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Holker Hall Labyrinth and Stone Circle - Cartmel Peninsula - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: The Cartmel Peninsula from Grange to Newby Bridge #followpye

October 24, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
A great wave of tranquility washed over me and for a few minutes, all was right with the world … I was sitting beside a labyrinth and stone circle, gazing across a field towards the Lake District mountains and Morecambe Bay. Crows wheeled overhead and in the distance a herd...
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Art Gallery H and Arnside beach Cumbria - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: Carnforth to Sandside via Silverdale and Arnside #followpye

August 3, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
They were very well-behaved, standing quietly by the bench as their riders enjoyed a drink in the summer sunshine. Three horses standing beside their riders. They’d come out for a hack in the country lanes around Silverdale and Arnside and had stopped off at Wolf  House Gallery Cafe for a rest....
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Red Bank sunset over Morecambe Bay - photo The Quirky Traveller
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: Cockerham to Bolton-le-Sands #followpye

April 18, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
The sound of seabirds calling echoed across the scrubby grass towards Fleetwood and Blackpool. A pale sun glimmered round the drifting clouds, casting a pewter glow across Morecambe Bay, A dog barked with delight as it dashed across the rocks to splash into the shallow water. I was parked at...
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Four special Lake District Books Cumbria
Cumbria, Guide, Writing

A quartet of very different Lake District books

June 19, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 8 Comments
“I’m coming to the Lake District on holiday. What book would you recommend?” Well, that really depends on what kind of book you’re looking for. There are so many Lake District books: traditional guide books, walking books, novels, biographies, photography books, children’s books … Here are four of my favourites....
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Yew Trees Painswick Cotswolds - photo zoe dawes
Guide, Outdoors, UK

Discover picture-perfect Painswick in the quirkiliciously quaint Cotswolds

June 2, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
Yew Trees Painswick Visiting villages in the Cotswolds is like eating a box of really good chocolates; one or two are divine, the whole box makes you feel slightly queasy. They (the villages) are all so achingly pretty, with mellow-stone walls, rambling roses and pastel foxgloves, manicured lawns, thatched roofs,...
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Blog trip, Europe, Guide

Quirky Travel Guide: 48 hours in Rome, Italy

December 2, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 15 Comments
The Trevi Fountain “It’s like travelling through history… The people are great, they’re very friendly, which makes a difference.” Dany, concierge for Citalia Holidays in Rome, was introducing me to his favourite city, sharing some top tips and insider secrets to help make my 48 hours in Rome a big success....
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Blog trip, Guide, North America

Enjoy 24 hours in Calgary, Alberta

September 20, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 11 Comments
The large red sign on the highway summed it all up; ‘Horses always have Right of Way. It’s a Stampede Thing’. The Calgary Stampede is Calgary’s USP. Billed as the Largest Outdoor Show on Earth, it attracts over 2.5 million visitors every July (plus lots of horses) and brings a wild-west...
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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 

#realalcazar #seville #andalucia #spain
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 🍁🍃🍂

#autumnvibes #autumncolours #fallvibes #fallcolors #fallcolours #autumntime #quote #autumnquote
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.
👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a 👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a very special woman she was, reigning for 70 momentous year with grace, dignity, steadfastness, charm and humour. Thank you Ma’am 🙏🏻

Photo by Dorothy Wilding 
#queen #queenelizabeth #RIP
Mmmmmm freshly-picked Scottish strawberries, black Mmmmmm freshly-picked Scottish strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries from the garden 🍓😋🫐 Now what should we do with them? Fruit flan maybe? 

#freshfruit #summerfruit #fruitlover #fruitbasket #mindbodyspirit
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