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Travelling with weight loss medication: 12 things I wish I’d known before going on holiday
I travel abroad roughly once a month, both for my blog and because travelling is one of the things I love most. My immediate worry about weight-loss…
By Vanessa Munnings · 2 Oct 2026

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Buying and Renovating a Holiday Home in Portugal: Inside a Designer’s Rural Escape
A warm, welcoming home designed for long lunches, flowing wine and meaningful conversation was at the top of the wish list for award-winning London-based…
By Vanessa Munnings · 11 May 2026

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Why Batsi in Andros is the perfect Greek getaway
Standing, with my hands on my hips, in the sparkling, crystal clear Aegean Sea, looking back at Batsi in Andros, I asked myself what it is about the village…
By Vanessa Munnings · 21 Jul 2025

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Bruges travel tips: our guide to this bijou Belgian beauty
Not only is this compact and bijou little city an absolute pleasure at every turn, but Belgium is the second happiest country in Europe.
By Vanessa Munnings · 30 Jan 2025

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Brief encounters: memories of an enchanted childhood in France
Luxury lingerie designer Damaris Evans’ childhood story reads like that of a romantic novel, travelling the world with her bohemian, academic parents and…
By Vanessa Munnings · 22 Oct 2024

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Is Kenya Safe for Tourists? Advice from a frequent visitor
Read UK government advice about travel to the Kenya and you may decide to body swerve the entire country in the interest of your personal safety.
By Vanessa Munnings · 16 Oct 2024

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Holiday car rental insurance: is it all a big scam?
Ever got to an airport to pick up a rental car and been put under pressure to buy more car insurance and other extras? You are not alone.
By Vanessa Munnings · 25 Sept 2024

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Guide to the world’s most romantic hotels and getaways
Whether planning something last minute for Valentine’s Day or wanting to impress the blazes out of your significant other, Vanessa Munnings, aka The Sun…
By Vanessa Munnings · 5 Feb 2024

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Chasing the sunshine as a digital nomad
Yoga teacher, life coach and inspiring digital nomad Kaye Sutcliffe has turned her back on the corporate lifestyle.
By Vanessa Munnings · 15 Jan 2024

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Have dog, will travel! A guide to stress-free continental travel with your pet
Travel blogger Vanessa Munnings got a new puppy a few months ago and confesses to being rather obsessed with him! Here she writes about taking her puppy on…
By Vanessa Munnings · 19 Dec 2023

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Christmas markets: Berlin v Budapest
Read on to find out which of the two European cities, in my view, delivered the all-round best pre-Christmas short break, by Vanessa Munnings blogger at…
By Vanessa Munnings · 16 Oct 2023

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48 Hours in Le Touquet
Le Touquet is like an old friend to me, writes Vanessa Munnings, blogger at www.thesunlounger.co.uk, but every time I visit (and I have been doing so for…
By Vanessa Munnings · 13 Sept 2023