#Derbyshire getaway

[themaynard]

A Perfect Weekend Itinerary in the Peak District

Discover the ideal weekend getaway in the Peak District with a curated itinerary full of scenic hikes, local history, and delightful dining. From the stunning Mam Tor sunrise to exploring Castleton’s caverns, make the most of your Peak District adventure. Stay at The Maynard in Grindleford for a truly memorable experience.

[thegeorgehathersage]

How to Plan the Perfect Weekend Getaway to Hathersage

Escape to Hathersage for a weekend filled with stunning landscapes, historic landmarks, and delicious local cuisine. Hike Stanage Edge, explore North Lees Hall, and unwind in cosy village cafés. Book your stay at The George for the ultimate Peak District retreat. Start planning your getaway today!

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Why the Ashford in the Water is perfect for exploring the peak District

Plan your Peak District getaway from Ashford in the Water, a picturesque village with cosy accommodations, iconic landmarks like Sheepwash Bridge, and access to attractions such as Chatsworth House and the Monsal Trail. Book your stay today and experience the charm of this tranquil Derbyshire village!

[aghotel]

Romantic Escape in Derby: Things To Do During Valentine’s Week

Valentine’s Week is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate love than with a romantic getaway in the charming city of Derby? Nestled in the heart of England, Derby offers a perfect blend of picturesque landscapes, historic charm, and delightful activities for couples seeking a memorable Valentine’s experience. If you are planning a romantic escape in Derby, here’s a guide to help you make the most of your time with your special someone.

Stroll Through the Enchanting Darley Park

Begin your romantic escapade with a leisurely stroll through the enchanting Darley Park. With its winding paths, serene river views, and vibrant gardens, Darley Park provides the perfect setting for a romantic walk hand-in-hand. Pack a picnic and find a secluded spot to enjoy some quality time together amidst nature’s beauty.

Explore the Derby Museum and Art Gallery

For couples with a penchant for history and culture, a visit to the Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a must. Wander through the captivating exhibits, admire the art collections, and learn about the rich heritage of Derby. It’s a delightful way to share meaningful moments and appreciate the beauty of art together.

Indulge in a Spa Day for Two

Treat yourselves to a day of relaxation and rejuvenation at one of Derby’s luxurious spas. Unwind with a couples’ massage, soak in a private hot tub, and let the stresses of everyday life melt away. Some spas may even have special Valentine’s spa packages to make your experience even more intimate and memorable.

Take a Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Derbyshire

For a truly magical experience, consider booking a hot air balloon ride over the picturesque landscapes of Derbyshire. Soar high above the city and countryside, taking in breathtaking views as you create lasting memories together. It’s an adventure that will leave you both exhilarated and in awe of the beauty below.

Romantic Dining at The Stuart Hotel

Indulge your taste buds with a romantic dinner at The Stuart Hotel’s exquisite XS Restaurant. With a special Valentine’s Day dinner curated for the occasion, you and your partner can savour a delectable culinary experience in a cosy and intimate setting. The 4-star hotel in near Derby city centre is offering a delightful 2-course dinner for two with a small glass of wine at just £55.

Derby promises an enchanting Valentine’s Week for couples seeking romance and unforgettable experiences. If you are looking to book a romantic getaway in Derby, indulge in The Stuart Hotel’s exclusive Valentine’s Day packages.

The “Romantic Stay” package at £125 for two includes a bed & breakfast, early check-in, chocolates, petals, a bottle of Prosecco in the room, and a late check-out, with the option to extend your stay at just £85 for an extra night. For a delightful afternoon, opt for the “Afternoon Tea” package at £35 for two, featuring sweet treats and the option to add a glass of Prosecco or a cocktail for just £7. These exclusive packages are valid from 9th to 18th February 2024. Book your romantic escape in Derby by contacting The Stuart Hotel at sales@thestuart.com or calling 01332340633. Love to travel? Discover and book your perfect trip with local insights, travel guides and destination inspiration from AG Hotels Group. Sign up for our newsletters, here.

