When in Rome

Located on a side street off Via Babuino, a stone’s throw from the Piazza del Popolo and five minutes walk from the Piazza di Spagna, Babette is that great little place you hope to find every time you travel.

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Janet Mactavish
Chateaux like home

Ok, well I do not own a Chateau, nor does my home resemble one but Chateau La Cheneviere in Port en Bessin, Normandy is just so comfortable and welcoming that after a day out exploring, you find yourself saying "let's go home".

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Janet Mactavish
Hobbiton Movie Set

One can only imagine what the site must have looked like from the sky - no roads, no power cables, no houses just fantastic views, rolling countryside and a huge pine tree which was later to become the Party Tree.

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Rotorua

Rotorua's full name is Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe and means second lake in Maori.

Action and adventure, thrills and spills, Maori heritage, thermal springs and spas, Rotorua has something for everyone.

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Janet Mactavish