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Britain: Royal Traditions, Beer, and Bread Bowls at the Local Pub Quiz
Joining a pub quiz while on holiday in London is a quintessentially British pastime and is a great way to spend an evening while soaking...
oldbagonaplane
Apr 25, 20234 min read
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England: Sipping Champers with High Society During the British Social Season, Obvs.
Planning a vacation around Britain's springtime weather is never not a challenge. But the Social Season, traditional events that happen...
oldbagonaplane
Jan 23, 20236 min read
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UK: Narrow Boating Through Another Summer of Staycations
UK: Skip the travel headaches and staycation this summer with a self-drive, self-catering narrow boat cruise on Britain's canal networks....
oldbagonaplane
Jun 17, 20228 min read
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LONDON: Joyful Bike Riding
London, UK: Cycling in London while on holiday? Maybe not the best thing to do as a tourist, but city cycling on an electric bike is a...
oldbagonaplane
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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UK: Glastonbury, the Land of Gallantry, Goddesses and the Occasional Hippie.
Glastonbury, England, UK is known for its music festival, spiritual connections, and mythical history. This is a great...
oldbagonaplane
Sep 21, 20218 min read
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UK: The Reading Festival & Bucket List Dreams Fulfilled
Reading Festival: Every end of UK August bank holiday since 1961 has featured two things: The Reading and Leeds Festival and the Notting...
oldbagonaplane
Sep 8, 20217 min read
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UK: The Transformative Power of the Perfect Backpack
Sutton Hoo is a 245 acre National Trust site in Suffolk, UK. This is the site of one of the largest archaeological finds in British...
oldbagonaplane
Aug 29, 20217 min read
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From Tub to Tumbler: The Travails of Homemade Tipples
Home crafting has been popular for many years but has as a rule been restricted to scrapbooking, knitwear and artesian bread-making. The...
oldbagonaplane
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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London: The Arctic Culture & Climate at the British Museum
London's British Museum. No tour of London would be complete without a trip to the British Museum. The museum provides visitors with two...
oldbagonaplane
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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Europe & USA: Sent la Lavande...Ooh LaLa!
Travelling to local lavender farms has been a number one staycation this summer. Here are some of the best UK, USA and French fields.
oldbagonaplane
Aug 8, 20205 min read
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THE YEAR; 2019
I began my year in sunny Cape Town, South Africa, searching for odd and hidden sites to see. I failed in my efforts to find the abandoned...
oldbagonaplane
Dec 28, 20195 min read
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London: Celebrating Steel Drums and Sound Systems at the Notting Hill Carnival.
Life at the Carnival. Celebrating Steel Drums and Sound Systems at London's Notting Hill Carnival
oldbagonaplane
Aug 25, 20193 min read
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UK: Banksy VS Bristol: Oops! That Title is Taken. Day Tripping in Bristol.
The best part of retirement is having a flexible schedule. Being able to do what I want when I want has given me a freedom that was a...
oldbagonaplane
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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London: This Week at the Tate and V&A
Last week was a great week in London. Lorna Luft, Judy Garland's daughter, started off my week with a launch for her new book "A Star is...
oldbagonaplane
Mar 18, 20192 min read
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London's East End: A Super Sunny Sunday Saunter
27 Years ago, my friend and I jumped on a plane last minute and flew to London courtesy of her airline buddy pass. Our accommodation was...
oldbagonaplane
Feb 26, 20193 min read
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London: Family Friends Forever
A few years back, I was lucky enough to be introduced to a wonderful volunteer organisation called Family Friends, which provides...
oldbagonaplane
Dec 3, 20182 min read
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The Wanamaker Theatre
London, as I have said before, is the greatest city in the world. There is never a shortage of things to do, as long as you are willing...
oldbagonaplane
Dec 2, 20181 min read
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MOON OVER CHISWICK HOUSE
All of my adventures, even the small ones, have a certain amount of mishap. So even just popping over to Chiswick House for the After...
oldbagonaplane
Nov 23, 20182 min read
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British Film Institute London Film Festival 2018
#BILLMURRAY: LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MYTHICAL MAN, #GIRL, #COLETTE, #WILDLIFE, WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOUR I live in #London, which is...
oldbagonaplane
Oct 4, 20184 min read
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London: Something Else
UNCOMMON SIGHTSEEINGS IN AMOST SPECTACULAR CITY Tourists usually come to London to see the big sights. Big Ben, Buckingham Palace,...
oldbagonaplane
Sep 1, 20183 min read
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