[daaaamneron]

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Exploring the charming landscapes of Derbyshire in England - a picturesque getaway for nature lovers.

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[leahkathryn5]

The Peaks

Peak District, Bakewell specifically, was a joyous mini break before the wedding. We really needed some good old fashioned down time – with busy jobs and stressful life admin cropping up a lot lately, we were both burnt out. The trip had been booked for a while and we were both excited to just get away from it all for a couple days.  I haven’t been to Bakewell since I was a kid and didn’t…

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https://travellerfufi.tumblr.com/post/184968015663/what-makes-bhangarh-fort-the-most-haunted-place-in

https://travellerfufi.tumblr.com/post/184967621903/sightseeings-in-ontario

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[chiseler]

FRANZ BARON von WERRA

Oberleutnant Franz Baron von Werra was born into a noble but poor Swiss family in 1914. He joined Hitler's Luftwaffe in 1936. He was a dashing playboy, a showboat and braggart who delighted the Nazi press by keeping a lion cub at his squadron's aerodrome and telling heroic tales about the numbers of enemy planes he'd shot down. They dubbed him the Red Devil and the Terror of the RAF. He was also intelligent, resourceful, and physically tough.

In September 1940 a Spitfire pilot shot down von Werra's Messerschmitt onto a field in Kent, where an unarmed cook from a nearby searchlight battery apprehended him. He was as troublesome as a POW as he'd been as a pilot. After a period of interrogation in London, he was sent to a camp in the Lancashire countryside. He soon slipped away from a group of prisoners who were taken out for exercise. Crossing moors and woods, trying to reach the coast, living on apples he picked up from the ground, he evaded a manhunt for three cold, wet days and nights.

In a new camp in Derbyshire, he and other Luftwaffe pilots managed a bold getaway straight out of The Great Escape, tunneling their way out, equipped with disguises and false papers created in the camp. Posing as a Dutch pilot with the RAF, von Werra bluffed his way onto an airfeld and was actually in the cockpit of a parked Hurricane trying to fire up the engine when an RAF officer stopped him at gunpoint.

In January 1941 the British shipped von Werra and other German prisoners to Canada, where even if they did escape they'd have to cross the Atlantic to get back into the fight. Von Werra jumped out a window of the train taking them from Montreal to the camp. He landed in a snowbank, then, despite the deep cold, he trekked on foot to the ice-clogged Saint Lawrence River. He stole a rowboat, dragged it across ice and snow to the river, and floated rudderless and without paddles until he reached the ice pack at the other shore. There he hitched a ride into the riverfront town of Ogdensburg, New York, and surrendered to the police.

By the next day the Ogdensburg police station was jammed with reporters and photographers who had raced up from New York City. Baron von Werra put on a grand show for them, strutting and bragging so outrageously that one reporter dubbed him Baron Munchausen. In his photo in the next day's New York Times he grinned broadly, the white bandages on his frostbitten ears sticking out comically. He was allowed to call the German consulate at 17 Battery Place in Manhattan, and his bail on a charge of entering the country without going through proper immigration procedures was quickly posted. He was whisked away one hour before Canadian authorities could serve him with a summons for stealing the rowboat. That charge carried only a $35 fine but would have required him to return to Canada to face a judge.

The U.S. was still neutral in January 1941, and the baron was free to roam New York City. The German consul general instructed him to stop showing off for the press, but he couldn't keep the twenty-six-year-old out of the nightclubs and Broadway theaters, where the gossip columnists made a game of spotting him as he lived it up. The baron also accepted invitations to parties and dinners in the German neighborhood of Yorkville. As the London Times put it, "Escaped Hun Baron Women's Pet in U.S."

Meanwhile in Washington, the British, German, and Canadian governments were all lobbying to have von Werra handed over to them. Neutrality law prohibited the Americans from giving escaped prisoners back to their captors, but at the same time they were reluctant to send an experienced fighter pilot back to the Luftwaffe. His situation came to a head on March 22 when two other German POWs escaped and crossed the frozen Saint Lawrence on foot, entering Ogdensburg, chased by Canadian police. After a few hours they were handed over to the Canadians, and a Justice Department official suggested that von Werra might be sent back as well.

