tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post7101433149320372316..comments2023-05-10T05:36:16.206-07:00Comments on Leaves and Twigs: April GiveawayDonna Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609142574050830963noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-20651154570932084822013-05-14T08:55:26.559-07:002013-05-14T08:55:26.559-07:00Thank you for all your entries.
The winners have n...Thank you for all your entries.<br />The winners have now been contacted, so if you were unlucky this time then you can always try again in our next competition.<br />Watch this space for details!Donna Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609142574050830963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-15289831134187362252013-05-08T06:56:38.715-07:002013-05-08T06:56:38.715-07:00Paris! I need to fall in love again...Paris! I need to fall in love again...Minyak Bumbuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556036690548892468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-65593584198688319152013-04-30T00:25:03.963-07:002013-04-30T00:25:03.963-07:00I have to choose 2:china and reunion islands for t...I have to choose 2:china and reunion islands for the great hiking potential. China has also great vegetarian food, awesome ethnic diversity, loads of history and traditions while Reunion Island has great beaches, an active volcano, and you can spot whales while sunbathing. Lunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015420632346444068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-41459273050974993562013-04-29T11:04:55.326-07:002013-04-29T11:04:55.326-07:00I have very happy memories of Pembrokeshire and ho...I have very happy memories of Pembrokeshire and hoping to create some for my kids there this summer... xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437745322869493511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-31409441502791626242013-04-29T10:53:18.409-07:002013-04-29T10:53:18.409-07:00I agree! (Kim must be my sister :) as there aren&#...I agree! (Kim must be my sister :) as there aren't many European girls with Greek husbands on Zakynthos who love fried cheese)Mirjam de Voshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348811563462271969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-79509989141133367182013-04-29T09:56:53.513-07:002013-04-29T09:56:53.513-07:00Iceland has my vote unreservedly. It's the per...Iceland has my vote unreservedly. It's the perfect place to enjoy the sun, the swimming pools, the amazing scenary and the chill-out atmosphere. (And no MacDonalds or Starbucks in sight - what a joy!) Highly recommended.<br /><br />By "FL"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-48348588682902831262013-04-29T09:43:51.509-07:002013-04-29T09:43:51.509-07:00Prague (or anywhere in the Czech Republic) :) So ...Prague (or anywhere in the Czech Republic) :) So magical in the summer, with all the gardens and beautiful castles.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706656520543004969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-76641035926370910242013-04-28T16:33:11.218-07:002013-04-28T16:33:11.218-07:00Any British beach! Family and windy towels and ic...Any British beach! Family and windy towels and ice cream and paddling for two minutes before you can't feel your feet any more. And - if you're in north Scotland - the odd flask of tomato soup. Tanya Hendriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514047251622157894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-22277100675858499552013-04-28T10:52:47.651-07:002013-04-28T10:52:47.651-07:00Hi, my favourite holiday destination is St Ives in...Hi, my favourite holiday destination is St Ives in Cornwall, the sea is just such an amazing colour!! Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-75797562530299737962013-04-27T12:29:36.426-07:002013-04-27T12:29:36.426-07:00KEFALONIA in Greece - stunning deserted beaches an...KEFALONIA in Greece - stunning deserted beaches and always the possibility of meeting your own Captain Corelli xZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493450114817113421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-18016059380074543442013-04-27T00:08:52.680-07:002013-04-27T00:08:52.680-07:00My favourite summer holiday spot is my own city, V...My favourite summer holiday spot is my own city, Vancouver, Canada. Biking to one of the many beaches, swimming in the ocean, having wine and picnics in the parks. A mountain adventure on a hot day. A day at a lake in the woods. A gulf island adventure. It's simply beautiful! Åsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437550165193610601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-82995578937063121042013-04-26T10:23:46.630-07:002013-04-26T10:23:46.630-07:00My favorite summer location must be sweden! , I lo...My favorite summer location must be sweden! , I love the nature and the milt temperatures.. Its not to hot! nice enough to go out and explore with the dog or go swimming in a nearby lake. Most of the time we rent a old red/white wooden farm. Ahhh! I love it out there! I wish I could go and live there some day :)! Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217178855255454045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-66963224228512067552013-04-26T04:49:45.774-07:002013-04-26T04:49:45.774-07:00The north of the Island of Tenerife, an area calle...The north of the Island of Tenerife, an area called "Isla baja". The late summer is the perfect time. Nice temperatures, no wind, and a beautiful landscape with littles beaches, big mountains, bananas plantations and smalls typicals houses. Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502688710269740894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-36149968244293490242013-04-26T03:57:09.521-07:002013-04-26T03:57:09.521-07:00My favourite holiday spot is Camber Sands in Rye. ...My favourite holiday spot is Camber Sands in Rye. Every weekend of my childhood in kent, if the sun was shining we were packing up the car and heading for the sand dunes. Many memories of fighting for a turn of the bucket and spade with my two sisters, as well spending hours on the trampolines on the beach, wish I was there now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732695891524757576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-32115642683138050802013-04-26T00:11:54.412-07:002013-04-26T00:11:54.412-07:00Normally I would say Umbria in Italy, but since we...Normally I would say Umbria in Italy, but since we bought this ugly duckling caravan near the water in Zeeland, The Netherlands I can't wait to spend the summer there. Just hope the weather will be Italy-like!Appelzeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793844310141736001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-62568308827210905722013-04-25T16:48:28.173-07:002013-04-25T16:48:28.173-07:00my favorite summer vacation location is menorca, a...my favorite summer vacation location is menorca, a little island in the mediterranean sea and where i lived the first twenty years of my life. it's an amazing place with beautiful beaches and where you can feel the calm and slowness of its people!Judithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857865757771933864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-90545963512373680712013-04-25T14:56:55.986-07:002013-04-25T14:56:55.986-07:00Summer Time = Festival Time
