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Orkney has been on my ‘to do’ list for some time, if you can put a group of islands with an ancient history on a ‘to do’ list. Certainly the Norsemen did and before them, settlers from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

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My poem, 'Welcome-Refuge-Hope' was inspired by the participants' reactions to a tour of the Abbey [photo credit: Marcin Mazur/Cardinal Hume Centre]

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My fourth poetry book is published this weekend and here is my grandson Scotty helping me with publicity!

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The Rocky Mountaineer staff cheerily waved us goodbye in Vancouver. Our group stayed at the comfortable and modern Hotel Metropole for two nights before boarding our ship for the second week of our holiday, cruising up t...

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I've just visited Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast. The early January weather was sunny with the temperature hovering around freezing. It reminded me of my two week trip to Canada and Alaska back in September - and I was w...

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It was a real privilege to contribute to Westminster Abbey's recent celebration of St Edward's Day. Pilgrims to the shrine of Edward the Confessor completed the Abbey prayer trail with a visit to Poets' Corner. I was the...

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As sometimes happens on organised holidays an unexpected glitch in logistics meant a change of itinerary. Instead of walking in the foothills near Cambrils, we used the local bus service to reach Tarragona one day, and R...

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Cambrils is a former fishing village on Spain's Costa Dourada, about an hour's drive from Barcelona.

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It seems fitting, as the sun goes down on my two years at Oxford, that I revisit one of my favourite cities once more.

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A fitting finale to my two year course! Here I am on a river boat with my goddaughter Louisa who kindly treated me to the trip, which included a yummy afternoon tea.

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Oxford is full of nooks and crannies and tucked away hidden gems. One such gem is Pembroke College which I tracked down with the aid of Google Maps,  only to discover when I got there that its entrance in Pembroke Square...

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I was delighted when Irish singer/songwriter Colin Andrew agreed to share an evening of poetry and folk guitar with me to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK. We met in August at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where h...

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The main entrance into Christ Church College is through the majestic Tom Tower, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Its bell - Great Tom -is loud enough to be heard all over central and south Oxford.

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When I saw that Kyiv City Ballet was going to perform A Tribute to Peace at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, I had enjoyed seeing the show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival so much, I decided to go and see it again.

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I had never been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival until this year. I'd heard a lot about it, and how busy and crowded it was. I imagined festival goers spilling out from overcrowded pubs onto overcrowded pavements, and w...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/discovering-edinburgh-hobbling-and-wobbling-around-the-festival","title":"Discovering Edinburgh: Hobbling and Wobbling Around the Festival","summary":"I had never been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival until this year. I'd heard a lot about it, and how busy and crowded it was. I imagined festival goers spilling out from overcrowded pubs onto overcrowded pavements, and w...","date_modified":"2023-09-07T13:08:30Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/a-discovery-in-kent-chagall-in-a-church","html_content":"

As you approach All Saints' Church in Tudeley from across a field, this unassuming building has few outside architectural features that catch the eye.

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At various tourist sites around Oxford you can see strategically placed collections of A4 posters advertising upcoming events. Evensong services at college chapels feature regularly in the mix.

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Not-so-new New College is distinguished by its thick castle walls and crenellations. A real surprise for the unsuspecting tourist who nearly gives it a miss in favour of the more elaborately named centres of academic exc...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/40-days-in-oxford-day-10-a-college-or-a-castle","title":"15 Days in Oxford Day 10: A College or a Castle?","summary":"Not-so-new New College is distinguished by its thick castle walls and crenellations. A real surprise for the unsuspecting tourist who nearly gives it a miss in favour of the more elaborately named centres of academic exc...","date_modified":"2023-07-26T15:56:26Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/40-days-in-oxford-day-9-keble-college","html_content":"

Time to look at a few more colleges. Here's one of my favourites - Keble.

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Oxford's Bodleian Library is one of six legal deposit libraries in the UK. The others are Cambridge, the British Library in London, and the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

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You could walk by the Varsity Club and miss it. Don't.

