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Olomouc: The Czech Republic’s Best-Kept Secret
- Hazel Butterfield
- 24 September 2025
If Prague is the prom queen of Czech cities—glamorous, popular, and always surrounded by tourists—then Olomouc is the quirky cousin who shows up late to family gatherings wearing mismatched socks and carrying a wheel of cheese. And honestly? She’s way more fun.
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That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.
For this collection of book reviews I have gone knee deep into thrillers and have loved it. If you have time for just one of the below, they have all entertained me and got my brain whirring. With any luck, you will shut out the world, get comfy and plough through them all…
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Can we put our anxiety to effective use?
Anxiety is such a peril in today's society, but we need to learn to harness negativity and turn it into a positive tool. Don't let it control you, use it, abuse it and turn in to what will work for you.
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“There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness
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TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? SPOILER ALERT - IT'S 'TO BEE'.
A day celebrating the natural wonder that is the honey bee and their nectar, Tuesday 20th May, is almost here. They are an endangered species and we need to bee (sorry) well informed, this is how and why you should get on board...
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Books To Look Forward to in 2025!
- Hazel Butterfield
- 04 February 2025
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
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