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Travel Blogs from Devizes
Stonehenge, Cheddar Gorge & Devizes
One of the biggest tourist attractions on our journey, Stonehenge loomed on the horizon and it looked just as majestic as last time we saw it, but being a bank holiday there were hundreds of people there but we enjoyed it anyway as did all our group. The audio guide explained all the theories on what it was and how it was used, with many questions …
What can I give this Christmas?
... the support of so many people for whom the first question this Christmas is not "what do I want?" but "what can I give?".
From the 10th Dec we'll be posting regularly on here with pics and video and blogs to keep you updated on where we are giving out the shoeboxes and bringing you some of the stories of the individuals who will receive them. We hope you'll join us; you never know, you might even spot your shoebox!
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The last day
... our counter at all, despite a number of people including us going to her side but getting a stern rebuff that 'not here'!!...not my numbers!..jobs worth or what! Anyway, despite this and after getting used to the public face approach which is generally stern, it is a great place to visit. A funny sight was as we were leaving the hotel we were shouted at by a very 'Russian' woman, gesticulating with her hands, we quickly realised ...
1. Setting off
... again! Hey ho! Seems I can use this to include photos and updates from everywhere we go if I can work it out and auto type doesn't get me into trouble first! Well this whole trip started as a bright idea one afternoon working the garden. We were discussing Maureen and Jenni renting out their house for nine months and proposing to live in a caravan after they'd sold their seaside property. We suddenly thought that if they would consider looking after ...
Cardiff, Brecon, Tintern and Oxford
... Wye Valley. We paused at the ruins of Tintern Abbey. I went in, took a few photos and recited a few lines from Wordsworth's poem. We continued on our journey, getting slightly lost near Chepstow (Pete had a small freak out when we hit some dead ends while the GPS messed up). Hit up another Tesco for petrol and food. Drove over the original Severn Bridge into England again. Fed Pete ice cream. Arrived at Oxford in the dark. The YHA was particularly pleasant I ...