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Exploring Bodmin Moor
It’s been a whirlwind few days since arriving in the UK. This week I’m staying in Cornwall with a group of friends from home and we’re having a blast. As all of us are writers bound for the World...
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Tintagel – craggy castle on the Cornish coast
Next stop on our Cornish adventure was Tintagel castle – possibly the birthplace of King Arthur, definitely a really cool place to visit. Its vast sprawl atop a rocky promontory, surrounded by stunning...
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South West Coast Path: Instow to Westward Ho!
The South West Coast Path is a 630 mile walk around the coast of SW England, from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset. As soon as I heard about it, when planning my current trip, I resolved to hike...
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South West Coast Path: Westward Ho! to Clovelly
Many walkers might have sat in the pub for an extra day instead of braving the SW Coast Path in the rain… Or caught the bus instead. But they would have missed out on a unique experience (that might...
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Ancient monuments and a lighthouse on the Penwith Peninsula
One of the essential areas of Cornwall to visit is the Penwith Peninsula — essentially the glob of land at the very south west of England… You know, Penzance, Lands End etc. So of course we did a day...
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Travelling in the 90s – road trip UK
Welcome to the next installment of Travelling in the 90s, which comprises extracts of my 1993-1994 first ever overseas travel journal. Many things have changed since then. Many things have not. It’s...
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Travelling in the 90s – Stratford, Bath, Stonehenge…
More Travelling in the 90s today… and we’ve arrived at one of the most thrilling weeks of the entire UK road trip. Warwick Castle… Stratford-upon-Avon… Bath… Salisbury… Stonehenge. It doesn’t get much...
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Travelling in the 90s – Of Stratford peregrines and Welsh cockerels
I’m continuing with my Travelling in the 90s series today… Excerpts from my travel journal kept during my 1993-1994 grand adventure in Europe and the UK. We pick things up in the Midlands, where H and...
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Travelling in the 90s – Hadrian’s Wall and a few days in Scotland
Welcome to Travelling in the 90s — the tale of my adventures in Europe, drawn from my original travel journal from 1993-1994… Our fresh-faced 20-something selves have just been road-tripping through...
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Travelling in the 90s: last days in London
And now for more Travelling in the 90s — tripping back in time to 1994 and my last few days in the UK… [Saturday 29 January, 1994] Yesterday we headed back to London via Oxford. We wandered around for...
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Exploring Bodmin Moor
It’s been a whirlwind few days since arriving in the UK. This week I’m staying in Cornwall with a group of friends from home and we’re having a blast. As all of us are writers bound for the World...
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Tintagel – craggy castle on the Cornish coast
Next stop on our Cornish adventure was Tintagel castle – possibly the birthplace of King Arthur, definitely a really cool place to visit. Its vast sprawl atop a rocky promontory, surrounded by stunning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South West Coast Path: Instow to Westward Ho!
The South West Coast Path is a 630 mile walk around the coast of SW England, from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset. As soon as I heard about it, when planning my current trip, I resolved to hike...
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South West Coast Path: Westward Ho! to Clovelly
Many walkers might have sat in the pub for an extra day instead of braving the SW Coast Path in the rain… Or caught the bus instead. But they would have missed out on a unique experience (that might...
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Ancient monuments and a lighthouse on the Penwith Peninsula
One of the essential areas of Cornwall to visit is the Penwith Peninsula — essentially the glob of land at the very south west of England… You know, Penzance, Lands End etc. So of course we did a day...
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South West Coast Path: St Ives to Penzance
Hiking the South West Coast Path: I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve said “wow” (out loud, to myself). The scenery — rugged cliffs, sweeping vegetation, sparkling beaches — is stunning. There...
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South West Coast Path: Marazion to Mullion
Back in October I spent a couple of weeks hiking the UK’s South West Coast Path in Cornwall — from St Ives to Falmouth. The complete distance is 102 miles (according to the South West Coast Path...
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South West Coast Path: Mullion Cove to Falmouth
After walking from St Ives to Falmouth along England’s South West Coast Path (in Cornwall) last October, I’ve written some posts about each of the stages — mainly as a way to share photos and remember...
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