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We have just completed our week long Summer School at Rewley House in Wellington Square. A lot of learning, a lot of creative writing, a lot of fun. By the end of the week, Unruly House might have been a more appropriate...

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In Oxford High Street, (known as The High) opposite Magdalen College, you will find a shop called Pens Plus.

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My course, at the Department of Continuing Education, is based mainly at Ewert House in Summertown. Ewert House, a modern low story box-shaped complex, looks as if it was designed to blend in with, and not spoil in any w...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/40-days-in-oxford-day-4-ewert-house","title":"15 Days in Oxford Day 4: Ewert House","summary":"My course, at the Department of Continuing Education, is based mainly at Ewert House in Summertown. Ewert House, a modern low story box-shaped complex, looks as if it was designed to blend in with, and not spoil in any w...","date_modified":"2023-06-07T11:00:18Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/40-days-in-oxford-day-3-seven-swans","html_content":"

Switching away from the stunning architecture, let's take a moment's break in nature.

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Close by the University Church of St Mary's is All Souls College, which is dripping with dreaming spires and other architectural delights.

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What better way to begin my new occasional blog series '15 Days in Oxford' than with a photo of the imposing Radcliffe Camera, part of the Bodleian Library and one of Oxford's most iconic landmarks.

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/40-days-in-oxford-day-1-bodleian-library-st-marys","title":"15 Days in Oxford Day 1: Radcliffe Camera & St. Mary's","summary":"What better way to begin my new occasional blog series '15 Days in Oxford' than with a photo of the imposing Radcliffe Camera, part of the Bodleian Library and one of Oxford's most iconic landmarks.","date_modified":"2023-05-17T14:15:29Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/fiesta-in-seville","html_content":"

The highlight excursion of our holiday was a day trip to Seville.

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Tourism has enlivened the economy of the Isla Canela, which was once no more than marshland. Plenty of it still exists and is home to various flora and fauna.

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'Where are you going in Spain?'  'Costa de la Luz, Isla Canela.'\n

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Thank you to three more contributors who have sent in their positive experiences of lockdown – would you like to share yours? Click here to send me a contribution.

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Today a couple more contributions about the upside of lockdown.

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Here are four more of your inspiring contributions, please keep them coming!

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Thank you to the four latest contributors to Tour of the Upside of 2020. Would you like to send me yours? - Simply, in no more than three sentences, share a personal positive experience or observation during this unusual...

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This Girl is still on Tour! While travelling is not an option, I am taking a tour round the positive aspects of lockdown this year and this is where you come in!

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Puglia’s charm lies in the fact that it is still relatively undeveloped. Southern Italy, so long neglected as the poor part of the country is finally having its own renaissance.

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-why-go","title":"Tour of Puglia: Why go?","summary":"Puglia’s charm lies in the fact that it is still relatively undeveloped. Southern Italy, so long neglected as the poor part of the country is finally having its own renaissance.","date_modified":"2019-12-18T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-monopoli","html_content":"

The town, not the board game, is only five minutes by train from Polignano. Allow plenty of time to buy tickets from the machine at the unmanned station if you are not used to it. A few of us went there on our free day, ...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-monopoli","title":"Tour of Puglia: Monopoli","summary":"The town, not the board game, is only five minutes by train from Polignano. Allow plenty of time to buy tickets from the machine at the unmanned station if you are not used to it. A few of us went there on our free day, ...","date_modified":"2019-12-11T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-matera","html_content":"

This town, in the neighbouring region of Basilicata, was a big surprise. I had read about a town with prehistoric caves but was unprepared for the scale of the place. The number of Sassi, or cave dwellings, in the old to...

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Just saying the names of these towns makes you sound Italian!

