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Easter Eggs - what is the meaning of Easter
Festival, Mind Body Spirit, Personal, UK

What is the meaning of Easter?

April 8, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 8 Comments
What’s Easter all about?  As I arrange small colourful eggs in straw nestled within a wooden trug, the sounds of the Eucharist service from Manchester Cathedral tumble out of the radio; a beautiful voice celebrating Christ’s resurrection.  Teenage son struggles to wake up from a late night’s X-Box playing and can’t...
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Culture, Food & Drink, Top Tips, UK

Manchester and Salford Top 10 if it rains!

February 6, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 9 Comments
Now for some of you that believe the bad press about Manchester, there may be a touch of scoffing and a muttered ‘IF’ but I can assure you that it is very often beautifully sunny in this northern urban city, as those expatriated BBC staff will no doubt tell you 😉...
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Long Meg Stone Circle in the Eden Valley Cumbria
Culture, Cumbria, History

A Folklore Tour of the Lake District

January 23, 2012 by Guest Author 3 Comments
Author Barry McCann is a writer and expert on the horror genre, tradition and folk tales.  He appears regularly on BBC Radio sharing quirky tales of mystery and imagination in Cumbria and Lancashire.  Here are some of his favourite folklore stories from the Lake District. The shires and counties of...
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Food & Drink, Personal, UK

Christmas cocktails & festive cheer in London

December 26, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
May Your Days be Merry & Bright … I was invited to learn how to make cocktails at the Cavendish Hotel, just off Piccadilly, round the corner from its sister hotel, the world-famous Ritz in the heart of luxury London.  The hotel was previously owned by Rosa Lewis, the renowned...
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Pines at Friar's Crag Derwentwater - photo Zoe Dawes
Cumbria, Outdoors, Walking

Friar’s Crag: A perfect Lake District view

December 13, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 19 Comments
“The first thing which I remember as an event in life was being taken by my nurse to the brow of Friar’s Crag on Derwentwater.”  Victorian art critic and philanthropist John Ruskin described this view as one of the three most beautiful in Europe.  Friar’s Crag is a one of the most...
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Blog trip, Top Tips, UK

Lovely Lincoln & beyond – a portrait in words & pictures

December 11, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
Lincoln City Lincoln Cathedral Soaring Gothic glory: from 1088 onwards Lincoln Cathedral has been a beacon of sublime devotion and stunning architecture attracting visitors from around the world. Lincoln Cathedral Organ practice: Sublime music rumbles along the Episcopal runway, falters, stops, starts again and soars into immense grandeur. The Forces Chapel:  Two...
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Accommodation, Holiday, Top Tips, UK

Quirky Camping Alternatives in Cumbria

August 4, 2011 by Guest Author 12 Comments
If you love the idea of being eco-friendly and close to nature, but not the thought of struggling with tent-poles and tent-pegs, then one of Cumbria’s Quirky Camping Alternatives could be just the ticket.  Picture yourself awakening in magnificent countryside,  add in a few pampers such as a proper bed...
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