Visiting the Eden Project is a must-see when you are in Cornwall. The Eden Project is sometimes dubbed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. The history of the Eden Project is fascinating. The project is located in a…
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Wistman’s Wood is located out in the Devonshire countryside. A stones’ throw from the Duchy of Cornwall, the moss covered and twisted branches could be the entrance to a different realm. Wistman’s Wood is a rare example of a…
Boscastle has long been on my bucket list to visit. Partially because it is called “the Salem of the UK”. I was so thrilled when we went for my birthday. I was bouncing up and down in the car…
An ancient woodland that surrounds the River Trevillet and a holy site that has connections to Celtic Christianity, King Arthur, faeries, piskies, nymphs, and the veil into the otherworld. It is named for a holy man, Saint Nectan, who dug…
South East Cornwall’s best kept secret, Lantic Bay is a quiet sheltered cove with white sands, feeling more like the Mediterranean, than Cornwall. David and I were not far from Fowey and we were due to get on the…
We have finally come to the last of my posts of Reims. The Basilica of Saint-Remi s a medieval abbey church in Reims (Rue Simon). It was founded in the 11th century over the chapel of St. Christophe where St Remi was buried. It…
The side-quest to Orkney was one of the best decisions I made whilst doing the NC500. It’s about an hour’s ferry ride from Scrabster (not far from Thurso). I stayed an amazing eco-farm on Orkney called Wheems Organic Farms…
Visiting Maison Pommery and the Villa Demoiselle can both be toured in Reims. The Pommery chalk caves are now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Villa Demoiselle is an architectural gem dating back to the beginning of the 20th…
Palais du Tau is so named because of its t-shaped form. The palace was already in existence during antiquity. It was altered several times before being transformed into a classical palace between 1671 and 1710, under the direction of…
Now, I have been to a lot of fancy cathedrals but I think that Notre Dame in Reims might take the top spot on the podium. It is actually the precursor to the Notre Dame in Paris. This masterpiece…