At that he disappeared from view. Nothing was seen or heard of him until a month later, April 23, when the papers announced that he had fled "in flagrant abuse of neutral hospitality" and was believed to be in Peru trying to arrange passage to Germany.

He was in fact already back in Germany. On instructions from Berlin, the consulate had helped him sneak out of New York two days after the other POWs were handed over. He traveled by train, alone and unnoticed, to El Paso. There, disguising himself as a Mexican worker, he walked across the bridge over the Rio Grande into Ciudad Juárez. He caught another train to Mexico City, where the German embassy gave him the false passport he used to take a series of international flights that brought him to Berlin on April 18. Hitler personally awarded him a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Von Werra was back in a Messerschmitt by summer, posted briefly to the Russian front, then to coastal defense in Holland. In October his Me 109 developed engine trouble and crashed into the sea. His body was never found. His remarkable exploits were dramatized in the mid-1950s book and movie The One That Got Away. The great Hardy Kreuger played him in the movie.

by John Strausbaugh

Excerpted from John’s new book Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II.

[theweekinarrowfic]

Completed Arrow Multichapters on AO3, December 16-22, 2018

NOTE:  I’m now crossposting to https://theweekinarrowfic.dreamwidth.org/

Need more Arrow in your life?  Why not try one of the multchapter fanfics recently completed by our talented fic writers? Olicity Fiancee for Holidays by beggsyboo (9/9, 22 Dec 2018) - He was dumped right before he was supposed to visit his family for the holidays.  So what does he do? He finds a local tech shop owner with a big heart to be his fake girlfriend. Engagements and Eligibility by inlovewithimpossibility (25/25, 19 Dec 2018) - Robert and Moira Queen, Duke and Duchess of Derbyshire, are hoping that a two-week visit to the estate of Quentin and Dinah Lance, Earl and Countess of Starling, will help secure a marriage between their son and the Lances' eldest daughter, Laurel. During the visit, however, Oliver, along with his little sister Thea, finds himself more drawn towards the dynamic personality of Sara Lance and the sweet nature of Felicity Lance, the couple's adoptive daughter whose story is sorrowful. Despite his split attention, the visit is deemed a success, but unforeseen forces a week later pull the Queen siblings away from the Lances for five long years... Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too) by OneOfThoseCrazyGirls (2/2, 19 Dec 2018) - A sequel to “Swear This One You’ll Save”  Part 2 of What Should’ve Been. Holiday Getaway by DMichelleWrites (5/5, 17 Dec 2018) - Loosely based on a Hallmark movie, Christmas Getaway. Stressed CEO Felicity was ordered to go on vacation at the insistence of her mother. Little did she expect to find a stranger and his son in her family's cabin. Will romance ensue? (Spoiler: It will.) The Inmate (Christmas) by OliversMuse (5/5, 16 Dec 2018) - So I was asked by @OlicitySQueen to write a one-shot addition to The Inmate, but I found as I was writing that there is more than one chapter to tell. So this will be a small, multi-chapter addition to The Inmate. I hope you guys enjoy it. Part 2 of The Inmate.                 Other Ships/Characters A New Legend by AFY2018 (Sara/Ava Lance, 2/2, 22 Dec 2018) - A random idea of Jedi!Ava and Grey Jedi!Sara. Hope you enjoy!  Set 4 years before Episode IV.  Part 1 of Avalance in Space         William Clayton, Earl of Greystoke by Joshua_Preston (Wiliam-centric, 5/5, 20 Dec 2018) - Using the tales of his ancestor, William turns the tide against Adrian Chase. We're Not in Arrowverse Anymore by StormRebel_Love (Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne, description sounds Oliver-centric, 10/10, 19 Dec 2018) - When Oliver y compañía están en una misión que sale mal (por culpa de Barry) ellos terminan en otro universo teniendo experiencias bastantes bizarras. Fic para mi hijita que me manipulo para hacerlo xD In Darkest Night by pjlowry (Digg-centric, 2/2, 19 Dec 2018) - Destiny finally comes knocking on John Diggle's door. Much like the amazing people he works for, Diggle is not afraid to step up when it's his turn to be the hero. Distant Melody by Clare_Hope (Cisco Ramon/Hartley Rathaway, Oliver/Felicity as side pairing, 51/51, 19 Dec 2018) - It's the summer of 2021, and Cisco Ramon gets a phone call from someone to whom he hasn't spoken in six years. Hartley Rathaway isn't intending to fall back in love with him, but sometimes, the best plans go astray. And as Central City is terrorized by the New Rogues and the Flash is nowhere to be found, Cisco and Hartley do their best to keep the city, and each other, from falling apart completely.  Part 1 of Distant Melody           Fight as one by Aragorn_II_Elessar (Barry Allen/Caitlin Snow, Earth-2 Laurel/Oliver as side pairing, 14/14, 17 Dec 2018) - The heroes are gathered together for the wedding of Barry Allen and Caitlin Snow. But an evil organization from Earth-X attacks, forcing them to fight back to protect their Earth and family. Part 3 of 'The Devil and The Archer' series. Part 5 of The Devil and The Archer         Bad Blood In Hell by Bl4ckHunter (Superflarrow team-centric, 5/5, 17 Dec 2018) - Loosely based on Elseworlds crossover. When an old enemy comes to terrorize Gotham, Batman and his allies come to Arkham Asylum to investigate but they find out soon enough that a dangerous enemy plans to play a deadly game with them.  Part 17 of The Dar(h)k War Saga         A Rogue Christmas by Takara_Phoenix (Barry Allen/Mick Rory/Leonard Snart, Oliver/Felicity as side pairing, 3/3, 16 Dec 2018) - In an attempt to bring some normality into their lives, Felicity throws a huge holiday party. Oliver is along for the ride, mainly because this way he finally gets to give the Protective Big Brother Speech to Rory and Snart.  Part 96 of Phoe's Tumblr Drabbles        Part 2 of Phoe's Advent Calendar Project 2018        

