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It may not be accurate to call The Queen’s Hamlet a hidden gem—most guide books refer to it—but we’d guess many first-time visitors to the Château de Versailles miss it. While the palace is over-the-top opulent and the gardens spectacular, Queen…
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Tu Hwnt i’r Bont Tea Room (tuhwntirbont.co.uk) in Llanrwst, Wales is a hidden gem! We can’t pronounce the name of the tea room—or, for that matter, the name of the town—but that didn’t stop us from visiting (in July, 2017) and…
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We had been asked the question several times, but it wasn’t until we were walking from Glenorney by the Sea B&B to Raglan Road Pub in Tramore, County Waterford in September, 2017 that we finally decided to answer Yes. Our…
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In July, 2017 we saw Stevie Nicks take the stage with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the British Summer Time Music Festival in Hyde Park, London. “You know that Tom Petty is my favorite rock star!,” said Stevie before they began…
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Our interest in Skellig Michael predated Luke Skywalker’s arrival to this otherworldly island off the southwest coast of Ireland. It wasn’t until our ninth trip to the Emerald Isle (in September, 2016) that we even considered it. Not for…
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Not far from Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England is an apple orchard. In the middle of the apple orchard is a gypsy caravan. It’s a magical place in a magical part of the world. We stayed there in July, 2017….
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