The Weekend Tourist

ABOUT ME

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.

Day 2 in Peak District – Poole’s Cavern
26
Sep 2014
Day 2 in Peak District – Poole’s Cavern

Day 2 in Peak District – Poole’s Cavern

Travel

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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Day 2 in Peak District – Poole’s Cavern

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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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Buxton – Peak District in three days
24
Sep 2014
Buxton – Peak District in three days

Buxton – Peak District in three days

Travel

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…

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Buxton – Peak District in three days

Travel

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…

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#1 Merhaba Turkey: Turks don’t drive, they aim!
#1 Merhaba Turkey: Turks don’t drive, they aim!
07
Sep 2014

#1 Merhaba Turkey: Turks don’t drive, they aim!

Travel

“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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#1 Merhaba Turkey: Turks don’t drive, they aim!

Travel

“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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Tales from Serendib #8 – Fortunate discoveries
01
Jul 2014

Tales from Serendib #8 – Fortunate discoveries

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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…

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Tales from Serendib #8 – Fortunate discoveries
01
Jul 2014
Tales from Serendib #7 – Sri Lanka’s tea country
19
Jun 2014

Tales from Serendib #7 – Sri Lanka’s tea country

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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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Tales from Serendib #7 – Sri Lanka’s tea country
19
Jun 2014
Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.
11
Apr 2014
Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.

Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.

Travel

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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Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.

Travel

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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