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Samuel is a blog author for Holiday Hypermarket.

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10 pictures that will make you want to jet off and travel right now
Written by Samuel Natoli October 17th 2013

A picture can be a powerful thing. It can rekindle memories, stir up emotions, or simply take your breath away. This is probably the most true for travel photography, where one picture can inspire an entire trip away to discover something new. With that in mind, we have scoured the internet and coll

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Top 5 stargazing spots in the world
Written by Samuel Natoli October 11th 2013

Did you know that Sunday is National Astronomy Day? With fewer city lights and clearer skies in many destinations, being on holiday is a great opportunity for you to do some stargazing. But where in the world offers the best vantage point? Read on to discover our favourite places where you can witne

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Owning a little piece of paradise – celebrity houses
Written by Samuel Natoli October 9th 2013

The competition on ITV’s X Factor is hotting up. With the acts taken to the judges’ houses last weekend, we finally discovered which of the performers will enter the fray in the live shows on Saturday night. Of course, being travel experts, we didn’t just pay attention to the singing, or i

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Naples from a foodie perspective: the secrets of the perfect pizza
Written by Samuel Natoli October 3rd 2013

Happy International Pizza Month! It’s inevitable to think of pizza as a universal food: one that belongs to no country in particular and has been reinterpreted according to local tastes all around the world. But pizza history is in fact very much tied to one specific part of Italy, the Naples area

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Travel News Round-up: September 2013
Written by Samuel Natoli October 1st 2013

It has been a busy month in the world of travel. Read our travel news round-up to discover where to go if you need a dose of happiness, which unlikely candidates actually make pretty good tour guides, and why you may no longer have to switch off your iPod on take-off and landing… Denmark named

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Lost for words – European vocabulary that has no English equivalent
Written by Samuel Natoli September 26th 2013

Did you know that today is the European Day of Languages? Even though our tiny continent is the second smallest in the world by surface area, we as Europeans collectively speak more than 200 different languages and dialects! Each of these languages is diverse and unique, so it’s only inevitable th

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Caring for our planet’s beaches
Written by Samuel Natoli September 23rd 2013

Today marks the last day of the Beachwatch Big Weekend, an annual event by the Marine Conservation Society that encourages people to go out and be part of the biggest beach clean-up in the UK. Even if you weren’t able to make it to this year’s event, it’s really important that we all do ou

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Celebrate La Mercè in Barcelona
Written by Samuel Natoli September 19th 2013

Holidaymakers in Barcelona are in for a treat this week, as one of Catalan’s biggest annual festivals, La Mercè, comes to the city. It’s the Barcelona way of bidding farewell to the summer, and welcoming in the cooler autumn months. The festival has deep roots in the city’s history. The celeb

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Festival de los Dolores 2013
Written by Samuel Natoli September 13th 2013

Are you visiting Lanzarote this weekend? If so, you should definitely take part in the Festival de los Dolores, happening in the Tinajo region of the island – with thousands of locals taking part, it’s the biggest fiesta on the Lanzarote calendar, and definitely one for visitors to experienc

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Tips for taking the perfect travel snapshots
Written by Samuel Natoli September 6th 2013

If there is one item that is representative of the typical tourist – it’s the camera. And for good reason. Apart from the odd tacky souvenir, photographs are the main memento you take away from your holiday. You put them in photo albums, show your wider family the slideshow, and now you can shar

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