The Castles and Manors of South England
1:00 01/01/1970
The English countryside is studded with all manner of manor homes, castles, and palaces. Here are a few particularly memorable ones from my current swing through South England. In Victorian times,...
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Forty Years Ago, I Became a Travel Writer Here, in Southwest England
1:00 01/01/1970
Stumbling upon evocative and offbeat corners of Europe as a teenaged vagabond, I realized my niche in life: discovering, and then sharing, the best of Europe. And now, 40 years later, it’s fun to...
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Doc Martin Fans Trample “Portwenn”
1:00 01/01/1970
The British comedy series Doc Martin is a huge hit with PBS viewers. Being in Cornwall, I had to drop by the rugged little fishing port where it’s filmed. The village of Portwenn in Doc Martin is...
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British Taste Treats
1:00 01/01/1970
These days, the stereotype of “bad food in Britain” is woefully dated. Britain has been on the leading edge of the foodie revolution, and I find it’s easy to eat very well here. Here are some...
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From Land’s End to John O’Groats, Rick and Cameron Bring You the Best of Britain
1:00 01/01/1970
We are really pumping up our Great Britain guidebook coverage for 2016. As a matter of fact, while I’m enjoying research in the far south of England, Cameron Hewitt, co-author of many Rick Steves...
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Crowds in Cornwall? What Crowds?
1:00 01/01/1970
Cornwall can be mobbed with tourists — mostly English families with their dogs and ice cream cones visiting all the predictable corners. St. Ives, Port Isaac, and Mousehole are quaint, Tintagel is...
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Cornwall Highlights
1:00 01/01/1970
I’ve been traveling for nearly a week in southwest England and have not seen an American. There are plenty of tourists — Europeans and Brits — but not a Yank in sight. This is Cornwall, where...
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I Have a Romantic Thing About Pilchards
1:00 01/01/1970
Pilchards are big, oily sardines. Their oil once lit the lamps of Victorian London. And, packs of salted pilchards kept the people of Cornwall alive through harsh winters in an age when putting food...
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Cornwall’s Ancient Hedgerows
1:00 01/01/1970
An icon of Cornwall — rightly nicknamed “The Garden of England” — is its fearsome hedgerows. For a thousand years, the hardy Cornish people have been picking the rocks off their rugged fields...
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Tropical England
1:00 01/01/1970
While updating my Rick Steves England guidebook, I’ve endured some pretty dreary weather. So dropping into the Eden Project in Cornwall was a delightful chance to enjoy the tropics in England, and...
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