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December 5th 2010
Published: December 5th 2010
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This British regional thing has been keeping us interested. Each county with its own particular, even peculiar, character. Constantly changing accents and, when you cross one of the actual country boundaries – the ones with somewhat separate governments – you even get a different language. Scotland is working hard to bring Gaelic back, although you might wonder why, and there are Welsh people ... Read Full Entry



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Our travels over the years have often sought out those places that we haven't yet experienced. We have loved chasing new places, but there is a change underway. We continue to enjoy experiencing other cultures along with their food, beverages, history and ways of life but now, having a little more freedom, we will also make more effort to seek out out such things as music events and festivals, particular natural attractions that we have missed and places where we can better appreciate the history of a place and its people. The attraction of the road less travelled and the place less visit... full info
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BathBath
Bath
At the restored Roman hot springs
Bath terrace housesBath terrace houses
Bath terrace houses
top end of the price scale though
One of the River AvonsOne of the River Avons
One of the River Avons
this is the one at Bath (apparently Avon means river)
Cornish countrysideCornish countryside
Cornish countryside
apparently the snow cover thickened over subsequent days
Houses on the hillHouses on the hill
Houses on the hill
At Bideford (subsidy for white paint only?)
Bishop's signatureBishop's signature
Bishop's signature
on Bath cathedral. The bishop (mitre at top) was Oliver King
Building covenantsBuilding covenants
Building covenants
seemed to be strong here, over a number of centuries. Near Cardiff
Tintagel castleTintagel castle
Tintagel castle
Tintagel castle 2Tintagel castle 2
Tintagel castle 2
Tintagel castle 3Tintagel castle 3
Tintagel castle 3
Old castle, new connectorOld castle, new connector
Old castle, new connector
walkway between the two parts of Tintagel Castle (i.e. remains of)
Tintagel stormTintagel storm
Tintagel storm
Old Post Office, TintagelOld Post Office, Tintagel
Old Post Office, Tintagel
in the village
Private beach Private beach
Private beach
near Newquay
Newquay beachNewquay beach
Newquay beach
the day before the snow
Newquay and beyondNewquay and beyond
Newquay and beyond
from the B&B
Overnight snow coverOvernight snow cover
Overnight snow cover
our car took a little while to overcome this (we didn't possess snow-removing tools)
Snow in Cornwall againSnow in Cornwall again
Snow in Cornwall again
Another Big Pineapple?Another Big Pineapple?
Another Big Pineapple?
We were told the pineapple was a symbol of welcome, this one to the Eden Project
Vege garden, Eden ProjectVege garden, Eden Project
Vege garden, Eden Project
Eden Project solar collectorsEden Project solar collectors
Eden Project solar collectors



6th December 2010

Michelle Alpha
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Travel
Wow, welsh road is beautiful. Ill be back! http://www.theglobaltravelmembership.com
6th December 2010

cabochick
Andrea

Wonderful pics!
Didn't realize how colourful and interesting the countryside is. I added this to my bucket list. Thank you!
6th December 2010

Ankur
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THE NATURE IN ITS FULL BLOOM
Dear Slowfeet Your photo shoot Post is indeed an award winning task mighty enough to entice anybody to undertake intensive travel trips worldwide. With a view to render help and enable adventurous people accomplish their travel safely and comfortably Citymedia foundation (http://citymediafoundation.org) has launched www.city.vi , a network of 68,000 city specific video sites, where you can share videos about cities and regions across the world. like for Port Blair videos you can visit http://Port Blair.vi . You can also find out about other cities that you are interested . hope to see you there
6th December 2010

Sarah
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COLD!
Looks a bit chilly!!
7th December 2010

Klaire and Adam
Coles New World

Nice country
looks very nice, pretty photos. I'm thinking that Mexico is going to be just a bit of a shock for the first day or two after that.
8th December 2010

Selina Tan
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Great Photos!
This definitely is one place that is on my list of places to visit. Such wonderful views. Lovely pics. http://www.9to6.com
13th December 2010

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Yes it was chilly
and yes, parts of Mexico will be very different but I'm sure we'll enjoy it too. Glad that some of you enjoyed the post and pics.

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