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POSTCARD – The Witches Stone, Blarney Castle, Ireland

POSTCARD – The Witches Stone, Blarney Castle, Ireland
A visit to Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland, isn’t just about snogging that famously promiscuous stone.

By Tamara Pitelen
Categories Cultural, Europe, Ireland

POSTCARD – Saints in stone huts, Aran, Ireland

POSTCARD – Saints in stone huts, Aran, Ireland
For a glimpse into the harsh realities of monastic life in Early Christian Ireland, pay a visit to this dry-stone beehive hut called Clochán na Carraige on the largest of Ireland‘s three Aran Islands, Inishmor.

By Tamara Pitelen
Categories Cultural, Europe, Ireland

POSTCARD – Jane Austen Centre and Regency Tea Rooms

POSTCARD – Jane Austen Centre and Regency Tea Rooms
In the elegant Georgian city of Bath, The Jane Austen Centre at 40 Gay Street tells the story of the novelist’s life in Bath and its effect on her writing. Meet the costumed actors at the entrance, perhaps the fatherly Mr Bennet from Pride and Prejudice (1813), played by Martin Salter since 2007, or maybe the dashing Captain Frederick Wentworth from Persuasion (1817), played by James Cox (pictured). A mannequin of Austen herself stands gazing wistfully down Gay Street. After immersing yourself in Jane Austen’s matrimonially-obsessed world, take a seat at the Regency Tea Rooms where you really can have ‘Tea with Mr Darcy’.

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Bath, Destinations, England, Europe

Beginner’s guide to cursing for ancient Romans

Beginner’s guide to cursing for ancient Romans
Been robbed? Who you gonna call? Goddess Sulis Minerva. The rare curse tablets of Bath reveal the vicious retribution requested of Goddess Sulis Minerva for heinous crimes such as stealing bathing suits and cooking pots.

By Tamara Pitelen
Categories Bath, England

POSTCARD – Bristol’s controversial love locks bridge

POSTCARD – Bristol’s controversial love locks bridge
It’s unclear why but people in Bristol started attaching padlocks to a pedestrian bridge over Bristol Harbour, then tossing the keys in the water below to symbolise the bonds of love.  So far so lovely but this spontaneous movement has sparked controversy.

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Bristol, England, Europe

POSTCARD Sir John Betjeman

POSTCARD Sir John Betjeman
Postcard – Sir John Betjeman Visitors to Kings Cross St. Pancras train station in London who walk upstairs to the Eurostar departure terminal for Paris, will see a statue of poet and conservationist Sir John Betjeman, who famously saved the station from destruction.

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories London

GREAT BRITAIN How to Beat #$% British Trains

GREAT BRITAIN How to Beat #$% British Trains
HOW TO BEAT #$% BRITISH TRAINS   Here is the good news about British trains.

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories England

GREAT BRITAIN Charles Dickens and Dover

GREAT BRITAIN Charles Dickens and Dover
Charles Dickens and Dover Dover is a fast train ride away (around one hour) from London – Kings Cross St.

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Destinations, England

GREAT BRITAIN Wetherspoon! Best British Breakfast

GREAT BRITAIN Wetherspoon! Best British Breakfast
      GREAT BRITAIN – Wetherspoon! Best British Breakfast Travelling to Great Britain from across the world?

By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories England, London

MUNICH 7 things to do in Munich on a Sunday (when everything is shut)

MUNICH 7 things to do in Munich on a Sunday (when everything is shut)
Germany shuts shop on a Sunday for a day of enforced relaxation so what does the restless tourist do?

By Tamara Pitelen
Categories Europe, Germany, Munich