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Hello, my name is Hanne and I am an Anglo-Dane - a Dane in Britain.

Fortunately for me, I am able to travel quite a lot and I always take my dig cam with me ;o) I like to travel to more unusual places and have been travelling a lot in e.g. Eastern European countries. I like to use the local transport e.g. by train which I think is the ultimate way of travelling. You see a lot more and get a better chance of meeting local people...

As I have lived in England since 2003, I have seen many places in Britain and still like to explore new cities, towns and areas around the British Isles.

On my next longer trip, I will be heading west - for the first time ever, I will travel to North-America! My itinerary for my Canada trip in May is: Toronto 5 days, then train ("The Canadian") to Vancouver (takes 3 days and 4 nights) and then a few days in Vancouver. Can't wait.....

Update: Back in the UK again! I will put some photos and text on my travelblog very soon...

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By hanne kruse
January 20th 2009

A day in Dorchester Europe » United Kingdom » England » Dorset » Dorchester

High Street
The High Street has some beautiful old buildings and many churches.

This month's trip was for Dorchester, the county town of Dorset in south-west England. In a English context, Dorchester is not a big town with its ca 16.000 inhabitants. However, Dorchester has a fantastic mix of old monuments going back several thousands of years such as Maiden Castle, Maumbury Rings and and Roman Town House so the past is very present. Author of the "slightly" bleak novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in a village nearby Dorchester. [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
December 23rd 2008

Christmas in Ribe Europe » Denmark » Region Syddanmark » Esbjerg

Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Denmark - and for me one of the prettiest.

Founded in the beginning of the 8th century, Ribe is the oldest existing town in Denmark. At that time the vikings used Ribe as a trading centre before leaving for "sea expeditions". The first Scandinavian church was built here around 860. The town continued to grow and became very important not just for Denmark but much of Scandinavia. Although there was a great fire in 1580, many of Ribe's original medieval houses are still standing. The great cathedral situated in the heart of Ribe can been seen from far away as the landscape surrounding Ribe is very flat, much of it [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
November 21st 2008

Taunton - the local centre of Somerset Europe » United Kingdom » England » Somerset » Taunton

Tudor Tavern
Built more than 400 years ago, the Tudor house is one of Taunton's oldest buildings.

Taunton is the biggest town in Somerset and a good base for exploring more of Somerset, especially the countryside. Somerset is well-known for its links to agriculture. In Somerset there is a big produce of apple cider and also cheddar cheese has its origin in Somerset, namely in the town of Cheddar :o) The county has created the "Taunton Heritage Trail" which leads you to some of the historic most interesting places and buildings in Taunton. Earlier this year I went on a photo tour following the heritage trail and here is the result... [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
October 28th 2008

A train trip to Greece Europe » Greece

Leaving England
The ferry between Harwich in England and Esbjerg in Denmark.

My brother and I have the tradition of going on a holiday together every year and also so this year. Our holidays are never the usual type of "stay at the beach, wake up late and have some good food" - no, we obviously both like a bit of uncertainty and discomfort. So, despite our Danish guide book saying that the only sensible way of getting to Greece is now by flying, we deceided to Greece on a Interrail ticket. Our inspiration was our trip in 2006 where we went on the Sibirian Railway from Moscow to Beijing which was a [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
July 30th 2008

Berkshire: Englefield and DCI Barnaby Europe » United Kingdom » England » Berkshire » Reading

Englefield House

As a big tv crime lover, the serie "Midsomer Murders" (in Denmark and other countries called "Barnaby") is one of my favourite programs on tv. One of the benefits with living in Britain is you get all the premieres of good British programs and also when it comes to life and particular death in County Midsomer. One of the latest Midsomer Murders had Englefield House as one of its locations. Englefield House is located only a few kilometres from Reading in a very beautiful park and is definetely worth a visit - also for people who is not a particular big [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
July 26th 2008

Berkshire: Donnington and Newbury Europe » United Kingdom » England » Berkshire » Newbury

Donnington Castle

Last week, I went on the train to Newbury. My aim was to see Donnington Castle as I have a passion for old dramatic buildings and ruins... I did manage to get there but it is a 40 min walk from the railway station, more than I thought. Unfortunately I didn't get much time to see Newbury but I will come back one day and take the photos, Newbury deserves... Newbury is the principle town of West Berkshire but is probably most famous for its racecourse. The Kennet and Avon Canal, a man made canal which is 92 km long canal, [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
July 23rd 2008

Berkshire: Windsor Castle Europe » United Kingdom » England » Berkshire » Windsor

Walls of Windsor

The Royal County of Berkshire, widely known as Berkshire, is my residential county here in Britain. The county is called Royal because of the presence of Windsor Castle, one of Queen Elizabeth's residences. In the coming months, I will take photos of and make blogs about different places and towns in Berkshire which will show the diversity and beauty of this historic county. On my first excursion of course I went to the very heart of the shire, Windsor Castle. I only had time for a small walk around the castle so here is a taster of my adventures in Berkshire. [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
January 27th 2008

Exeter: 2000 years of trading Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Exeter

Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, was built mainly in the 13th century. It is estimated that half a million people were buried in the church yard through the centuries.

The agricultural shire of Devon in South-West England has a long tradition of international trading with the manufacture of wool and other clothing related industries. Exeter, Devon's capital city, was started by the Romans but they didn't stay there for long. However, they did build a wall around their fort, a wall partly preserved to the present time. By the start of the 16th Century, Exeter became one of the major cities in England. Wool was traded and exported out of the country and prosperous Exeter became home for many rich merchants. Therefore, Exeter has many great buildings from t [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
January 12th 2008

Christmas Trip to Moscow Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

Ploshchad Revolyutsii Metro Station
Moscow have some of the most fantastic metro stations. This one is near Red Square and one of the most famous, opened in 1938.

At the moment, the big thing in Britain as well as in Denmark is to go to New York for Christmas or for other shopping events. It must be a bit crowded in New York with all those shoppers so we decided to go to Moscow instead. Moscow was far of disappointing and a very good Christmas destination. We travelled to Moscow about a week before Christmas 2007 and spent three nights there, enough to see some museums, The Red Square, Kremlin and do some shopping ... and to get really hooked on going back soon again ... It was not [View Full Entry]

By hanne kruse
November 21st 2007

Westminster: Buildings from the era of the British Empire Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » London City

Lord Nelson's column, Trafalgar Square

London is a fantastic capital city - every part of the city have its own character and soul. A trip across the city is like a time travel with buildings from the medieval era to the most contemporary. But everywhere one sort of buildings will stand out, from the time of the British Empire. Last week I was visiting London where a small photo tour de Westminster. [View Full Entry]

The Admiralty Arch, towards St James' Park

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