tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post7222587492025135661..comments2024-03-28T06:25:20.573+00:00Comments on The Diary of a Geek in Oxfordshire: In Which Dungeekin is Bill Bryson...Dungeekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181585428709956991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-10048173249164811952009-07-21T11:20:32.172+00:002009-07-21T11:20:32.172+00:00Next time give Lands End a miss and head for the L...Next time give Lands End a miss and head for the Lizard. Not only does the southerly most point of England have the beautiful Kynance Cove but the cafe up the road, (that looks like a 1950s petrol station cafe), does the best pasties in the country.Falcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403217488563637871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-7945435621762697202009-07-07T04:35:29.385+00:002009-07-07T04:35:29.385+00:00Great tour dungeekin, you should sell that piece t...Great tour dungeekin, you should sell that piece to the Rough Guide people, at least you actually bothered to go there !<br />Most of your reflections coincide with my own, especially Newquay ( full of Ibiza wannabees but can't ), I would urge you to give The Lakes another try, October is a good time with few other visitors and variable weather, the Kirkstone Inn is ruggedly splendid ( Ambleside, Keswick still best avoided though ).<br /><br />Interestingly your 3200 miles of global warming vehicle emmissions seem to have already contributed to the drowning of Lincolnshire ( no great loss ) going by your graphic.<br /><br />Happy Motoring.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-36204146826607822332009-06-29T11:09:02.978+00:002009-06-29T11:09:02.978+00:00The Lake District is best avoided during the Summe...The Lake District is best avoided during the Summer. And at Christmas.<br /><br />When it is relatively empty it is wonderful - with several really good eateries and great pubs. <br /><br />And the A55 from Chester along to Conwy and Caernarfon avoids Rhyl and Prestatyn, although it is not hugging the coast at that point. <br /><br /><a href="http://therantingkingpenguin.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Penguin</a>Hacked Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016667577546745576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-31239588258334132092009-06-25T19:52:58.418+00:002009-06-25T19:52:58.418+00:00Great reminiscences....but Lincolnshire isn't ...Great reminiscences....but Lincolnshire isn't flat.. At least where I live it bloody isn't.Catosayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885445175868379750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-27150279504546960982009-06-25T17:41:58.939+00:002009-06-25T17:41:58.939+00:00Padstiche? :o)Padstiche? :o)Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717539.post-66351375139211942052009-06-25T11:42:24.781+00:002009-06-25T11:42:24.781+00:00Thank you for the armchair tour!
Back in his yout...Thank you for the armchair tour!<br /><br />Back in his youth, a relative of mine did a similar trip to yours, climbing cliffs around Britain and enjoying the natural unspoilt beauty of the coastline.<br /><br />Years later, having reluctantly forked out to park at the monstrosity that is Land's End and appalled by the 'experiences', he entered the mall only to be confronted with a wall bearing the <i>coup de grace</i> - a life-size photo of himself climbing the Land's End cliff, with not a building in sight.<br /><br />Welcome to Theme Park Britain!Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com