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Not such a Scilly idea

MY wife, Lulu, and I took what is becoming a regular autumn-winter break towards the end of last year in the Isles of Scilly. The British Isles make up an area awash with fantastic places to visit, so why go back to the same one year after year? Well, many years ago (in 1984, to be precise), I wrote a book called and the Isles of Scilly were on my list of land and sea to visit. I was immediately hooked and have returned almost every year since. However, since 2013—and the arrival on Tresco of red squirrels—the pull has been even greater.

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