A land of hope and glory! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Reaching 1,000 readers from all 48 English counties is a remarkable achievement for a blog. It signifies widespread engagement and interest across the country, from Cornwall to Northumberland. This milestone demonstrates the blog’s ability to resonate with diverse audiences, whether in metropolitan areas like Bristol or rural regions like Cumbria. Such broad appeal is a testament to the blog’s relevance and quality, making it a … Continue reading A land of hope and glory! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Postcards from Felixstowe 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Felixstowe Felixstowe, on the southern coast of Sussex, became quite fashionable in the late Victoria period, especially after an amusement pier was constructed there. Sandy beaches, shopping arcades and a good railway connection provided points of attraction for tourists who flocked this stretch of coastline until the beginning of World War II. Since then its popularity has somehow dwindled but its coastline gardens … Continue reading Postcards from Felixstowe 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Great Yarmouth 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth has seen peaks and throffs of its fortunes as a favourite destination for holiday-makers during the years. Always very popular with tourists from East Anglia and Londoners because of the good rail connection through Norwich, although once the Borough was featuring 17 railway stations that are now down to just one, The railway connection has always brought good number … Continue reading Postcards from Great Yarmouth 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Sussex 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Sussex in a historic county on the Southern coast of England, now administratively divided into the two ceremonial counties of West and East Sussex, with the city of Brighton and Hove managed as a unitary authority. Being a short train ride away from London many Sussex towns are favourite destinations also as day excursions. My personal list of favourites includes Bognor Regis, Worthing, Brighton on … Continue reading Postcards from Sussex 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Southend-on-sea 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Southend-on-sea Southend-on-Sea has seen peaks and throffs of its fortunes as a favourite destination for holiday-makers coming from the capital to enjoy the beaches and the marine views. The railway connection with London has always brought good number of tourists to this seaside resort but not comparable to the great success of Brighton on the southern coast, The competition with other coastal town … Continue reading Postcards from Southend-on-sea 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Eastbourne 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Eastbourne Eastbourne has been for years a favourite destination for holiday-makers coming from the capital to enjoy the coastal walks and the marine views. Victorian mansions and hotels line the seafront witnessing the popularity of this seaside resort for more than 150 years. Under the direction of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, a new town centre was built from 1859 onwards agglomerating four … Continue reading Postcards from Eastbourne 🖼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌊

Postcards from Europe 🖼🏞🇪🇺

Since I started this new blog I launched a successful series of blog posts featuring travel notes from my favourite travels. This is an opportunity to recall some of these popular posts with postcards from European destinations for you to enjoy. It is only relatively recently that I spent a week in Budapest and I discovered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, steeped … Continue reading Postcards from Europe 🖼🏞🇪🇺

Postcards from London 🖼💂🏼‍♂️🇬🇧

London is the place where I live because in my 30s I felt an irresistible attraction to the city and decided this was the place where I wanted to develop my career and live my life. More than 20 years after, I am still in love with this city and feel amazed by the opportunities the metropolis can offer, whether one decides to take them … Continue reading Postcards from London 🖼💂🏼‍♂️🇬🇧