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/locorotondo-martina-franca-and-the-one-that-got","title":"Locorotondo & Martina Franca and the one that got away","summary":"Just saying the names of these towns makes you sound Italian! ","date_modified":"2019-11-27T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-lecce","html_content":"

The best part of visiting Lecce was that it felt like an expedition – an hour and a half on a train going south from Polignano. By the time you get there, you are nearly at the southern point of the heel of Italy. Lecce ...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-lecce","title":"Tour of Puglia: Lecce","summary":"The best part of visiting Lecce was that it felt like an expedition – an hour and a half on a train going south from Polignano. By the time you get there, you are nearly at the southern point of the heel of Italy. Lecce ...","date_modified":"2019-11-21T20:19:22Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-alberobello","html_content":"

Alberobello (meaning ‘beautiful tree’) is the trulli town. It has the highest concentration of inhabited trulli, which are small round dwellings with conical roofs. They are scattered throughout the surrounding countrysi...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-alberobello","title":"Tour of Puglia: Alberobello","summary":"Alberobello (meaning ‘beautiful tree’) is the trulli town. It has the highest concentration of inhabited trulli, which are small round dwellings with conical roofs. They are scattered throughout the surrounding countrysi...","date_modified":"2019-11-10T10:44:25Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/baths-glorious-parks","html_content":"

If you are visiting Bath look out for the new issue of 'Postcard from Bath' in your hotel room or apartment. This super smart, beautifully presented guide for tourists to all Bath's wonderful treasures will grace any cof...

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Written after my first trip to South Africa, this feature appeared in the travel issue of Elysium, a bilingual glossy business magazine published by International Business Alliance Bulgaria.

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Wednesday (I think). This group tour itinerary is so busy I have lost count of the days. I am taking a day off the hectic schedule by giving Bari a miss, and instead take the hotel shuttle bus to nearby Polignano. I find...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/tour-of-puglia-coffee-in-polignano-a-mare","title":"Tour of Puglia: Coffee in Polignano a Mare","summary":"Wednesday (I think). This group tour itinerary is so busy I have lost count of the days. I am taking a day off the hectic schedule by giving Bari a miss, and instead take the hotel shuttle bus to nearby Polignano. I find...","date_modified":"2019-10-29T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/le-tour-de-champagne-rheims-round-up","html_content":"

Back to Rheims with our purchases and time for a quick lunch and a final stroll round the centre. Rheims is one of those cities where the sheer ‘Gallic-ness’ of the place exudes from every wall and seeps from every cobbl...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/le-tour-de-champagne-rheims-round-up","title":"Le Tour de Champagne: Rheims Round Up","summary":"Back to Rheims with our purchases and time for a quick lunch and a final stroll round the centre. Rheims is one of those cities where the sheer ‘Gallic-ness’ of the place exudes from every wall and seeps from every cobbl...","date_modified":"2019-10-22T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/le-tour-de-champagne-mystique-in-a-bottle","html_content":"

Our trips into the nearby countryside revealed undulating hills patchworked with leafy vineyards and dotted with picturesque villages. Every village which has one or more champagne houses is called a ‘Cru’ and there are ...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/le-tour-de-champagne-mystique-in-a-bottle","title":"Le Tour de Champagne: Mystique in a Bottle","summary":"Our trips into the nearby countryside revealed undulating hills patchworked with leafy vineyards and dotted with picturesque villages. Every village which has one or more champagne houses is called a ‘Cru’ and there are ...","date_modified":"2019-10-15T06:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/finding-the-cathedral-in-rheims","html_content":"

Early Friday morning and a cheerful group of people board a coach in London to go to Champagne for the weekend. Not only to buy bottles of bubbles, but they are wine enthusiasts who want to learn more about the history a...

","url":"https://inspiringwriting.co.uk/f/finding-the-cathedral-in-rheims","title":"Le Tour de Champagne: Finding the Cathedral in Rheims","summary":"Early Friday morning and a cheerful group of people board a coach in London to go to Champagne for the weekend. Not only to buy bottles of bubbles, but they are wine enthusiasts who want to learn more about the history a...","date_modified":"2019-10-08T06:00:00Z"}]}