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heather on her travels
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- 21st November 2008
Heather's blog is about travelling around the world and in her imagination. Sometimes she wanders around hers home town of Bristol and shares the interesting things she finds. But when the skies are grey she escapes to far off places to collect beautiful objects and bask in the sunshine.
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- 10 Sep 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Through the snowline on Mount Lebanon
On my recent trip to Lebanon, my friend and I went on a girl’s mini-road trip for 3 days, touring the north of Lebanon."
- 09 Sep 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Saving the Caretta Caretta turtles
An interview with Yannis Vardakastanis from the Earth Sea and Sky centre on Zakynthos."
- 08 Sep 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post On the hunt for the Istrian truffle - in Croatia
As well as being a land of olive groves and medieval hill-top towns, the region of Istria in Croatia is home to the highly prized white truffle."
- 08 Aug 2009
heather on her travels reviewed Gerakas Beach in Ionian Islands, Greece
When I was at Gerakas beach recently I visited the Earth Sea and Sky centre dedicated to preserving the wildlife and the turtles on Zakynthos. I met the founder Yannis Vardakastanis who has won conservation awards for his work there to preserve the turtl…"
- 27 Jun 2009
heather on her travels reviewed St Peters Basilica in Rome, Italy
I visited the dome of St Peter’s one afternoon and had to queue for about half an hour to take the lift to the bottom of the dome. From there you go through a door and up a ramp into the base of the dome where you are close to the wonderful mosaics and c…"
- 20 May 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post A Roman Secret
If you walk up the hill from the Circus Maximus along the Via di Santa Sabina, you’ll arrive at a pleasant square where a surprise awaits you."
- 19 May 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post The Fallas Museum, Valencia
The Fallas festival must be one of the best known in Spain and it’s unique to Valencia."
- 14 May 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Eat on the street in Berlin
In Berlin there is street-food to be found at all the major tourist hot-spots."
- 13 May 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Coca tea or Cappuccino - in Peru
When you fly in to a high altitude city like Quito or Cuzco, the first thing you should stock up on is the Coca tea."
- 12 May 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Savoyard food specialities from the French Alps
It's simple mountain fare, with various combinations of melted cheese, charcuterie and potatoes, guaranteed to pack in the calories..."
- 23 Apr 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Sea caves and a boat trip - in Sardinia
One of the highlights of any stay in Cala Gonone is to take a boat trip in the Gulf of Orosei to visit the many beaches that can only be reached from the sea."
- 21 Apr 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post How to eat well in Sardinia
I know that there are plenty of food-loving (or should I say greedy) folk out there, as any time I’ve written something on food I get lots of Yum Yum comments."
- 17 Apr 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post The Museum of Costume in Nuoro
There is nothing to see in Nuoro which is always a relief, wrote DH Lawrence when he visited this inland Sardinian town in 1921."
- 15 Apr 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Our 36 hours in Berlin
Fresh back from Berlin I’m reflecting on how best to plan a 3 day trip like ours, as things never quite go to plan."
- 30 Jan 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Cycling in Valencia
To get our bearings in the city we hired bikes in the old town at 'Do you bike', tucked down a side street in Barrio Carmen..."
- 23 Jan 2009
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Campo de’Fiori in Rome
I do love a good market and although we weren’t cooking for ourselves, we couldn’t resist paying the daily market at Campo de’Fiori a visit."
- 28 Oct 2008
heather on her travels wrote a blog post My top three beaches on Zakynthos
If you're looking for beautiful beaches on the Greek island of Zakynthos, you'll be spoilt for choice, but I'm only going to share with you my personal top three..."
- 09 Sep 2008
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Dennis Severs’ House
Step back in time at the Dennis Severs’ house in London."
- 31 Aug 2008
heather on her travels wrote a blog post Bandits and Murals at Orgosolo in Sardinia
This summer we visited Sardinia for our family holiday and one of the highlights was seeing the murals in the mountain village of Orgosolo. This village had a history of blood feuds and banditry..."