Holiday destinations s...Summer Time = Festival Time<br />Holiday destinations should be planned around the fabulous festivals far and wide!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-81803620607332212722013-04-25T12:09:47.741-07:002013-04-25T12:09:47.741-07:00I used to spend all of my summers on a forested is...I used to spend all of my summers on a forested island in a little lake when I was growing up in Canada. Most of my waking hours were spent in the water. My mother would bring lunch to the end of the dock where she read books in the day and I would reach my arm up from the lake and take fruit or crackers to hold above the water and eat while I swam. And when not in the lake I was deep in the woods, wandering along old paths, pushing through thick undergrowth, or abruptly finding the lake shimmering through the trees ahead of me. We stayed in a sort of shack where the walls didn't quite line up at the corners, so you could look out and see the sky, and raccoons sometimes came inside to look for food, but I felt marvelously free.<br /><br />I have travelled a lot since then, and I have honestly never found a place I didn't like. But that seems maybe more like adventuring than holidaying though... I think that holidaying is more about coming to a place where your mind can wander and where the sort of exploring that Liarnie's comment mentions can happen. I am sure this could be in any place, though I suppose ideally it would be somewhere natural and beautiful. yew tree nightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159879472613574800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-81527836752048000022013-04-25T07:08:34.377-07:002013-04-25T07:08:34.377-07:00Because I am perpetually a pauper, my favourite su...Because I am perpetually a pauper, my favourite summer holiday spot these days is my room/home. Inspired by Xavier de Maistre's Voyage around my room, each time I feel depressed and stuck in my humble abode, I explore my surroundings and let my mind wander. My imagination runs, flies & leaps. You marvel at boxes you haven't opened in years, a tin full of odd bits and bobs, an old postcard address to no one or an oddly shapped rock. Such mystery and fascination, right in your own backyard. You learn to make do and take advantage of what you have when you have nothing much, right. :)L i a r n i ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719679974018012544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-80120537695277521802013-04-25T06:55:39.001-07:002013-04-25T06:55:39.001-07:00Tricky, it would still have to be Paris. A girlfri...Tricky, it would still have to be Paris. A girlfriend took me there about 6 years ago for my Christmas present. It was perfect, we were newly dating, maybe 4 or 5 months. The sun shon, we hired bikes out for the day and tracked down locations from Amelie. We actually danced in the street on one occasion after a night out. The kind of things that happens in a Hepburn movie. It was tragic to return home. 6 years later and the girlfriend is now my fiancée and have a 5 week old baby. That 4 days in Paris will always be 4 of the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122284848972218552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-55553690507868376072013-04-25T04:16:58.718-07:002013-04-25T04:16:58.718-07:00I'm opting for a UK based holiday, I'd lik...I'm opting for a UK based holiday, I'd like to pitch up my tent on a summers evening in St David's South Wales and take a cliff top walk along the coastal path. Seagulls soaring and waves crashing! (If it's another rainy summer I wouldn't say no to sipping a cocktail from a coconut in Thailand though!)<br /><br />Kate P**https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308235027057809954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-8163135584641741792013-04-25T04:11:45.462-07:002013-04-25T04:11:45.462-07:00Riviera Maya in Mexico for summer! amazing blue sh...Riviera Maya in Mexico for summer! amazing blue shades in the sea, diving, sun, food...petitacosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616084740756346979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-23562737464708936452013-04-25T03:41:59.075-07:002013-04-25T03:41:59.075-07:00Since I don't live in my home country, going h...Since I don't live in my home country, going home to the USA, specifically Maryland with the Chesapeake Bay nearby and the Atlantic ocean a short drive away, those very hot summers with family are the best vacations. Laurahttp://blueterracotta.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-36283811646780153572013-04-25T02:18:47.766-07:002013-04-25T02:18:47.766-07:00So many different places it's impossible to ch...So many different places it's impossible to choose. The best holidays are in the tent waking up to the orange yellow glow of it's fabric and crawling out to another day of adventure! Polly (nice kind of blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01574999166601884867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576848548483115702.post-3805110625904458802013-04-25T01:55:14.816-07:002013-04-25T01:55:14.816-07:00For me is Lovran,a small town on the Croatian coas...For me is Lovran,a small town on the Croatian coast..just amazing with all the old villas and caffes on see..and also because the view on the see from the little house we have there is just incredible and fills you with energy..and because my dog is allowed in the house :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130407414980199390noreply@blogger.com