http://www.dunbankin.com/holidays.htm Holiday resort reports. Maldives, Seychelles, Caribbean, Greece, Thailand, France, Spain. en-gb Copyright (c) John Davies 2011 ListGarden Program 1.3.1 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:00 GMT http://www.dunbankin.com/canaries2011/index.htm Review and resort report for our 14 day holiday in Hotel Riu Oliva Beach, near Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands in late October 2011. We report on this good-value hotel and its stunning location among the miles of sand-dunes near Corralejo on the north-east coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:19:20 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/obergurgl2011/index.htm Review of our week-long walking holiday based in Hotel Olympia in Obergurgl in the Oetztal valley in Austria in August 2011. We discuss the features of this excellent hotel, and what's available in the summer season in the picturesque village of Obergurgl. We describe the magnificent high alpine setting of the village and recommend some good walks in the surrounding mountains. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:23:40 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2011/index.htm Resort report for our 14-night holiday on Athuruga Island in the Maldives in May 2011. This is our fifth visit. Fortunately the snorkelling was much better this year, because the resort had temporarily suspended its erosion-fighting measures. Find out what the weather was like, which rooms we stayed in, and how good the diving was. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:30:13 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2011/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/stlucia2010/index.htm Resort report for our 14-night holiday at Sandals, Halcyon Beach and Sandals, Grande St Lucian on the Caribbean island of St Lucia in November 2010. Read what we have to say about the hotels and the beaches - the good points and the bad points, with lots of photos of both resorts. Read our report about the scuba diving at the base of the beautiful Pitons. Plus, see the damage wrought to the island by Hurricane Tomas a week before we arrived. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:58:36 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/stlucia2010/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2010/index.htm Resort report for our 14-night holiday on Athuruga Island in the Maldives in June 2010. This is our fourth visit, but our first since the new Water Village was opened in May 2010. Find out what we thought of it. We also talk about the effect on the snorkelling of the erosion-fighting measures undertaken by the resort. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:46:30 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2010/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives_ellaidhoo2009/index.htm Resort report on Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo Resort in Ari Atoll in the Maldives in December 2009. Read our comments on the resort, the facilities, the rooms, bars, restaurants and diving information - the dive centre, dive sites we visited etc. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:50:14 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives_ellaidhoo2009/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2009/index.htm Resort report about our holiday at Thudufushi Island Resort in Ari Atoll, Maldives. We report on the weather, the best rooms, food and drink, diving and snorkelling. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:33 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2009/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/beachestci2008/index.htm Our resort report about our holiday at Beaches Resort, Turks and Caicos on Providenciales Island in November 2008.  We report on the Resort's accommodation, restaurants and bars, and also describe the scuba diving. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:05:28 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/beachestci2008/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2008/index.htm Report on our two-centre holiday in Athuruga and Reethi Beach Resorts in the Maldives in May 2008. The first week we stayed on Athuruga (where we stayed two years ago), and the second week on Reethi Beach Resort (RBR). Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:41:39 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2008/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/crete2007/index.htm Holiday resort report on our three-week visit to Western Crete, staying for two weeks at Plakias on the south coast, then a week in a small village called Kalyviani near Kastelli-Kissamos at the far north-west end of Crete. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:40:36 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/crete2007/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/pyrenees2007/index.htm
The route passes through the Volcanic Natural Park with many dormant volcano cones and craters. You walk from one small family-run hotel to the next, covering about 70km during the week. Walking notes are provided by Inntravel. Your baggage is carried round by road for you, so all you need to carry is a waterproof and the picnic lunch provided by each hotel. ]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:06:51 +0100 http://www.dunbankin.com/pyrenees2007/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2006/index.htm Resort report for our two-centre holiday in the neighbouring islands of Thudufushi & Athuruga in South Ari Atoll, Maldives. Has Thudufushi changed for the better or worse in the ten years since we were last there? The island is being closed for refurbishment in Summer 2006 - how will the guest rooms change? We give our opinion. Also read about my diving trips to the best dive sites in the atoll. Sat, 27 May 2006 19:56:14 GMT http://www.dunbankin.com/maldives2006/index.htm http://www.dunbankin.com/carcassonne2005/index.htm Travel Report for our holiday in Carcassonne, France, in November 2005, staying in the Hotel Mercure, right next to the Cité Médiévale. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:18:58 GMT http://www.dunbankin.com/carcassonne2005/index.htm