[themaynard]

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[thegeorgehathersage]

Explore the picturesque village of Hathersage in the Peak District with our ultimate guide. Discover stunning landscapes, rich history, and a range of outdoor activities. Stay at The George for comfortable ensuite rooms and enjoy local attractions, dining, and shopping. Plan your perfect weekend escape now and book your stay at The George today.

[the-ashford-arms]

Discover the perfect blend of tradition and elegance in our boutique bedrooms at The Ashford Arms. Ideal for romantic getaways, business trips, or exploring the Peak District. Enjoy a restful night and start your day with a hearty breakfast. Book your stay for a cosy and charming experience.

[britpicker]

Can you make a post on popular vacation spots in the UK? Not for people outside Europe, but Europeans traveling within the country? Thanks so much. Your blog is seriously intriguing and helpful!

Oooh this is a fun one! Gosh. Okay, I’ve not travelled much in the UK but I’ll try my best. 

Seaside Towns

Brighton

Brighton is on the south coast of England, and it’s about an hour’s train journey from London. It has a pebbled beach and a vibrant nightlife. It is known for its huge LGBT+ community. Here’s an interesting section from its Wikipedia article:

Brighton has recorded LGBT history in the city since the 19th century. Many men were initially drawn to Brighton by the enormous numbers of soldiers garrisoned in the town during the Napoleonic Wars. Evidence suggests that a floating population and good transport links with London helped its reputation as a place for the LGBT community. By the 1930s, Brighton started to flourish as a gay destination and many gay and lesbian pubs started to establish themselves. During the Second World War, Brighton was filled with soldiers. Women and men in the forces who were away from home meeting other lesbians and gay people for the first time in their lives also heard about Brighton and its special pleasures and helped turn it into a gay destination in the post-war years.

