Category Archives: travel

Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 20 – “Solitude”

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Solitude comes at dawn when I am alone with the world beneath a molten sky. Whether I am walking with the small dog or taking the long road home from the north, it is a time when alone is never … Continue reading →

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The Hooded Stone…? from Stuart France

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Stuart France, an excerpt from one of our books, Scions of Albion: “It has to be the Stone on Gardom’s Edge…” “What does?” says Wen. “My Robin Hood Stone… I mean it didn’t look much like the stone … Continue reading →

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Tales of Kintail and the Five Sisters by Seonaid Green

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Seonaid at Breath of Green Air Follow me north and west in Scotland, through the Cairngorms and past Ben Nevis, and we will pass through Glen Shiel and onwards into the Land of the Three Sea Lochs. This … Continue reading →

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5 minutes – England, 7am

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I caught a glimpse of colour against the darkness. Watched as it grew, played, lightened and softened night into morning. We travel the world in search of wonders… forgetting the magic to be found on our own back doorstep.

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Aquae Sulis

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Aquae Sulis… the waters of the Sulis… that was the Roman name for the city of Bath. It is easy to understand why when, since time immemorial, a hot and mineral-rich spring has welled from the ground; the only hot … Continue reading →

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Lost simplicity

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

My car has been hauled off to some unknown destination. I said a proper goodbye with some sadness… just in case she doesn’t make it home again. Judging by the puddle beneath the radiator, it wouldn’t surprise me if the … Continue reading →

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Almost a blog tour..?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Barring disasters, I am off on my travels again. It seems ages since I last went north and the withdrawal symptoms set in a while ago. We were supposed to be hopping over to Ireland this week on a research … Continue reading →

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Unprepared

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It had been a stressful week, but I was enjoying the leisurely morning preparing for my journey north. It was lovely to be able to take my time… there were still hours ahead of me before I intended leaving; hours … Continue reading →

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There, back and other stuff…

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Sue Vincent

A productive and very wet weekend is over, and I am once more home, just long enough for a coffee, with a suitcase full of laundry, memories to cherish and an interesting selection of things on my to-do list… including … Continue reading →

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A new day

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Winter usually creeps in slowly, almost unnoticed, as autumn slows to its end. Not this year. On Thursday I headed north wearing a short sleeved T-shirt. On Friday I drove back from the meeting through a blizzard. Temperatures had dropped, … Continue reading →

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