Christmas lights 2024. Thank you to the cousin Patricia Jasudason for braving the cold yesterday 🥶 to capture these twinkling lights at Covent Garden in London – especially for mariadasstheworld.
Tag: England
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…
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: 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
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.
The Roman Baths – finally!
On my first visit to the UK in 2009, time constraints and a host of other distractions resulted in us missing the opening times of the Roman Baths. My late arrival in the UK this month for my MA Heritage Management course meant I missed another chance to visit the baths again, as it was…
Rail Adventure: London – Inverness
Train journeys are a great way to just take a back seat and enjoy the scenery as you watch the world go by. I’d usually peek into the homes, towns & villages along the line (not in a creepy stalker kind of way 😄), and wonder about the stories and lives of the people who…
Liquid Light: Liverpool Docks
My first impression of Liverpool was how industrial the Merseyside shoreline looked. But one needs to appreciate the history of Liverpool and how this city impacted global trade and migration. The Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Docks are the best place to start – if you’re visiting Liverpool for the first time. Above is one…
Maria Dass the World 