Brighton is a cute little town and an attractive day-out sort of destination for Londoners. when it’s hot, the beaches become absolutely rammed.

Blackpool

Blackpool a the day-trip destination for places such as Manchester, but when I was younger it was a great location for a holiday of a few days. It lies on the North-West coast, and is known for being very tacky. There is a big theme park there, named the Pleasure Beach, and its famous rollercoaster, the Big One (formerly known as Pepsi Max Big One), was the tallest rollercoaster in the world when it opened in 1994, standing at 213ft. It remains the tallest rollercoaster in the UK. 

It remains a fairly good theme park, however the town has gone downhill and lost the charm of its heyday. The promenade is full of tacky tourist shops and amusement arcades, and a lot of businesses have shut up shop. Blackpool still has its draws. The Blackpool Tower is the town’s main landmark, was built in the image of the Eiffel Tower and is a big tourist attraction. It houses entertainment venues, the Tower Circus, and even the Tower Ballroom, which has hosted televised shows from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, and you may also have seen it in the Jennifer Lopez/Richard Gere film Shall We Dance.

Blackpool has a ton of history, but I feel like it’s being left behind. I would go there on occasion, if only for the nostalgia. Despite all of this, it remains the UK’s favourite seaside resort, one that most British people have probably visited in their lifetimes (particularly people from the North)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is far less of a tourist trap than the previous two, located on the south coast, west of Brighton. There isn’t a whole lot to say about Bournemouth, but I wanted to include something a bit less touristy and this was also a location on the list of the UK’s favourite seaside resorts. It’s a calmer seaside town, associated less with partying and more with gardens to explore. 

Parts of Dunkirk were filmed in nearby Swanage, a Victorian seaside town. 

Also nearby, just incidentally, is a three chalk rock formation called Old Harry Rocks. 

We have a postcard displaying a map of the area in our toilet (don’t ask) and every time I see the name Old Harry Rocks, I giggle. I found it especially amusing when I was writing my old Larry fic, Lightning Strikes Twice.

Other seaside towns/resorts to consider: Dover, Southend, Hastings, Scarborough/Bridlington.

Country Breaks

The Cotswolds

The Cotswolds covers an area of almost 800 square miles, running through five counties in the centre of England, slightly south-west. The area was deemed an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966. Being such a large area, there are so many choices of accomodation or things to do. The area is known for its rolling hills but, containing so many villages, there’s far more to do than enjoying the scenery or going off on walks. Quaint pubs or tea rooms, hiking trails, wildlife parks, horseriding… sounds like a dream for a calm, relaxing getaway.

Peak district

The Peak District covers a huge area too, crossing borders of several counties. A bit further north than the Cotswolds, it is mostly in Derbyshire but spreads out into Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Staffordshire also. 

Like the Cotswolds, the Peak District is known for its views and villages, but in addition there are theme parks (the little village of Alton in Staffordshire is home to one of the UK’s big theme parks, Alton Towers) caves, castles, museums… another solid choice for a relaxing getaway, but there’s probably more to do than in the Cotswolds.

Other country breaks to consider: Forest of Dean (of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows fame), Lake District, Dartmoor, Isle of Skye (of SOTT mv fame), Cornwall, Bath

City Breaks

London

Ah, London! If you’re not from the UK, you’ve probably yearned to come here. A bustling metropolis with a population of eight million. London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is dripping in ancient history and if you look for it, you’ll never stop learning new things about London, from Jack the Ripper to the Plague to the Great Fire of London. 

I’m not sure what to say about London that you probably don’t already know. It’s probably the kind of place someone from elsewhere in the UK might come for the day or for the weekend. As a tourist, there are endless amounts of things to see. Big Ben/Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace… we have galleries, we have a history museum, a science museum, a war museum, a childhood museum… the list goes on. 

My guide to London Living and Working Locations might help if your character isn’t from London but is visiting. In terms of affordable hotels/air B&Bs, the living section probably still applies. 

