England

How to Irk the Brits

    An instructional video for those of us on the correct side of the pond on proper tourist etiquette in Mother England.  Here’s the

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Time To Hang Up My Boots – Almost !

I’ve had these shoes for over 3 years and they’ve served me well.  Comfort beyond my expectations. We’ve walked the east coast of the US, around Europe, Turkey and climbed mountains in Wales – together ! The crumbling pathways of Cuba and soaked…

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Little Crosby – 17th Century Village

Just thought I’d share my enjoyable walk for a Sunday afternoon. This is Little Crosby Village.  8 miles north of Liverpool UK. Today. It’s an odd sort of village. It helps if you’re Roman Catholic if you want to live there.

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From Corfe Castle to Kingston Lacy – Part 2

When we last met ” Brave Dame Mary”, (Lady Mary Banks) in 1645, she had just been rudely ejected from her “palatial” apartments in Corfe Castle by a troop of Parliamentarian “Roundhead” soldiers having been betrayed by the foul Colonel Pitman.

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From Corfe Castle to Kingston Lacy – Part 1

In the heart of  beautiful Dorset, a county in southern England, is the beautiful stone built village of Corfe. Towering above Corfe are the huge remains of Corfe Castle. Corfe also boasts a station on the private Swanage steam railway.

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Weymouth’s tribute to the brave.

With the many events held in 2014 to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers of the two World Wars, my visits to the delightful sea front of Weymouth are made more thoughtful each time I pass the memorials erected on the esplanade.  

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Down by the seaside English style….

When you think of a European summer seaside destination you might immediately think of such exotic destinations like St. Tropez or Nice or the Cote d’ Azur, but possibly not the southern English coastline. Ah, but there you would be mistaken as there.

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Time To Hang Up My Boots – Almost !

I’ve had these shoes for over 3 years and they’ve served me well.  Comfort beyond my expectations. We’ve walked the east coast of the US, around Europe, Turkey and climbed mountains in Wales – together ! The crumbling pathways of Cuba and soaked…

Read More

Little Crosby – 17th Century Village

Just thought I’d share my enjoyable walk for a Sunday afternoon. This is Little Crosby Village.  8 miles north of Liverpool UK. Today. It’s an odd sort of village. It helps if you’re Roman Catholic if you want to live there.

Read More

From Corfe Castle to Kingston Lacy – Part 2

When we last met ” Brave Dame Mary”, (Lady Mary Banks) in 1645, she had just been rudely ejected from her “palatial” apartments in Corfe Castle by a troop of Parliamentarian “Roundhead” soldiers having been betrayed by the foul Colonel Pitman.

Read More

From Corfe Castle to Kingston Lacy – Part 1

In the heart of  beautiful Dorset, a county in southern England, is the beautiful stone built village of Corfe. Towering above Corfe are the huge remains of Corfe Castle. Corfe also boasts a station on the private Swanage steam railway.

Read More

Weymouth’s tribute to the brave.

With the many events held in 2014 to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers of the two World Wars, my visits to the delightful sea front of Weymouth are made more thoughtful each time I pass the memorials erected on the esplanade.  

Read More

Down by the seaside English style….

When you think of a European summer seaside destination you might immediately think of such exotic destinations like St. Tropez or Nice or the Cote d’ Azur, but possibly not the southern English coastline. Ah, but there you would be mistaken as there.

Read More