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Wordsworth Coffin Walk - Grasmere to Rydal with The Quirky Traveller
Culture, Cumbria, Video, Walking

Wandering in Wordsworth’s footsteps – Grasmere to Rydal

April 11, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 14 Comments
“I wandered lonely as a shroud …”. I know, not right, but I’d just told a friend we were filming along the ancient Coffin Road from Grasmere to Rydal and he came out with it… In olden times, the Coffin Route was used by locals carrying the dead from Rydal...
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Africa, Culture

Calm your soul at a South African Buddhist Temple

April 4, 2011 by Guest Author 11 Comments
Guest Post by Clare Appleyard South Africa is a country full of startling contrasts.  Abject poverty yet ostentatious wealth; barren deserts yet lush forests; extreme heat yet bitter cold.  However, no contrast surprised me more than the sight that caught me unawares one day as we drove down yet another...
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History, UK, Walking

Liverpool Slavery History Tour

February 11, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 6 Comments
Liverpool Slavery Tour “Use your eyes, look up and all around you – there are traces of the city’s history all around you.”  These were the words of our guide on the Liverpool Slavery History Tour, a fascinating snapshot of a bygone era that some might rather forget … There are so very many things...
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Culture, History, North America, Top Tips

‘Going Underground in Seattle’ by Barry McCann

January 11, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 10 Comments
So what is Seattle famous for, apart from a cracker of a place to be sleepless in? Well there is the legacy of the great fire of 1889, which devastated downtown Seattle but furnished civic leaders an opportunity to make good out of the bad planning that had gone before...
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Culture, Europe, Holiday

Top things to do on a Winter Break in Prague

December 6, 2010 by Zoe Dawes 14 Comments
Take a winter break in Prague… It’s a perfect time to visit – not too many tourists, wintry weather which fits with the scenery, lots of cultural things to go to ie opera, ballet, concerts and theatre – and you can get a table at any bar or restaurant with...
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History of the World in a 100 Objects
Culture, History

A History of the World in a 100 Objects

October 15, 2010 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
What a brilliant idea – to create a radio programme to share some of the British Museum’s fascinating collection of treasures in A History of The World in a 100 Objects.  It was an Aztec serpent made of turquoise that really caught my imagination.  I decided to find out more about this...
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Culture, Transport, UK

A Vintage Classic Car Day Out at Leighton Hall

July 14, 2010 by Zoe Dawes 4 Comments
Leighton Hall Classic Vehicle Rally It was love at first sight – that gorgeous purple and white VW Camper Van, with its shiny strong body, sturdy wheels & plush leather interior.  We were at Leighton Hall’s annual Classic Car Rally and my son was trying to convince me that I should...
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Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewi Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewillow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street in #Glasgow. designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. 

I was last there 30 years ago - it looks much finer now. Plenty of people enjoying their magnificent afternoon tea 🥪🥮🍰🫖☕️👍 I had a delicious Scottish smoked salmon open sandwich and a glass of Sauvignon blanc - cheers!
Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Abso Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Absolutely stunning. As impressive as the Alhambra and relatively quiet in December @realalcazarsevilla 

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Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why it’s called #fall in USA and other places … After the recent stormy weather everywhere here in SW Scotland is covered in rich tapestry of crimson, scarlet, russet, yellow, orange, auburn, green and many other autumnal leaf shades 🍁🍃🍂

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Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Ea Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Easedale Island where the ferry departs for Luing. Great views out to that island (famous for its eponymous cattle) and towards Mull. Spent a lovely day exploring the ‘Slate Isles’ in Western #Scotland. 

#TheHighlands #visitscotland #easedaleisland #lovescotland #quirkytravel #scotlandiscalling
Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottag Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottage on Easedale Island, one of the Hebridean Slate Isles in Western Scotland.
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