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Mike Edwards

Michael Edwards

Dom Pedro Old Course, Vilamoura

15/07/2019 by .
Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club 7 3

On the 1st tee, João Carlota, a former Portuguese U21 champion, was athletically warming up to show me around the Dom Pedro Old Course.

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Insider Guide to the Isle of Wight

08/07/2019 by .
Compton Bay cred VIOW

Looking out through the panoramic window, on my Wightlink ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne, I search for my first sight of Osborne Beach.

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Longevity Cegonha Country Club, Vilamoura

01/07/2019 by .
27.LCCC Pool

“All of England’s Rugby World Cup team were officially obese according to Body Mass Index stats,” I said, getting in a pre-emptive strike.

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Gilbey’s Restaurant, Old Amersham

24/06/2019 by .

Royal Hotel, Isle Of Wight

13/06/2019 by .
Royal Hotel

The Royal Hotel has pedigree. Queen Victoria liked to call in at the hotel, it was called Fishers back then, for afternoon tea or dinner, whenever she was in Ventnor. An immaculate striped lawn, dating back to 1832, could tell a tale or two.

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Riad Star, Marrakech

31/05/2019 by .
Riad Star roof view night 1

There’s a certain “je new sais pas” about the passengers boarding the flight for Marrakech, floaty fabrics and bold bangles suggest that it’s a destination for the fashion conscious.

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