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benross01

  1. Forget Mount Olympus: Mount Athos is where it's at. The only bit of Greece not having a euro crisis. Strictly men only. ind.pn/LMpvAC 6:48 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
  2. Damp? Wet weather camping advice from @katehumble ind.pn/IgBTH4 @theindytravel @independent 6:30 AM Apr 29th via Tweet Button
  3. Just visited Brixton market for the Brixton bake off. Excellent brioche by @SophieLamTravel get there before it's gone 3:10 AM Apr 28th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  4. Buy today's Independent for new Radar magazine and redesigned Traveller mag. All you need for just £1.60 @TheIndyTravel @independent 12:53 AM Apr 28th via Twitter for iPad
  5. @qdomenico Thanks. I'm glad you enoyed it. South Tyrol is a beautiful part of the world... 1:09 AM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPad in reply to qdomenico
  6. Thinking about family summer holidays? Allow me to recommend South Tyrol ind.pn/HFE0md #familyholiday @theindytravel 4:56 AM Apr 13th via Tweet Button
  7. @TheIndyTravel reveals Alastair Sawday's top 15 family-friendly Italian stays ind.pn/H7lq5d 1:18 AM Mar 31st via Tweet Button
  8. #ff The one and only Nigel Thompson @MirrorTravel 8:24 AM Mar 30th via web
  9. Easter looms: a giant, bunny-shaped holiday. Here are some ideas for days out, not all of which involve chocolate ind.pn/GXwROT 6:38 AM Mar 28th via Tweet Button
  10. @archiebland is great. Certainly not Anne Robinson's weakest link. Oh. It appears I was mistaken. He reveals all here: ind.pn/GJETul 3:28 PM Mar 24th via Tweet Button
  11. The new Legoland Hotel in Windsor is... less plastic than it sounds. My review here ind.pn/GKNqI6 12:13 PM Mar 24th via web
  12. Sneak preview of tomorrow's Independent Traveller anyone? OK. Try ind.pn/GJRp7k for 25 years of Center Parcs by @lisamarkwell 8:59 AM Mar 23rd via web
  13. I should have recommended this excellent book by @robandleo a month ago. Independent Traveller columnists go wild amzn.to/GD4Yf1 9:54 AM Mar 21st via web
  14. It's raining outside. Perhaps you should be in the Seychelles. See the Independent Traveller for instant sunshine. ind.pn/wLRpln 10:49 AM Mar 17th via Tweet Button
  15. Can you ski in Nevada? Stephen Wood thinks so in the Independent Traveller ind.pn/yNO0cx 10:46 AM Mar 17th via Tweet Button
  16. Pink beaches are good. Hear @simoncalder and myself discussing Bermuda on our podcast bit.ly/zKKn3F 5:41 AM Mar 11th via Tweet Button
  • Name Ben Ross
  • Location London
  • Bio Travel editor of The Independent, Independent on Sunday and i. Also player of the banjo. Tweets my own.
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