Manchester

Manchester is another major UK city, however the population is only half a million. Manchester a city filled with heart, with a proud history. It’s a modern and trendy location, restaurants, cinemas, bars abound. The music scene is rich, producting Oasis, Take That, the Stone Roses, Davy Jones. One of the UK’s best-loved soap operas, Coronation Street, is set in Manchester and of course, the home of Manchester United, Old Trafford is a big draw. 

Other city breaks to consider: Liverpool, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast

This post is by no means extensive and the examples given are based around my own knowledge and interests. I have personally visited all of the seaside towns, none of the country break locations, and just Manchester from the city break locations (but I’ve lived in London my whole life)

Give them a Google and explore! If anyone has any specific questions or needs help Googling (that’s a thing, I promise. I can help you with terms haha) let me know! 

[splase]

ТОП 100 Музыкальных треков 2018 года по моей версии / TOP 100 Musical Tracks of 2018 compiled by Splase.

Каждый год я подвожу музыкальные итоги года. В этом топе я выделил 100 треков***, которые в этом году набрали самое большое количество прослушиваний в моём плеере*. Данные за год** составлены по статистике, предоставленной сервисом скробблинга Last.fm. Треки из первой десятки Топа прослушаны мною в этому году около или более ста раз, среднее число прослушиваний треков, в конце топа: порядка 35 раз.

Надеюсь, в этом топе найдете что-то интересное и для себя! Enjoy!

http://elisey-ka.ru/top100tracks2018.html

1991 — Mayk Yu Myne?

Logistics — Microdot

Etherwood — Surrendered

Friction — Running (feat. Raphaella)

Years & Years — Hallelujah

Friction — Blue

Hectix — Your Love

Ivy Lab — Calculate

Joe Ford - Care For Me (feat. Document One)

Emperor & Mefjus — Disrupted VIP

Receptor — Tell Me

Counterstrike — No One Gets out of Here Alive

Friction — Dancing (feat. JP Cooper)

Logistics — Safe in Your Arms (feat. Degs)

Years & Years — Rendezvous

Joe Ford — Where Is The Sun

Task Horizon — M-920 Cain

Spectrasoul — Second Chance

Danny Byrd — Gold Rush

Danny Byrd — Hold Up the Crown (feat. Ky Lenz)

Logistics — Devotion

Current Value — Don't Leave

Lexurus — Out of Love (feat. Leah Rye)

Don Diablo - Back To Us (feat. Mike Waters)

Friction — Fall Away (feat. Indiana)

Tritonal - Getaway (feat. Angel Taylor) (Koven Remix)

Kideko — Good Thing (Danny Byrd Remix)

Marshmello — Paralyzed

Camo & Krooked - Tagtraum (Glxy, Satl & Malaky Remix)

Pythius — Sovereign

Years & Years — All for You

Current Value — Heli Aggression

Ivy Lab — Ozbo

Dark Mother — Hawk Eyes (Bonus Track)

Analogue Revolution - Something Beautiful

Friction — Mad in the Jungle (feat. Doctor)

Hamilton — Believe in Me

Pola & Bryson — Floodgates

Etherwood — Lay Your Armour Down

Земфира — Джозеф (feat. Mujuice)

Counterstrike — Self-Destruct

Unquote — Love

Uppermost — Moment of Truth

Break — Last Goodbye (feat. Celestine)

Etherwood — Everything You Are

Pendulum - Crush (Devin Townsend Remix)

Work Drugs — Drink and a Quick Decision

Danny Byrd — Tranquility (feat. Scarboy)

Logistics — Shooting Star

Logistics — Signs (feat. Changing Faces)

Clean Bandit - Mama (feat. Ellie Goulding)

Kamille - Body (feat. Avelino)(Brookes Brothers Remix)

The Outside Agency - The Shadows (feat. Ophidian)

Ivy Lab — Love is Here

Rene LaVice - Twilight (feat. Faye Derbyshire)

