The Weekend Tourist is a blog written by Jess Friend Bartlett. Sometimes we only do touristy things on holiday - 25 days annual leave a year. That’s a shame, as we’ve 104 weekend days for exploring. This blog is all about discovering your local neighbourhood, attractions, historic places, local eateries and independents, which for me is in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Cotswolds, UK. And when annual leave adds up, you'll find the occasional far flung adventure.
Described as one of the ‘Wonders of the Peak District’ by Charles Cotton in 1683, Mary Queen of Scots is said to have even visited Poole’s Cavern. The natural limestone cavern has been carved by…
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The Peak District conjures lush green foothills cloaked in a damp mist which lifts as the sun moves across the sky. It is also a landscape filled with relics of the industrial revolution, towering chimneys…
View PostThe Peak District conjures lush green foothills cloaked in a damp mist which lifts as the sun moves across the sky. It is also a landscape filled with relics of the industrial revolution, towering chimneys…
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“The Turks don’t drive, darling, they aim…” were the words of wisdom from a British, turned Kalkan expat, given to us as we supped iced tea one heated afternoon. We’d just begun the first day…
View Post“The Turks don’t drive, darling, they aim…” were the words of wisdom from a British, turned Kalkan expat, given to us as we supped iced tea one heated afternoon. We’d just begun the first day…
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The last instalment in my ‘Tales from Serendib’ mini-series… In some respects I have delayed writing this last instalment from serendipity because it signals the end of my trip and in other respects I would not know…
View PostThe last instalment in my ‘Tales from Serendib’ mini-series… In some respects I have delayed writing this last instalment from serendipity because it signals the end of my trip and in other respects I would not know…
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Shamelessly repackaging a blog written in Sri Lanka, 2011… Time is hurtling forward! Already it’s week 7 and I have just under 2 weeks left! So much to do, so little time. As the weeks progress, they…
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This is the latest in an archival series about three months I spent in Sri Lanka in 2011… Well, unlike last week, I’m not sure where to start this instalment. I think from the beginning……
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