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.

Tales from Serendib #1 – And so begins the Rice n’ Curry diet
Tales from Serendib #1 – And so begins the Rice n’ Curry diet
07
Aug 2013

Tales from Serendib #1 – And so begins the Rice n’ Curry diet

Travel

Whilst at uni, I was lucky enough to spend 2 months gallavanting around Sri Lanka and in a homage to ethnography, I wrote these brief tales about my adventures. The first in the series for…

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Tales from Serendib #1 – And so begins the Rice n’ Curry diet

Travel

Whilst at uni, I was lucky enough to spend 2 months gallavanting around Sri Lanka and in a homage to ethnography, I wrote these brief tales about my adventures. The first in the series for…

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Happy Trails #10 – Adieu to the land of hope & glory
Happy Trails #10 – Adieu to the land of hope & glory
30
Jul 2013

Happy Trails #10 – Adieu to the land of hope & glory

Travel

Fittingly Santa Monica pier is the end of Route 66 which starts all the way in Illinois. Similarly, Santa Monica is also the last stop of our grand trip around the southwestern coast of this…

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Happy Trails #10 – Adieu to the land of hope & glory

Travel

Fittingly Santa Monica pier is the end of Route 66 which starts all the way in Illinois. Similarly, Santa Monica is also the last stop of our grand trip around the southwestern coast of this…

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Happy Trails #9 – Lights, camera, action!
26
Jul 2013
Happy Trails #9 – Lights, camera, action!

Happy Trails #9 – Lights, camera, action!

Travel

I think our experience of Los Angeles has been fairly untypical. Sure we’re surrounded by palms, wide roads and as many fast food joints as you can count, but that’s probably where it ends. Firstly,…

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Happy Trails #9 – Lights, camera, action!

Travel

I think our experience of Los Angeles has been fairly untypical. Sure we’re surrounded by palms, wide roads and as many fast food joints as you can count, but that’s probably where it ends. Firstly,…

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Happy Trails #8 – Thelma and Luke (Louise)
24
Jul 2013
Happy Trails #8 – Thelma and Luke (Louise)

Happy Trails #8 – Thelma and Luke (Louise)

Travel

After retrieving my phone from the tough security people at the Stratosphere and suffering a bit of a come down, following a packed weekend at Vegas, we hit the road once again under our own…

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Happy Trails #8 – Thelma and Luke (Louise)

Travel

After retrieving my phone from the tough security people at the Stratosphere and suffering a bit of a come down, following a packed weekend at Vegas, we hit the road once again under our own…

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Happy Trails #7 – Vegas, Baby!
22
Jul 2013
Happy Trails #7 – Vegas, Baby!

Happy Trails #7 – Vegas, Baby!

Travel

Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire, Gotta whole lot of money to that’s ready to burn, So get those stakes up higher, There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there, And there…

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Happy Trails #7 – Vegas, Baby!

Travel

Bright light city gonna set my soul on fire, Gotta whole lot of money to that’s ready to burn, So get those stakes up higher, There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there, And there…

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Happy Trails #6 – The Big Ditch
Happy Trails #6 – The Big Ditch
21
Jul 2013

Happy Trails #6 – The Big Ditch

Travel

Recovering from our impromptu pool party, we pressed on deeper into Arizona with plans to make the big ditch by nightfall, but as with all best laid plans it’s best to scrap them at the…

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Happy Trails #6 – The Big Ditch

Travel

Recovering from our impromptu pool party, we pressed on deeper into Arizona with plans to make the big ditch by nightfall, but as with all best laid plans it’s best to scrap them at the…

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