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Hi I'm Helen - I'm an award-winning travel writer and the former deputy editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK). Blonde Almond is a collection of my published work and thoughts about travel. Enjoy... x

16 travel experiences to do before you die
Top four British wine-tasting experiences
Restaurant review: Tuyo, London
Belize: From reef to rainforest
Mauritius: Meetings with dolphins
World’s most unusual hotels: Hotel Marqués de Riscal
Valentine’s Day: Europe’s sexiest hotels
There’s an EU blacklist of airlines and you might have flown on some of them
12 things you’ll have done while travelling across South America in the Noughties

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