I visited Castle Combe last summer along with Vicki Locey, and it’s the most perfect English village. It’s used a lot in films, and I could have spent all day there! Also on my travels, I passed through a village called *Pennsylvania* I’m guessing that Pennsylvania must be connected to the state in the US – I wondered what the connection was, so I went looking. This is all I can find…
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England
London Travels – The OXO Tower
Apparently the placement of the word Oxo was a mistake (yeah right!) To get around the strict advertising ban on the waterfront on the Thames. “The building was originally constructed as a power station to supply electricity to the Royal Mail post office, built towards the end of the 19th century (official date unknown). It was subsequently acquired by the Liebig Extract of Meat Company in the 1920s (official date…
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Shakespeare & The Globe Theatre
I’ve been fascinated by London and it’s history ever since I can remember, but it was amazing to see the city through the eyes of a visitor. Taking Vicki on a boat trip down the Thames is actually a first for me! The FT building is on the site of Shakespeare’s Globe, and the pub is so old that it is where the actors changed before performances. The first Globe…
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The Royal Wedding
We do big pomp and ceremony occasions well in this country. There again the UK has had a lot of years of practice. I remember Charles & Di’s wedding, and Andrew & Sarah. I must admit I preferred Sarah’s dress back then. Then William & Kate – n’awww they were a lovely couple… and now today we have Harry & Meghan, who seem absolutely head over heels for each other. I…
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