The Mitford mansion – You and Not You

Buddha statue in Batsford Arboretum in the Cotswolds

Have you ever read the 1940s classic The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, or the sequel Love in a Cold Climate? The books are largely autobiographical so fans of the book may be interested in seeing the house where Nancy and her sisters lived in their childhood. This is Batsford House in the Cotswolds, [...]

A photo walk through Golden Canyon in Death Valley

Golden Canyon in Death Valley

We did several hikes in Death Valley, but my favourite by far was Golden Canyon. We started at the Zabriskie Point look-out with stunning views over the canyon and down towards the Badwater salt flats. There were three options – we could hang out at the lookout and then take the bus to the other end [...]

‘Salt’ photo exhibition and a trip to Badwater

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If you are in Sydney and have the opportunity before next Saturday then get ye to Paddington to see the Murray Fredericks’ Salt exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Fredericks camped solo for weeks on end at Lake Eyre, the vast salt [...]

Rhyolite, a ghost town in Nevada

Rhyolite, a ghost town in Nevada

The idea of a ghost town has always enthralled me. There’s something about the emptiness and the weird relationship with time that fires my imagination. You don’t get the usual modernisation and general change that comes with the forward progress of time but it’s not quite like travelling back in time because of the decay [...]

Books in Krakow

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Krakow, Poland; 2008 One of the best things about living in London from 2004 to 2009 was that it gave us the ability to visit other countries for the weekend. We did Paris and Bruges on the train and other cities by plane, usually on one of the budget airlines. We visited Krakow, Poland in [...]

Country landscapes and cultural life in Maleny

Dessert

The year I turned 13 I lived in south-east Queensland for a year. My mum and I moved back to Sydney at the end of that year but over the years various family members migrated north. Now my Grandma, two aunts, two uncles, four cousins and assorted partners and children all live up there, either [...]

Guest post: Day trips from Leeds, Yorkshire

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This is a guest post by Darren Cronian, founder and editor of My Life in Leeds – a local guide to the attractions of Leeds in Yorkshire, England. The guide is written by locals who are keen to share their knowledge and experiences. Darren is also author of the popular Travel Rants blog, which champions [...]

Snake tracks at Mesquite Flat Dunes

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We left San Francisco in the evening and arrived in Death Valley at dawn. It was a thrill to be in the desert after the night’s journey – and a relief to be able to stretch my legs. (The seats on the Green Tortoise bus convert to beds but I was still feeling pretty crunchy). [...]

Hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc

Heather Cowper

Hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc around the Chamonix valley in the French, Italian and Swiss Alps. This is a guest post by Heather Cowper, from Heather on her Travels. Heather is based in Bristol, in the west of England and travels mainly in Europe. You can read more about Heather’s walk on the Tour de Mont [...]

Get your motor running with a different sort of scenic drive

Steven Roll

Running in Rock Creek Park, Washington DC. This is a guest post by Steve Roll, the creator of Travelojos, a blog about traveling to and living in Latin America. Follow him on Twitter @travelojos. It was a cold Sunday morning in winter and just as I accelerated through a curve on a wooded road overlooking Rock [...]

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