Christmas @ Covent Garden

Christmas lights 2024. Thank you to the cousin Patricia Jasudason for braving the cold yesterday πŸ₯Ά  to capture these twinkling lights at Covent Garden in London – especially for mariadasstheworld.

Summer Walk: Along the Kenneth & Avon Canal (Video)

My trusty old iPhone reminded me of this day – three years ago, when I was in dire need for a break away from my books and assignments. I took off on my own one late summer morning in 2021 to explore the sights along the Kenneth & Avon Canal. Highly recommended but do keep…

Throwback: Walkabout Camden, London

A late post from a walkabout through the lively and colourful Camden market & town and along Camden locks in early 2022. I enjoyed the walk along the canal and the ambience in the pubs and eateries along the waterway.

Bath’s Oldest Pub: The Saracens Head

Peek into Bath’s Oldest Pub – The Saracen’s Head which is mentioned in Charles Dicken’s book The Pickwick Papers.

Set-Jetting: West Bay, Dorset.

Like my previous post on Port Isaac in Cornwall, West Bay in Dorset, England was hardly on our list of travel destinations until one lazy afternoon of Netflixing which got us hooked on British crime drama ‘Broadchurch’. The intriguing twists and plot got us hooked on the series and the fictitious town of Broadchurch which…

Set-Jetting: Port Isaac, Cornwall

Port Isaac: Location set for Doc Martin

Walking Trails: Port Isaac Circular Trail, Cornwall

Blame the rude doctor for our foray into the Cornish countryside where irate residents would exclaim – Ooooooh! Doc Martin! With a little bit of an eye-roll before they give directions to lost visitors. Yes, we were set-jetting through Port Isaac, the filming location for TV series Doc Martin in which the fishing village is…

Walking Trails: Bath (Kenneth & Avon Canal to Monkton Combe)

Natural beauty and serenity along Somerset’s canals and waterways

Walking Trails: Bath (Bathampton to Kenneth & Avon Canal)

Explore Bath Walking Trails: Bathampton to the Kenneth and Avon Canal

Walking Trails: Bath (Beckford Tower to Solsbury Hill)

Bath Walking Trails: Beckford Tower to Solsbury Hill

Jurassic Coast, Dorset

Summer Walk: Oldfield Park, Bath

Bright summer blooms on a pleasant morning walk to & from the Church of Our Lady & St Alphege in Oldfield Park, Bath (Somerset) for Sunday mass.