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Colin Hockley

Escape To The Beach Guesthouse. Wilderness, Western Cape.

26/02/2024 by .
Escape To The Beach Guesthouse

Colin Hockley enjoys a beachside stay at Escape to the Beach Guesthouse, a luxury B&B along South Africa’s Garden Route.

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The delightful Splendida Palace Hotel, Split, Croatia

15/10/2023 by .
Splendida Palace Hotel

Colin Hockley finds a real gem in the tranquil Splendida Palace Hotel, within a stone’s throw of Split’s Roman Diocletian Palace and cultural heritage.

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Kodak Pixpro AZ 652

06/02/2019 by .
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My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic so some 50 years later I’m feeling a little nostalgic to get my hands on another Kodak. Admittedly this one bears little resemblance to the one that got me hooked on photography all those years ago but I have to say that’s all to the good.  

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The Rye Windmill B&B. Brilliant windmill hotel.

08/05/2018 by .
The Rye Windmill B&B

On the edge of town, perched by the banks of the River Tillingham, the  Rye Windmill B&B strikes an impressive pose.

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Insider Guide to Rye and East Sussex. Discover their hidden gems.

08/05/2018 by .
Coloin Hockley provides his brilliasnt insider guide to Rye and East Sussex, uncovering all kinds of cool stops.

Coloin Hockley provides his brilliasnt insider guide to Rye and East Sussex, uncovering all kinds of cool stops.

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Lewes Bonfire Night Parade

21/11/2016 by .
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Donald Trump is being pulled along by three Mexicans. A throng of burning crosses carve a path through the night. Flaming torch bearers chanting strange incantations pass by too close for comfort. Is this a scene from The Wicker Man? Have I stumbled onto a movie set or perhaps I’m simply hallucinating.  Such thoughts are not out of place, because this is the annual Lewes Bonfire Night Parade, it is very real and I am right in the middle of it.

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