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Sailing around the Ramo di Como
This post is a follow-up to my previous one on the city of Como, and follows the same format, consisting of a brief explanation followed by a picture gallery. Before anyone thinks that I’ve got a yacht of my own moored up at a luxurious lakeside villa somewhere, I’m afraid I’m going to have to […]
The Wester Ross Coast Road and Great Wilderness
This coast road is part of the Wester Ross section of the North Coast 500 (NC500) route. For those unfamiliar with the NC500 it was a concept dreamt up by the tourism marketing people to provide some joined-up thinking to promote all areas of the North Highlands and was launched in 2015. It was an […]
Christmas at Kew
Kew Gardens has one of the world’s greatest collection of plants, and you can get an idea of what there is to see by taking a look at my post Introduction to Kew Gardens, but there are other things on offer too, and one of the highlights of the year is Christmas at Kew. Christmas […]
Slapton Sands and Exercise Tiger
The sweeping arc of coastline between the mouth of the River Dart and Start Point is known as Start Bay, and includes a two-mile-long beach that extends from Blackpool Sands to Hallsands. The most easily accessible part of the beach is between Strete Gate and Torcross, where a road just manages to separate the freshwater […]
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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 […]
Following in The Beatles Footsteps – Pt 1 Getting to Know their Roots
The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else, a staggering 600 million copies. Just think about it – that’s 600,000,000 records, and presumably they’ve included the ones I’ve bought in that figure as well. I was a huge fan of the Fab Four and still am, and when the opportunity arose, I didn’t hesitate […]
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 […]
Camden Town
Not to be confused with the Borough of Camden, Camden Town is known for its markets, music venues and alternative cultures, it’s a place that attracts younger people with a zest for a more unorthodox style of living. If you’re into Punk, Goth. or Emo, then you’ve come to the right place. Camden is named […]
