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Blog posts from maio 2014

1. Off-grid versus tech-packed - what is 'proper' camping?

   maio 23, 2014
   por Laura Canning | about camping

   One of the surest (and funnest) ways to provoke debate/start a fight in camping circles is what designates ‘proper camping’. A tent in a forest in the middle of nowhere with nothing but a sleeping bag, matches and a torch – or a lodge (possibly also in a forest) with …

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2. Horses for courses: the best of this year's horse shows

   maio 16, 2014
   por Laura Canning | family | festivals and events | sports and outdoors

   No long faces here, neigh – Pitchup.com has gone all horsey. We’ve been glued to the Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire and the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Her Maj’s gaff last week and this – and are very proud indeed to announce we are sponsoring a class at this …

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3. Celebrity bust-ups? Pitchup.com sorts it

   maio 9, 2014
   por Laura Canning | offbeat

   
   
   

   
   
   Prince Harry is single again! (Don’t all stampede forth at once, ladies.)
   
   The ginger one has parted ways from girlfriend of two years Cressida Bonas
   
   , with the announcement made the same day brother William celebrated his wedding anniversary Down Under by glamping with Kate.
   

   
   

   
   If Harry had followed William’s …

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4. Mickey Mouse-ing about - our top French theme parks

   maio 3, 2014
   por Laura Canning | destinations | family | guides

   It’s not a Mickey Mouse statement to say that France has some of the best theme parks in the world. Goofing around Disneyland Paris, geeking out at the Roman circus shows of Puy du Fou in Vendée or launching rockets at La Cité de l'espace – we say oui, oui, …

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