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Reviews of adventure holidays from luxury travel reviews website ALadyofLeisure.com written by journalist Sarah Bridge

Speed and saunas in a day at the Mercedes driving experience at Brooklands

by Sarah Bridge
added August 13, 2019

Driving full-pelt towards a solid-looking wall is both terrifying and exhilarating but that's exactly what you get from a day at the Mercedes driving experience at Brooklands in Surrey. With my pedal to the floor I could see the speedometer sw...

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How to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu – and enjoy the journey!

by Sarah Bridge
added October 9, 2018

It had been a lifetime dream for me: to find out how to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. Now, for the last four days, I had been hiking through stunning Peruvian mountains to reach my destination, the famous UNESCO World Heritage site of ...

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River-rafting and zip-lining, boat trips and beach cocktails, my perfect Jamaica holiday

by Sarah Bridge
added August 7, 2018

The child in front of me hurled himself off the tree-top platform high off the forest floor and sped through the air. I couldn't back out now. While zip-lining had long been on my wish-list, dreaming about it and actually standing on the edge of a s...

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My epic food tour of Japan: sushi, sake, puffer fish and bullet trains

by Sarah Bridge
added January 19, 2018

Japanese food can be some of the most intricate food in the world but can also be some of the most simple. I was lucky enough to go on a trip to Japan to learn all about Japanese food from top chefs and restaurants, from Tokyo to Osaka and the fishin...

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Island-hopping (and relaxing) in the Aegean with SCIC Sailing

by Sarah Bridge
added September 1, 2017

Some holidays are so jam-packed with things to do, places to visit and sights to tick off that you end up needing a holiday afterwards to recover. A island-hopping voyage around the Aegean with SCIC Sailing (it stands for Sailing Cruises in Comfort a...

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Setting sail in the Arctic on ‘the world’s most beautiful sea voyage’ (with eagles and dolphins for company)

by Sarah Bridge
added August 23, 2017

Being in the Land of the Midnight Sun can do strange things to you. A few days into my cruise along the Norwegian coast, I’d been chatting on deck after dinner with my fellow passengers. I went to bed thinking that it wasn’t a particularly late night...

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Skiing on a Mark Warner ski holiday – on your own but never alone

by Sarah Bridge
added December 3, 2016

As skiing is such a sociable sport - there's the long lunches, the dancing-on-tables après-ski, the cosy chalet dinners and oh yes, the skiing itself (who wants to go on a ski lift on their own?) - going on a ski holiday by yourself with a tour opera...

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Volcanoes and fire-dancing: just a typical day exploring Papua New Guinea

by Sarah Bridge
added November 11, 2014

Swimming near a school of dolphins, walking on a recently-erupted volcano and diving to a wreck of a World War 2 Japanese fighter plane might seem like once-in-a-lifetime holiday but if you are exploring Papua New Guinea, it is just an average mornin...

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A holiday of a lifetime learning to dive in the Cayman Islands

by Sarah Bridge
added October 25, 2014

It was an interesting introduction to my holiday of a lifetime learning to dive in the Cayman Islands: ‘The thing about the Cayman Islands is that the best sights are underwater,’ said my taxi driver as he drove along the dusty road from the airport....

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Center Parcs Woburn Forest: a reviewer-proof staycation destination

by Sarah Bridge
added June 3, 2014

Center Parcs is practically immune from criticism. With occupancy running at a staggering 97.2 per cent all year round, the private-equity owned leisure company is the envy of its peers. In spite of the complaints about high prices during school h...

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Adventure holidays (10 posts found)

Speed and saunas in a day at the Mercedes driving experience at Brooklands

How to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu – and enjoy the journey!

River-rafting and zip-lining, boat trips and beach cocktails, my perfect Jamaica holiday

My epic food tour of Japan: sushi, sake, puffer fish and bullet trains

Island-hopping (and relaxing) in the Aegean with SCIC Sailing

Setting sail in the Arctic on ‘the world’s most beautiful sea voyage’ (with eagles and dolphins for company)

Skiing on a Mark Warner ski holiday – on your own but never alone

Volcanoes and fire-dancing: just a typical day exploring Papua New Guinea

A holiday of a lifetime learning to dive in the Cayman Islands

Center Parcs Woburn Forest: a reviewer-proof staycation destination

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