Liz Cleere
Been sailing my boat with my partner since 2006. 10,500 miles through Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Oman and currently India. I write and he takes the pics. Sailing plans are set in jelly, so don't ask me 'where to next?'...
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Leela Coffee
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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Chinese Fishing Nets
Kochi, Kerala, India
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St. Francis Church
Kochi, Kerala, India
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It was from Edward Stanford Ltd that Sherlock Holmes bought his map in The Hound of the Baskervilles. This creaky Victorian house is also the spot from where trailblazers like Dr. Livingstone and Cecil Rhodes set off on their expeditions. Trading for over 150 years, several makeovers haven't dimmed the charm of this vintage travel book shop. Navigate your way across the world floor map, through labyrinthine levels of books, maps and travel paraphernalia (furry or chocolate globe, anyone?). Alongside big-name guides, look out for specialist handbooks on everything from climbing, caravanning, and canals, to caving, canoeing, or kayaking. And before you leave you might be tempted by a signed book from Python's perkiest world girdler, Michael Palin, or even stay for a travel lecture.
Stanfords London, United Kingdom
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Like all the world's great cities, London's lifeblood is its river. Old Father Thames starts as a trickle in the elegant Cotswolds, then meanders 346 km (215 miles) through historic England to the North Sea. Majestic buildings dot its banks, from Hampton Court to Westminster Palace and the Tower of London. The Romans built Londinium on the banks of the Thames two thousand years ago, and archaeologists are still turning up significant remnants of that ancient settlement today. The Museum in Docklands at Canary Wharf holds many of the river's treasures, and through interractive displays is a fun way to learn a little of its history. If you want to get a bit closer, then the Thames Path (the longest riverside walk in Europe) keeps pace with the river all the way from its source to its mouth. Remember to pack Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat' for a little light reading. Or Dickens's 'Our Mutual Friend' for a Victorian perspective.
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Where better to pass the summer months than from a fresco-painted luxury villa overlooking the Gulf of Naples? Start the day with a breakfast of olives, cheese, fruit and nuts under a shady cypress tree in the garden. Drain the last dregs of your watery wine, then cross your exquisite mosaic floor and glide down to the pristine beach. In the afternoon refresh yourself in the company of other VIPS at the town's most luxurious marble baths, then watch a lively performance at the theatre in the evening. Affluent Romans did just that until Herculaneum was completely submerged under a 16m-thick sea of mud in AD79, deposited there by Vesuvius. Enthusiasts and archaeologists have been excavating this Unesco-World Heritage site since 1709, but they still have a long way to go because the modern suburb of Ercolano is built over the top of it. Smaller than Pompeii, tenderly preserved Herculaneum can be completed in a morning, with plenty of time for the kids to be back on the beach by the afternoon.
Herculaneum Ercolano, Campania, Italy
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about 1 year agoIf you could take just one photo: Interior shot showing the floor map
It was from Edward Stanford Ltd that Sherlock Holmes bought his map in The Hound of the Baskervilles. This creaky Victorian house is also the spot from where trailblazers like Dr. Livingstone and Cecil Rhodes set off on their expeditions. Trading for over 150 years, several makeovers haven't dimmed the charm of this vintage travel book shop. Navigate your way across the world floor map, through labyrinthine levels of books, maps and travel paraphernalia (furry or chocolate globe, anyone?). Alongside big-name guides, look out for specialist handbooks on everything from climbing, caravanning, and canals, to caving, canoeing, or kayaking. And before you leave you might be tempted by a signed book from Python's perkiest world girdler, Michael Palin, or even stay for a travel lecture.
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about 1 year agoIf you could take just one photo: The racks of fresh-baked bread
Don’t let the clusters of cyclists in bike shorts outside Bread scare you off—there’s a reason local athletes carbo-load here. As the name suggests, Bread showcases a variety of baked goods, with traditional mainstays like French baguettes competing with more inventive offerings like sourdough red onion baguettes, raisin pecan loaves, and focaccia with goat cheese and carmelized onions. Bakers arrive daily before 3 a.m. to create these savory treats as well as sweeter offerings like cinnamon rolls, apricot ginger scones, and “Sow Your Oats” cookies. Despite the “Hippies use side door” sign above the only entrance, Bread caters to progressive folks with organic ingredients and the motto “Bread not bombs.” Tourists can grab a sandwich or pizza on their way to Vallecito Lake (those looking to round out their picnic can head across the street to Star Liquors). Just remember to bring cash because credit cards are not accepted.
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Interior shot down the aisle Packed with colonial buildings and pickled charm, Fort Cochin is a gentle way of easing yourself into the sometimes challenging comforts of India. Strolling through the flower-bordered lanes and clapboard houses, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in an English village. Vasco da Gama first arrived on India's Malabar coast in 1498; he returned for the third time in 1524 to die on Christmas Eve. He was buried in St Francis Church. This refreshingly unfussy building—the first European church to be built in India—still stands amid the banyan trees and cricket fields (unlike Vasco da Gama whose remains were removed to Portugal). Rubbed to a smooth polish by centuries of fervent worship, the wide flagstone floor is cool under bare feet. Beneath a high timber-beamed ceiling, the rope operated punkahs (fans) bring welcome relief from the relentless tropical heat of steamy Kerala. Photo: Wouterhagens
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Quiet time in the shade. Crowds, traffic and the daily regimen of city life are put on hold when you enter the grounds of Australia’s oldest garden. The politely encouraging request for visitors to walk on the grass, smell the flowers, and even hug the trees is an instant invitation to unwind amongst one of the largest collections of plants in the world. Taking a stroll through the gardens looking for a tree to embrace, you’ll be spoilt for choice: Moreton Bay and strangling figs, kauri pines, a 130-year-old dragon blood tree, red gums and tea trees, eucalypts, a Queensland bottle tree, and one of the world’s rarest plants, the critically endangered Wollemi pine. With such a variety of flora and fauna, the Botanical Gardens’ 30-hectare sanctuary will leave you wishing for more time to explore. Walking three times in each direction around the "Wishing Tree," which is situated near the Maiden Pavilion, you’ll want to "knock on wood" that your aspiration comes true.
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