Category: UK & Ireland
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Liverpool Travel Guide: The City I Loved Before It Was Mine
Some places arrive in your life long before you do. Liverpool sat at the edges of mine for years, close enough to feel known, not yet mine. This is the story of how familiarity turns into home.
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10 reasons you should visit St Ives (Part 2)
St Ives – so good, it can’t be contained in one blog post! Last week I offered five great reasons to add St Ives to your travel plans… ahh, the vibe… the beaches… the coastal walks… and not forgetting the great local food and eateries. What more could a beach town offer to get you…
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10 reasons you should visit St Ives (Part 1)
St Ives has a tug on my heartstrings like almost nowhere else on planet Earth. It was the stuff of my childhood summer holidays, finishing school, piling into an overfilled car and driving for hours in what seemed like never ending rain until we touched down in St Ives, where the sun shone and the…
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Nature, history and a little Pride and Prejudice…
Just lately I’ve taken up brisk walking and running as a way of getting out and enjoying the great outdoors. A couple of weeks ago I headed out to Lyme Park, a beautiful estate on the fringe of England’s Peak District. It is now under the guardianship of the National Trust and encompasses almost 1,400…