

Jaipur

Udaipur

Incredible WTM!

published by Aline Dobbie on रवि, 13/11/2016 - 19:10

This years WTM was an incredilbe success with India as the official permier partner and 50,000 delegates negotiating 2.5 billion pounds in business deals. Reduced to 3 days it was slicker, more efficient and more productive than ever.

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