Joe Ford — Out Of Place (feat. Memtrix)

Matrix & Futurebound - Fire (feat. Max Marshall)

Pythius — Monster Black Hole

Royalston - Who Did She Become (feat. Amy Kisnorbo)

The Outside Agency — Everything Is Fine

Uppermost — Healing (feat. Mesita)

Dance With The Dead — War

Dance With The Dead — Become Wrath

Logistics — Inemuri

Nu:Logic — The Sound of Your Smile

Sub Focus & Dimension — Desire

Black Sun Empire - Broken (Current Value Remix)

Break — The Edge of Time (feat. Kyo)

Current Value — Kaleidoscope

Danny Byrd - Many Signs (feat. Pete Josef)

Fred V & Grafix — Like The Sun

Gorgon City — All Four Walls (feat. Vaults)

Katharsys - Ghost (The Outside Agency Remix)

Tesla Boy — Compromise

Urbandawn — Gloria

Andromedik — Your Eyes

Danny Byrd — Salute (feat. MC GQ)

Koven — Revenant (feat. Dabin)

Netsky — Anything 4 U (feat. 1991)

Pendulum - The Island, Pt. 1 (Dawn) (Skrillex Remix)

Friction — Forever Dub (feat. Kiko Bun)

Ivy Lab — Death Don't Always Taste Good

Ivy Lab — Ugly Bubble

JPEGMAFIA — Baby I'm Bleeding

Krakota — Callback

Pythius — Drowning (feat. Etla)

The 1975 — Give Yourself A Try

Timecop1983 - Static (feat. The Midnight)

Audio — Delusional

Foreign Beggars — Visitations (feat. Hyroglifics)

Halogenix — Future Flow

Ivy Lab — Cake

Ivy Lab — Jet Lag

Joe Ford — Take The Lead

Toronto Is Broken — I Am

Brookes Brothers - New Wave (feat. Georgie Allen)

Don Diablo - Found You (feat. Bully Songs)

Joe Ford — Said

Rameses B — Traveller

Ed Solo & Darrison — Subsonic

http://elisey-ka.ru/top100tracks2018.html

[holidaylettingsbeechlodge]

Art images inspired by the surrounding of a south Derbyshire inland canal boat marina. A series of 4 art creations printed on to portrait canvas. The canvas series are to be hung on the walls of beech lodge as part of a guest gallery concept. Guests booked to stay over spring summer will be able to view the art series when holidaying at the lodge . The are will also be available to purchase. The art gallery at beech lodge is designed to showcase local talent and provide guests with a chance to purchase unique artwork during their stay. The first artist to exhibit her work as part of the Guest Gallery series is Robert Blackburn, whose all NEW Ai enhanced paintings are inspired by the Mercia Marina. Rob’s four-piece canvas series captures the beauty of the marina, from the peaceful scenes along the canal to the bustling activity around the boats. The vibrant colours and delicate brushwork create an inviting and relaxing misty atmosphere, perfect for a summer getaway. If you're planning a visit to Beech Lodge this spring or summer, make sure to check out Rob’s stunning artwork – it's sure to inspire your own creativity! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #holidaylettingsbeechlodge ⁣ #visitsouthderbyshire ⁣ #fashionphotographer ⁣ #trentandmerseycanal ⁣ #illustrationart ⁣ #naturegeography ⁣ #southderbyshire ⁣ #digitalartwork ⁣ #weekendgetaway ⁣ #characterart ⁣ #lodgeholiday ⁣ #luxurylodges ⁣ #merciamarina ⁣ #nftcollector ⁣ #nftcommunity ⁣ #supportlocal ⁣ #ukstaycation ⁣ #surrealart ⁣ #surrealism ⁣ #nftartist ⁣ #steampunk ⁣ #aiartist ⁣ #artdeco ⁣ #artgram ⁣ #darkart ⁣ #magical ⁣ #virtual ⁣ #nftart ⁣ #robot ⁣ #como via @hashtagexpert (at Mercia Marina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNaVVit01u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=