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I grew up with the National Health Service as an ever-present yet little remarked backcloth to my life. Only later in life, when my children and grandchildren were born, and I was treated for a couple of life-threatening illnesses, did I realise how much we take the...Life on the open road
Caravanning has never been more popular and is set to enjoy a boom over the next decade. Choice reports that Britons spent £2.6bn on touring holidays last year, while sales of touring caravans increased by 7 percent and motorhome sales were up by 14 percent. In...Walking holidays: Over50s prefer trekking than beach breaks or cruise ships
The over-50 generation is lacing up its boots and taking walking holidays rather than lazing on a beach or the deck of a cruise ship. The Express reports that baby boomers put striding out along coasts and mountains ahead of a getaway to popular sunshine beach...Ourplace News
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