Posted in Australia, England, Ireland, Post by Mary on October 15, 2011| 3 Comments »
The old Coakley Castle: my father filled us with tales of ancestral royalty and inheritance. It was the Blarney that made him promise these grand things!
Well, summer is gone and our adventures have moved on to Australia. But before I get into that story, I just want to tell you about my quest to discover my family roots. (more…)
Posted in England, Post by Mary, Travel on September 8, 2011| 3 Comments »
This was the peaceful demonstration outside the Parliment buildings – no signs of the riots during our exploration, but the sounds and signs of unrest were all around us.
My travels in the UK have happily brought me to London, not to visit the Queen. (more…)
Posted in England, Post by Mary, Travel on August 31, 2011| 1 Comment »
Glyder Fawr Mountain is the new 1000 Metre Peak added to the Race Course.
The adventures continue! The Shropshire hills were a mere warm up for my role in the annual Welsh 1000 Metre Peaks Race. (more…)
Posted in Culture, England, Post by Mary, Travel on June 21, 2011| 6 Comments »
The 20th of June was the 12th Annual Stonehenge Summer Solstice gathering on the Plains of Salisbury. When planning my UK adventures from India, I had assigned myself a photographic project to attend and document the Druids’ ceremonies amongst the stone monuments. Little did I know that I would be joined by some 18,000 other Solstice worshippers. (more…)
Posted in England, Post by Mary, Travel on May 31, 2011| 3 Comments »
I had five days all to myself between visiting relatives in Birmingham and heading to the Snowdonia National Park in Wales for the Annual 1000 Metre Mountain Marathon. No dear readers, I will not be racing in those hills, simply volunteering on the highest mountain with the hikers I met in Nepal. Like so much of our travels in the East, there was no plan for this gap.
Church Stretton – a town of many churches. (more…)
Posted in England, Post by Mary, Travel on May 31, 2011| 2 Comments »
Majestic Salisbury Cathedral, tallest land mark in England.
The travel adventure continues with my detour to England while Matt is home in Canada sorting out his landlord and house maintenance chores. These past three weeks have flown by, spending time in Salisbury and Penzance visiting my mother and Matt’s mother. (more…)
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