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Why a group holiday is the best thing for your marriage

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You have the same conversations every year – where shall we go away this year? What shall we do? When shall we pay the deposit? Have you booked the time off work yet? How do we get there? Have you packed your shaver?

By the time you finally arrive at your destination, after a long drive with multiple wrong turns and confusing directions given through gritted teeth, you’re barely speaking to each other.

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The 10 biggest areas of tension on a group holiday (and how to defuse them)

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You’ve been planning it for months: time off work is sorted, the accommodation is booked, the agenda is finalised and everyone is looking forward to their first ever large group holiday together.

But bringing together lots of families and personalities for one single holiday can present challenges. You’ve not lived together before, you all have different agendas, and the annoying habits that seem faintly amusing at Christmas can suddenly become unbearable, making arguments a distinct possibility.

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10 reasons to make your 60th the biggest and best bash of your life

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You’ve seen England win the World Cup (a rare feat), the Beatles take the world by storm, Britain join the European Union and you have ushered in a whole new millennium.

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Have a whale of a time on holiday on the west coast of Scotland

What was the best thing about your summer holidays this year?

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For your eyes only – holiday house with links to James Bond

Travelling in late October, I was lucky enough to get one of those days in the Highlands of Scotland, when everything is crisp and clear, and the horizon goes on for miles.

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10 steps to planning the best big birthday bonanza ever (without losing a wink of sleep)

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You’re approaching the big one. Another year older and another cake. Another birthday lunch to think about, plan and prepare.

What can you cook this year that’s a bit different and that everybody will eat?

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Historic occasion in the Scottish Borders

On the 9th September 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II marked two landmark occasions. Firstly, she travelled by steam train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tweedbank to officially open the newly formed Borders railway network.

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Discovering Aberfeldy

Aberfeldy is located north west of Perth situated beside the river Tay, with Loch Tay and Glen Lyon beyond. Whilst there is evidence of previous settlements here, including a Roman fort, this sleepy market town was created in 1796. Its creation would have been accelerated once General Wade had built the crossing bridge over the Tay in 1733 to William Adam’s design.

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Scotland’s history and architecture – cracking the code at Rosslyn Chapel

006 copyRosslyn Chapel is located south of Edinburgh and is a hidden gem.

In fact, its “hidden” nature would have remained just that, if it had not been for a certain Dan Brown who made his own visit and subsequently wrote it into his best-selling book “The Da Vinci Code”.

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Autumn Gold holidays in Scotland

Autumn Gold ideas and holidays in Scotland

Autumn brings with it a fantastic array of colours and a fresh feel in the air. In Scotland, the start of autumn between September and late October is known locally as Autumn Gold. It is easy to see why the locals enjoy this period so much and why it’s such a popular time for tourists visiting Scotland.

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