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Plymouth Gin – Once a Preferred Drink of the Royal Navy

May 24, 2011 By Helen Page

For Nearly Two Centuries, No Navy Ship Left Port Without Plymouth Gin: Black Friars Distillery is one of the oldest buildings in Plymouth and one of the city's heritage buildings. Its Refectory Room - a medieval hall with a hull-shaped timber roof was built in 1431.  Since 1793, Black Friars … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: black friars distillery, plymouth gin, plymouth gin distillery, plymouth gin navy strenth, plymouth gin tours, plymouth sloe gin

Mayflower Steps – A Memorial For A Brave Voyage

May 24, 2011 By Helen Page

Mayflower Steps - One of the Most Historical Landmarks in Plymouth: Plymouth Harbour is famous as the starting point for many pioneering and historic voyages and the voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers in the Mayflower was one of these epic journeys. The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth in 1620, bound … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: mayflower, mayflower pilgrims, mayflower ship, mayflower steps, Pilgrim Fathers, plymouth mayflower, plymouth memorials

Visiting the Historic Plymouth Barbican

May 24, 2011 By Helen Page

The Plymouth Barbican is Home to Britain's Maritime Heritage: The Barbican, Plymouth's harbour area was an old trading port and is home to Britain's maritime heritage. It was from Plymouth that many of the early pioneering voyages set sail. Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Walter … [Read more...]

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Roermond Designer Outlet – Roermond

May 20, 2011 By Helen Page

McArthurGlen's Roermond Designer Outlet is One of Europe's Largest: McArthurGlen's award-winning Roermond Designer Outlet is one of the largest in Europe.  There are over 100 stores at the Roermond outlet where shoppers will find more than 170 designer brands. Discounts of 30% to 70% are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: designer outlets, netherlands shopping, outlet store roermond, roermond designer outlet, roermond outlet

Floriade 2012 – A Theatre of Nature in Venlo

May 20, 2011 By Helen Page

Floriade 2012 - World Horticultural Expo in Venlo - Netherlands: Floriade 2012, the Netherland's World Horticultural Expo is now open and takes place in Venlo from 5 April to 7 October 2012. For lovers of garden and flower shows, this is an event to look forward to as Floriade only takes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: floriade, floriade 2012, floriade express, floriade venlo, garden and flower shows, how to get to floriade

Tintagel – Inextricably Linked to King Arthur

May 19, 2011 By Helen Page

Tintagel - Where King Arthur Legends Loom Larger Than Life: Mention Tintagel, and the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table come to mind immediately. Since Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his History of the Kings of Britain in 1150, visitors have been coming to Tintagel Castle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: arthurian legend, Cornwall, king arthur legends, knights of the round table, Merlin, Tintagel

A Medieval Old Post Office in the Heart of Tintagel

May 16, 2011 By Helen Page

The Tintagel Old Post Office With a Curious Wavy Roof: There is more to Tintagel than the legend of King Arthur and Tintagel Castle.   On the main street of the village is the medieval Tintagel Old Post Office. This very well-preserved 14th century yeoman's farmhouse on Tintagel's Fore Street … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Tintagel, tintagel cornwall, tintagel old post office, tintagel sightseeing

Tintagel Castle – Birthplace of the Legendary King Arthur

May 16, 2011 By Helen Page

Tintagel Castle – Home of King Arthur of Camelot and Merlin the Magician? Since Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his fictitious "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain) in 1150, Tintagel Castle has been associated with the birthplace of the great King Arthur. According to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: King Arthur, knights of the round table, Merlin, Tintagel, tintagel castle, tintagel cornwall, tintagel king arthur

Steckerlfisch – A Bavarian Fish Specialty

May 12, 2011 By Helen Page

Steckerlfisch is a Bavarian Fish Specialty and also a Popular Oktoberfest Food: A graphic food image that you'll see at the Munich Oktoberfest is at the Fischer-Vroni Steckerlfisch stand. Here you'll see neatly lined rows of whole fish on skewers being cooked over the very long charcoal grill. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Food Tagged With: bavarian food, fischer-vroni, food in munich, oktoberfest food, steckerlfisch

In Hundertwasser’s World at the Kunst Haus Wien

May 10, 2011 By Helen Page

An Exhibition Dedicated to Hundertwasser at the Kunst Haus Wien: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the Kunst Haus Wien is holding an exhibition dedicated to its founder, Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.  The Kunst Haus Wien is housed in an 1892 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: friedrich hundertwasser, hundertwasser museum, hundertwasser wien, hundertwasserhaus, kunst haus wien, viennese museum

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

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