St Michael’s Mount Friday brought another solo day trip by train and also the achievement of another item ticked off on my personal ‘bucket list’. I visited Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy
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July 2022: First Time in Cornwall: Part 2
Falmouth (Town) As is clear from its name, Falmouth is situated at the mouth of the River Fal. It is the second-largest town in Cornwall, both it and larger St
July 2022: First Time in Cornwall: Part 1
Introduction & Arrival Until summer 2022, Cornwall was perhaps the single most spectacular ‘oversight’ in my personal travel history within the UK. (Others still remaining include SW Wales, the Moray
California, Here We Come! (2021): Day 2: And now, erm … back to the UK!
Schiphol-Heathrow Today started by following a similar approach to that used on Thursday: we left the hotel without eating, intending to have some form of breakfast in the lounge. In
September 2021: Edinburgh & the Lothians: Two National Trust Properties
Gladstone’s Land, Edinburgh Gladstone’s Land is a 17th-century tenement situated on the Lawnmarket, part of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The National Trust for Scotland rescued the building from threatened demolition in
September 2021: Birmingham
Introduction After my ‘flying visit’ to Bristol, Bruce and I continued to England’s second city on a horribly busy CrossCountry train. At 1hr 20mins, the main leg of the journey
August 2021: Isle of Arran
Introduction This is the second of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 1 Culzean Castle 2 Isle of Arran 3 Kintyre Peninsula As ever, please
August 2021: Culzean Castle
Introduction This is the first of seven posts relating to a trip that started just a few days after Manchester & Belfast. Unlike that trip, which had originally involved travel
August 2021: Antrim Coast
Introduction We used one of our days based in Belfast for a full-day visit to the Antrim Coast, using a rental car picked up at Belfast City Airport. The overall
September 2020: Two Galleries and a Georgian House
That’s what I managed to clock up over just two days in September, albeit two days that were separated by a weekend. Scottish National Gallery (Friday 11-Sep) The Scottish National