During my recent travels in the UK and Morocco, I was pretty damn excited to add geocaching to my list of activities.
Geocaching is my new favourite travel companion
South West Coast Path: Mullion Cove to Falmouth
The third post detailing my walk from St Ives to Falmouth along England's South West Coast Path (in Cornwall) last October.
South West Coast Path: Marazion to Mullion
Back in October I spent a couple of weeks hiking the UK's South West Coast Path in Cornwall -- from St Ives to Falmouth. The complete distance is 102 miles (according to the South West Coast Path website). I wrote about the first stage of my journey while taking a couple of rest days in... Continue Reading →
South West Coast Path: St Ives to Penzance
Adventures in Cornwall - with pictures
A miscellany of adventures in SW England
After spending a couple of weeks in Cornwall and Devon, I have had many random and wonderful experiences. So in this post I'm covering a miscellany of adventures not hitherto covered in recent posts. Cream Teas One can't come to this part of the world and not fall in love with cream teas -- otherwise... Continue Reading →
Ancient monuments and a lighthouse on the Penwith Peninsula
One of the essential areas of Cornwall to visit is the Penwith Peninsula -- essentially the glob of land at the very south west of England... You know, Penzance, Lands End etc. So of course we did a day tour down there in our trusty little red car. Our first stop was St Michael's Mount,... Continue Reading →
Tintagel – craggy castle on the Cornish coast
Next stop on our Cornish adventure was Tintagel castle - possibly the birthplace of King Arthur, definitely a really cool place to visit. Its vast sprawl atop a rocky promontory, surrounded by stunning views of the wild and rugged coast, way surpassed my expectations. One approaches Tintagel down a valley, then around a headland to... Continue Reading →
Exploring Bodmin Moor
It's been a whirlwind few days since arriving in the UK. This week I'm staying in Cornwall with a group of friends from home and we're having a blast. As all of us are writers bound for the World Fantasy Convention, our interests are very compatible: striking scenery, quaint villages, ancient monuments and ruins, castles,... Continue Reading →
