Journal

Since we launched Shearwater Travel at the beginning of 2020 opportunities for travel have been few and far between. As the world opens up in 2021 we hope to be able to bring you tales of our travels.  In the meantime I hope to wet your appetite for travel with stories from our previous trips and our hopes for future travel.  

Bulletin – United States plus travel update

Including inspiration for holidays to the United States … Read More

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Weekly travel bulletin 23/03/21

While waiting for the report from the Global Travel Task force here are some ideas for a trip to Mauritius and the hidden Algarve … Read More

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Weekly travel bulletin 16/03/21

Introducing Shearwater Travel’s weekly bulletin and covering Israel, Turkey and the Azores … Read More

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Weekly Travel Bulletin 09/05/21

  Shearwater Travel provides independent travel advice you can trust.  Keep in touch with latest developments in international tourism with Shearwater Travel’s weekly travel bulletin covering changes to UK travel restrictions, destinations opening up to UK travellers, how to book safely and some … Read More

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Snorkelling at sunset

Snorkelling at sunset off our local beach in Alonissos.  No, you couldn’t see anything under the water but my seven-year old daughter was insistent we try.  It was serene and the sunset beautiful – made all the more special by … Read More

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Petals in the Azores

I have a thing about islands.  Always have.  And the more unusual and unvisited the better.  In 2004, I finally realised a dream to visit the tiny  specks you see on the map midway between Europe and the east coast … Read More

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Sahara

Dunes as far as the eye can see

It only rains a couple of days a year in the desert we were told when we booked our trip to Oman.  So how come the rain clouds were gathering as we made our way to our desert camp, negotiating … Read More

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Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller

Ibn Battuta
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