Ongava Tented Camp, Namibia
We leave the dry, lunar desert conditions and head northwards for some more traditional game viewing. Namibia is a country of huge contrasts and so far we’ve seen some of […]
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Kulala Lodge, Namibia
Namibia has around 5,000 km of Tarmac roads, and 40,000 km of gravel roads. The gravel ones are simply the desert which has been rolled flat (ish), mostly quite wide, […]
The George Inn, Hubberholme, North Yorkshire
Slowly and painstakingly the sun is returning to Yorkshire. To be fair, we’ve had quite bit of sun through the winter but it’s often been accompanied by cold winds, and […]
Falcon Inn, Arncliffe, North Yorkshire
Tonight was the night for listening to The Archers on Radio 4 to hear the outcome of the long-running abuse of Helen by Rob, her controlling husband. it’s come a […]
Holbeck Ghyll, Lake District
As the winter sets in we frequently join friends for a birthday or anniversary celebration – the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales [hurrah!] or London – and, almost without fail the […]
The King’s Head, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire
Wharfedale is arguably the softest landscape of the Yorkshire Dales [it’s all relative…] right in the south of the dales – see map below. It’s home to Grassington as its […]
The Horseshoe Inn, Levisham, North Yorkshire
We’re equally torn between the North Yorks Moors and the Yorkshire Dales. Both are spectacular and beautiful, but the Moors tend to be softer – the stone more yellow sandstone […]
Sharrow Bay, Ullswater, Lake District
We used to sail a little dinghy on Ullswater, keeping it on the shore in a friendly [and cheap] field on the northern shore. It was a Cornish Coble which […]
Angel Inn, Hetton, North Yorkshire
June 4th. Hot and sunny, the sheep are in the shade of the trees, sheltering from the searing Yorkshire sun, the air still and heavy with the scent of spring/summer* […]
Mizen Head Hotel, Bamburgh, Northumberland
As most of you will know, the County of Yorkshire has just a few more people than the aspirationally independent country of Scotland [Ecosse] with around 5.3m people. Whilst the […]
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