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The Medieval Tower.
In the later medieval period, Shrewsbury was encircled by a defensive wall with a number of watch towers at intervals. Town Walls Tower is the last surviving of these watch towers and it was given to the National Trust in … Continue reading
Black Country – Living – Museum.
An amazing vist today – The Black Country – Living – Museuem – highly recommended. Edited with BlogPad Pro
A spot of porridge.
HM Prison Shrewsbury was a Category B/C men’s prison in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It closed in March 2013. The former prison site, on Howard Street, adjacent to Shrewsbury railway station, is near the site of the Dana Gaol, a medieval prison. … Continue reading
The Ridgeway – 87 miles – Overton Hill to Ivinghoe Beacon.
The Ridgeway National Trail stretches 87 miles (139km) across five counties, starting at Overton Hill near Avebury in Wiltshire and passing through Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and ending at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. The Ridgeway is often described as ‘the oldest … Continue reading
Otavalo – last port of call in Ecuador
The friendly and prosperous town of Otavalo is famous for its giant Saturday market, where traditionally dressed indigenous people sell handicrafts to hordes of foreigners who pour in every weekend to get in on the deals. Despite the market’s popularity, … Continue reading
Up close and personal with the wildlife of Galápagos.
Visiting the Galápagos islands – cruise vs independent travel. Once you take the plunge and book a Galápagos cruise you are unfortunately signing up for scheduled meal times, early morning wake up calls and 5 – 7 nights spent on … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands – an introduction.
“The Galápagos Islands may just inspire you to think differently about the world. A trip to this extraordinary region is like visiting an alternate universe, some strange utopian colony organized by sea lions – the golden retrievers of the Galápagos … Continue reading
Mindo
With its breathtaking location, surrounded on all sides by steep mountainsides of cloud forest, tiny Mindo was a delightful place to visit and for me, another Ecuadorian highlight. It’s a dramatic arrival just off the Pan American Highway via a steep and curvy … Continue reading
Quilotoa Loop
The crater lake of Laguna Quilotoa has to to be one of Ecuador’s most staggering spectacles. Bumping along the spectacular dirt roads of the Quilotoa Loop and hiking between Andean villages was an exhilarating experience. Transportation was tricky but the rewards … Continue reading
Carnival – Ecuadorian style.
I had made a conscious decision to try and avoid Carnival in Ecuador, nothing could surely compare to the celebrations that would be taking place on the other side of the continent in Brazil? Both Brazil and Ecuador, along with … Continue reading
