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Travel Blogs from Ashford
There's No Place Like Home
... like it's been a month. We had a bit of a freak out when we were landing, and decided to distract oursleves by listing the numbers of planes, coaches and boats we've been on! However, we now both back home and enjoying all the festivities. It's great to be back, even if it is freezing!! We've had an incredible year that neither of us will ever forget, a massive thank you to everyone that we've met, and to everyone back at home, we've had the time of our lives.
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Chapter Five - Dover Castle
... was to have walked along the White Cliffs of Dover to the South Foreland Lighthouse with spectacular views over the English Channel, but what with the adverse weather, the hike is out of the question. We still get to see some pretty impressive views of the cliffs, especially from St. Margaret’s Bay and above the ferry terminal.
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Chapter Four - Sandwich and the coast
... dilapidated. There are few English seaside resorts that can today compete with cheap airfares to sunny Spain! When there was Hovercraft service to France, this was the main port, but service of this fast ferry was withdrawn with the advent of the Channel Tunnel (The Chunnel).It’s off-season and the beach is entirely deserted. To one side is an ...
Chapter Three - Canterbury Cathedral
... city, one of the principal tourist attractions of Britain, so empty on a Sunday morning. Makes for great photos though, and we enjoy coffee in an almost deserted Starbucks.
At 10:30 we approach Christ Church Gate again and are ushered inside the cathedral. Onlookers wonder if we are visiting VIPs or something. I guess it never occurred to them to visit the cathedral during ...
Chapter Two. Lenham
... store, public library, a Chinese take-away, a fish n'chip shop, and even a lingerie boutique.
We need some basic provisions to tide us over for the week.
"Go to Sainsbury’s in Maidstone" advises our loquacious host in Lenham. “You don’t have to pay for parking there.” Parking is expensive in Europe, ...