Ian Burton

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Hi there,

My Name is Ian, my 3 passions are travel and my better half KT and my gorgeous daughter. Welsh through and through but currently living In Chester

I have loved to travel for years and have been to some great countries and cant wait to see more.


If you like any of my Photographs please take the time to rate them as well.. Thanks for stopping by

So watch this space and let the journey begin!



Travel Blog Posts


Long Weekend to Prague

Published: April 14th 2012Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town
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April 6th 2012

Well it has been a while since I have writen anything on my blog but then since my last entry myself and Katharine have had a beautiful daughter and havnt really had chance to go anywhere until now. At 7 months we thought it would be a good time to trial a short break with our daughter and organise a city break which wasnt too far away on a flight. We are also in training for a marathon later in may so we wanted to find somewhere we could incorporate our run. We decided to head to Prague and also entered the Hervis Prague Half Marathon as well. We flew in to Prague on the 29th March with Jet2.com, last time i book a flight with them as we got stung on top of our booking ... read more



New York Baby....

Published: September 12th 2010North America » United States » New York
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July 6th 2010

We arrived in New York on the 6th on our way back from Columbia spending 3 days and 4 nights before heading back to blighty. Back in Cartagena we found a very small and cramped internet cafe and booked ourselves in to the Park Central Hotel on 56th and 7th which is only a short walk from Times Square. We flew in to JFK and took a bus for $15 Bucks to Port Authority, the weather was no different to Columbia and NY was enjoying ( depending on how you look at it) a heatwave with temps in excess of 100 Degrees. We Sweatily checked in to the Hotel and headed up to for the first time in weeks an amazingly comfortable bed with a shower that has hot water.. bliss... We pretty much collapsed for ... read more



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June 29th 2010

I am writing this blog seperately to the main honeymoon blog as it was the most amazing adventure of my life with a brilliant group of people and something i will not forget as long as I live for many reasons which i will try to put across by writing this entry. Day 1 of Trek We Arrived at The Hotel Miramar at 8:30am feeling slightly nervous about being in the jungle for 5 days, the chap who runs the Mirimar Backpackers is a really nice fella and like our host at the casa familiar made you instantly feel you have nothing to worry about. We paid the 450,000 Pesos each which worked out about $250 US Each. The Hostal acts as an agent to Guias Y Baquianos Tour and although there are others such as ... read more



Colombian Honeymoon

Published: July 30th 2010South America » Colombia » Cartagena
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June 21st 2010

We decided we didnt want to be conventional and spend our honeymoon lay on a beach in the maldives or a holiday along those lines. When you have 3 weeks off work its worth making the most of it and doing as much as you can so we chose Colombia.. So many people asked us why we would want to go there and the simple answer was for an adventure. Plus its a country that has so much to offer which seems to have lost a lot of its tourism in last last few decades due to unrest with the drugs trade. All of that seems to be changing though and like anywhere as long as you use your head and a bit of comman sense its no problem at all. We flew to Bogota but ... read more



Sivota Mainland Greece

Published: July 20th 2009Europe » Greece » Epirus
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July 14th 2009

6th July and a well deserved week to the beautiful Village of Sivota in Mainland Greece. Kat myself and Kats mum ( mother in law to be ) took a flight to the island of corfu where we then took a ferry to Igoumenitsa and then a short taxi drive to Sivota. Sivota was mainly a small fishing village but over the years has increased in popularity with the sailing community and bears host to a large array of yachts and motorboats. We stayed in the Blue Coast apartments which looked directly over the harbour and is run by Angie and Mert. The food there is great so even if you didnt stay there its well worth a visit. After our 2 days of doing nothing but relaxing and laying on the beach we hired a ... read more



A Stroll around Lake Vyrnwy

Published: April 27th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Powys » Lake Vyrnwy
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April 19th 2009

We recently went to an amazing wedding of our friends Anna and Ben at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys in Mid Wales staying at the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel. What an amazing location! Not knowing that something so nice was on my doorstep was quite an eye opener. so 2 weeks after, we decided to go back there and walk the circumference of the lake which is approx 12 miles long. There is a road that goes all the way around so it was pretty good terrain to walk on but being tarmac it was pretty hard going on the feet. There are plenty of places around the lake to pitch up and enjoy a packed lunch if you don't fancy one of the cafes in the area, Before the lake was made, in its place was the ... read more



Avoriaz Pre Ski Season Trip

Published: January 3rd 2009Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes
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December 24th 2008

It had been dumping snow in the alps for the last 3 weeks and Avoriaz was boasting 2m of snow on the upper slopes and the resort hadnt even opened which was looking like we had got lucky with a pre Christmas ski trip of epic proportions! Myself ( only Skier ) Boss, Ray and Marty booked a cheapy from Bristol to Geneva Hired a car and found a cheap one roomed studio apartment to have 4 days of skiing / boarding and not to mention a few drinks along the way. everything about getting there is so easy, after landing in Geneva it is only an hour and 20 mins till you get to the resort. literally head for France from Switzerland which puts you on the A40 and take junction 18 and follow signs ... read more



Egypt - Taba - Nov 08

Published: January 3rd 2009Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Taba
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November 11th 2008

Our second time to Egypt, this time we decided we wanted to go to Taba on the Sinai peninsula rather than the 100mph of Sharm as we hoped it would be a little quieter and less hassle from the locals. Our arrival was at Taba airport which is a military airport was interesting to say the least, long queues to obtain your visa stamp ( £15.00 ) which is a large stamp put in your passport and then you move on to the next box where another chap then stamps your passport with either a stamp to allow travel throughout Egypt or a local stamp which only allows you to stay within the Sinai area. Mine was stamped with the right stamp on my visa sticker and KT's was stamped with the local one as he ... read more



Beautiful Oman

Published: July 7th 2008Middle East » Oman » Muscat
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September 26th 2007

Now as neither me or Kat are big fans of the package holiday it was still hard to pass up a bargain trip staying at the Shangri La Al Jissah al Waha resort just outside Muscat in Oman. why not, everyone deserves a bit of luxury now and again! The Sultanate of Oman is quite frankly stunning consisting of mainly desert, mountains and secluded perfect beaches combined with lush Wadi's dotted about the countryside. It is one of the only countries I have been to that overwhelmed me with the passion people have for where they live. As a visitor to the country we were made very welcome and everyone was exceptionally polite and could'nt do enough for you. Oman is situated on the Southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula bordering with Saudi Arabia, United Arab ... read more



Ski Trip to Andorra

Published: March 14th 2007Europe » Andorra
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March 4th 2007

Now I am not a fan of packaged holidays at all as i generally like to get a flight and just go and figure it out when i am there. So, given i love skiing and hav'nt been since i went to bulgaria in 2005 i wasnt going to turn down the opportunity. Myself and KT, Gaz & Jen and Chris & Nic headed off to Manchester airport to get a flight to Tolouse in France where we would then get a transfer to Arinsal in Andorra. Flight time was only an hour and a half so we jumped on to a bus where we were met by out Neilson Rep "sophie" who in fairness wasnt too bad as far as reps go, she was happy to answer any questions but didnt push anything on to ... read more






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