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From Krakow to Auschwitz
With so many places still left to add to Easymalc’s Wanderings, people may wonder why I’ve chosen somewhere to write about that will hardly lift the spirits, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been asking myself the same question – and as yet, with no answer. My trip to Krakow and Auschwitz […]
The Berlin Festival of Lights
This week I’ve been sifting through a load of old pictures which is a great exercise in procrastination if ever there was one. Most of them will never see the light of day outside of our own four walls because they were taken in pre-digital days in the form of prints or transparencies, but here […]
A Hospital Fit For Heroes
Taking a Boat trip down to Greenwich has to be one of the best days out in London, but unless you know exactly what you want to do when you get there, it’s worth dropping into the excellent Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre first before dashing off like a headless chicken. If you’re anything like me, […]
Pirates, Slaves,and Riots
No visit to Bristol would be complete without following in the footsteps of the merchants, explorers, and privateers who helped make the city one of England’s foremost ports. Times have changed of course, and these days you won’t need to worry about bumping into press-gangs, one-legged sailors, or having a Black Spot thrust into the […]
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The Ninth Fort
Today was my last day in Lithuania, and thanks to a late flight home I was able to fulfil one last wish before leaving. The Ninth Fort might not be on everyone’s list of places to see, but one of my passions, if that’s the right word, is to try and understand what caused the […]
The Magical Sunsets of Zadar
There are any number of reasons to recommend Zadar for a holiday, but to sit and watch the sun go down has to be one of the best reasons of all. Alfred Hitchcock once described the sunsets here as “the most beautiful in the world”. That’s quite a statement to make, especially as there must […]
Glen Etive
People who visit Glen Coe for the first time will invariably miss a small turning opposite the Kingshouse Hotel, and even if they knew it was there would probably give it a miss anyway, because this narrow single track road comes to a dead end after 14 miles, which means that you have to turn […]
Winchester – The First Capital of England
If someone were to ask me where to go for that quintessential English experience then Winchester would have to be right up there near the top of my list. Its location, where the River Itchen flows through the chalk Downs of the Hampshire countryside, helps give this small city of 45,000 people an air of […]
Autumn Colours at Westonbirt
Today’s blog is a pictorial one, because sometimes a picture does paint a thousand words, and the National Arboretum at Westonbirt has 15,000 specimen trees to choose from. Covering 600 acres, the arboretum lies about 3 miles south-west of Tetbury and is located next to Prince Charles and his Highgrove House Estate. There are 17 […]
West Pentire and the Wildflower Fields
From Newquay Harbour the town has spread inland and along the coastline northwards, but the River Gannel has at least contained the expansion southwards. On the opposite side of the river is the small and attractive village of Crantock, which because of its access to the nearby beach can become busy at peak times, […]
