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Exploring Cornwall’s Seacoast, in Summertime. Part One

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Nan Quick

Autumn 2018 Journeys towards Cornwall are not usually entertaining. When traveling by car from almost anywhere else in England, the drive will likely be tedious, and delay-prone: Britain’s motorways are becoming overwhelmed by ever-increasing volumes of passenger cars, white van men, lorries, coaches, and caravans. Or, assuming that England’s various rail operators aren’t indulging in … Continue reading »

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Part Two. A Well-Spent Week in Southern Devon, England

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Nan Quick

May 2016 Six months have elapsed since I published Part One about the summer-of-2015 week when my dear friends Anne and David Guy led me on a long ramble across Southern Devon. Of the varieties of jobs I perform, no work challenges me more, or gives me more satisfaction, than the creation of these Travel … Continue reading »

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