Nikki's Nest, Kovalam

Advantages: Central for touring and activities
Disadvantages: None

...My wife and I have just spent a few days in The Symphony Craws Nest Hotel in the Fife village of Anstruther pronounced something like Ainstraur by the locals. The Hotel was first class with nice clean rooms, excellent restaurent and bars and the staff were very, very friendly. Anstruther is in the East Neuk of Fife and is a good central place for sightseeing and activities in the Kingdom. We visited all the coastal towns and villages, from St Andrews to Levenwith possibly Crail being our favourite. There is possibly more golf courses in Fife than in any other county in the country ranging from the well known home of golf - the Old Course, Kingsbarns, St Andrews Bay, Elie, Crail. The list is almost too big to remenber but also their are numerous 9 hole courses where you can play at most times. I would reccommend Fife and in particular... Read review

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Advantages: picture postcard seas & beaches, nature & tourism in complete harmony
Disadvantages: very remote part of the planet (although that is being picky).

...***Getting There*** The reality is that you are unlikely to visit Australia to specifically stay in Rottnest and it will more than likely be a place for a day out or overnight stay. As we had free flights to Perth from Sydney then a day trip to Rottnest was a must. Exchange rate £1 = AUS$ 2.30/$1 = 43p ***History*** The island was named by the Dutch fleet captain Willem de Vlamingh on 29 December 1696. De Vlamingh described the indigenous marsupial called a quokka as a large rat ("rattenest" meaning "rat's nest" in Dutch). Between 1838 & 1931 it was used as a penal establishment for Aborogines for "crimes" that included digging for vegetables on their own land. From 1936 onwards it has been used as a recreational site although even today cars/motor bikes are banned (tour buses/emergency and maintenance vehicles being... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Fun-filled day out with lots to do
Disadvantages: The terrain

...quite scary with their huge snapping bills, to the colourful site of the macaws that are left to fly freely around the park. As well as these captive birds, so to speak, there are many wild birds that fly through the woodland areas and we spotted a number of finches and tits as well as thrushes and house martins who were nesting in the eaves of the Manor. Unfortunately we weren't lucky enough to spot any woodpeckers but were informed that there were some about. The butterfly house was very hot and humid but as we were already used to the heat from outside, we ventured in. Inside the heat hit us like a tonne of bricks and we felt we couldn't stay in as long as we would have liked to. There were lots of big and beautiful butterflies flying around and I have to admit I had to stop myself from swatting one that flew rather close to my... Read review

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