England

A Brisk Day on Portland Bill

The tip of the isle of Portland in Dorset, England, is called ‘Portland Bill’ and it is a place that I often visit as it displays dramatic visual day-by-day changes as the weather fronts surge in from the Atlantic.

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London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, March 28, 2015: Runnymede, England

I first visited this meadow (mede) beside the River Thames in 1966, to visit one of several memorials located there.  Back then the grass was far less manicured than I found it more recently and my reason for going was just slightly older than the monument, dedicated to President Kennedy.

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Durdle Door

Today I take you back close to my home at Weymouth in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The 155 miles of coast surrounding Weymouth is a World Heritage site called the ‘Jurassic Coast’.

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Hotels in the UK have the worst service in Europe !

Yet another survey from The Telegraph (UK) reckons that Hotels in the UK have the worst service in Europe. True or False ? Finland has the best service the survey found. But, if you read the figures, the worst performing City is London. But as…

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A Brisk Day on Portland Bill

The tip of the isle of Portland in Dorset, England, is called ‘Portland Bill’ and it is a place that I often visit as it displays dramatic visual day-by-day changes as the weather fronts surge in from the Atlantic.

Read More

London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

Read More

Durdle Door

Today I take you back close to my home at Weymouth in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The 155 miles of coast surrounding Weymouth is a World Heritage site called the ‘Jurassic Coast’.

Read More