Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Penzance, Cornwall, England Notorious for its historic association with ‘Pirates’ … Penzance is a small resort town, port, and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is the most westerly economic town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles from London. It’s name means “Holy Headland” in Cornish which refers [...]

Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom In the heart of Cornwall, lies the city and civil parish of Truro. It is Cornwall’s center for administration, leisure, and retail. Truro hosts approximately 17,431+ residents unless you count its surrounding parishes then it breaches over 21,000. It is Great Britain’s most southern city. Its inhabitants call themselves Truronians. Truro [...]

St. Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom A major town in the Cornwall region of England, St. Austell is a civil parish and town located on the south coast 10 miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of Devon. It is Cornwall’s largest town with approximately 22,658 people (2001 census). As of this writing (2010) it [...]

Plymouth, UK Plymouth means “mouth of the River Plym” and is a city and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England located roughly 190 miles southwest of London. The city lies between the rivers ‘Plym’ and ‘Tamar’ where they join Plymouth Sound. Early Paleolithic man inhabited the area as bones of Homo sapiens have [...]

Newton, Abbot England /United Kingdom ‘Newton Abbot’, population estimated at 23,580 is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon. The town boasts today of a racecourse and ‘Decoy’ their country park. Through history they were notorious for their ‘Cheese and Onion Fayre’ held from the 5th-7th [...]

Exeter, United Kingdom One of Devon’s historical centers, it is the ceremonial county of Devon. Residing on the River Exe (37 miles NE of Plymouth and 70 miles SW of Bristol). The name “Exeter” comes from latin ‘Exeter, Isca Dumnoniorum (‘Isca of the Dumnones’)’ that suggests Celtic origins as this important town ‘oppidum’ on the [...]

Taunton, Cornwall, UK Taunton is a smaill town of approximately 61,000 people (2001 census – including suburbs). It is Somerset’s largest town. A very historic area for religion and military history – the town is taking on a new regeneration especially with its economy, commerce, and transportation hubs. Home to the Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset [...]

Pumpkin Cafe England / United Kingdom * http://www.pumpkincafeshop.co.uk/ * One of Britain’s railway cafe’s that has become quite infamous, the Pumpkin Cafe’s serve most of traveller’s snack and quick meal needs before and after their travel. Notorious for their pastries, chocolates, coffees, and teas that you can come to find at every Pumpkin Cafe – [...]

Bristol Temple Mead Bristol, England One of England’s largest and oldest railway stations owned/operated by Network Rail/First Great Western. Classic gothic architecture, Grade 1 listed, designed by the Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is a hallmark of Bristol in its own essence. It is the gateway for rail, ferry, and bus service into and out of [...]