Another trip to France for history nerds – off to Normandy

A year ago I followed the footsteps of the Plantagenets all the way to Le Mans and Poitiers. This year…

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Dover castle and the white cliffs

On our last and final day in Kent we drove all the way to Dover. One definitely has to use…

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Orkney – more walking around the Mainland – Yesnaby

After the Neolithic treasures, a walking tour on Hoy, the Churchill Barriers in the South, and Kirkwall, I had a…

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Dunnottar Castle

Sunday morning in Stonehaven dawned upon Dunnottar Castle but not in our room. The curtains were closed and it was…

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Cliff walking in Howth

From the Connolly train station we took the DART to Howth. All over Dublin we saw everything written in two…

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The north side of Dublin

Saturday morning finally the rain had stopped. Actually the weather announced a mix of sun and clouds and it turned…

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