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September 13, 2004
The 600th anniversary of the death of Canterbury Tales author and poet Geoffrey Chaucer, being celebrated this year and in 2001, provided the perfect reason to spend a day walking through England’s green and pleasant countryside in the footsteps of his merry band of pilgrims.
There are four long-...
September 13, 2004
Kent -- appropriately called the Garden of England -- is a deceptively large county sitting between London and the English Channel. For any garden lover, this is the perfect place to explore, with some historic ones set in lush countryside with great seasonal variety. Wild bluebell woodlands in spri...
September 13, 2004
London has so much to offer that you could spend a lifetime of holidays there. To do so would mean missing out on Britain's other equally enticing cities. The rapid growth of flights (and low-cost airlines) to ever-expanding regional airports means that the UK's cities have never been more accessibl...
September 13, 2004
A great seafaring tradition of adventurers, explorers, pirates and smugglers; the sea-salt flavour of novels by Daphne du Maurier and Rosamunde Pilcher; pilgrims setting sail for the New World – all are symbolic of England’s south-western extremity. Cornwall and Devon’s maritime appeal continues to ...
September 13, 2004
Visitors to Scotland will notice some changes this year. Don’t worry, the majestic mountains and lochs of the Highlands are just as breathtaking and wild as ever. Tartan, whisky and the words of Robert Burns continue to be important cultural icons. But there are some new features in the landscape th...