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Companions and Tutors
Unbelievably, Marcel Proust has agreed to be our companion and tutor on our Grand Tour. Why unbelievably? Because, as everyone knows, Marcel is a sickly hypochondriac who rarely leaves his room exce… more →
The Grand Tour
Companions and Tutors
marimann wrote 2 years ago: Unbelievably, Marcel Proust has agreed to be our companion and tutor on our Grand Tour. Why unbelie … more →
Safety and Danger -- Day 5
Bo Mackison wrote 2 years ago: March 7, 2007 · Filed under Uncategorized · Edit Damascus plods along the Owl Creek Road with … more →
The First of Many Lessons -- Day 4
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Bo Mackison wrote 2 years ago: The moment my feet touched the ground, I heard the most terrifying screech I could imagine. Although … more →
My Trip to Glastonbury Tor
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amazonratz wrote 2 years ago: As I approached Glastonbury Tor, my mind began to float freely and follow the spiral that my feet as … more →
Essential Sloughing
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amazonratz wrote 2 years ago: It is winter, cold and bitter. The temperatures are far below usual norms, wind chill hovering aroun … more →
Trains and Rivers
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amazonratz wrote 2 years ago: Boarding the train to Glastonbury made me think of the movie “Sliding Doors.” In the movie, differen … more →
Astronavigation
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amazonratz wrote 2 years ago: Capricorn, my personal constellation Latitude, longitude, declination, hour angle, zenith, horizon… … more →
more of Traveller's travel collages
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traveller2006 wrote 2 years ago: These are my latest creations for a private RR, the subject of this book is ‘travel’. The quotation … more →
Night Tour
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Duuran wrote 2 years ago: A Grand Tour is perhaps a collage of many Mini-Tours into new experiences, that often have little sp … more →
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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tinyfroglet wrote 2 years ago: Niftiest discovery from my online travels: old postcards of Boulogne! Other things I learned that I … more →
GT To The MAx
Duuran wrote 2 years ago: I have noted that faucon in far off Lemuria has made note of Edwin Arnold, whose whole life might be … more →
Tiny Froglet hops over the Straight of Dover
tinyfroglet wrote 2 years ago: I’m crossing the Straight of Dover today. Or the Straight of Calais. Depends on one’s perspective, … more →
Of Tegsh and All
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Duuran wrote 2 years ago: WITHIN THE CRACKS OF STONE AND SONG I pause a bit in place and time – neither Trigor not The Duura … more →
Day Three - Froglet's Itinerary
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tinyfroglet wrote 3 years ago: I have an open-ended cyber ticket, so I will not assign dates to my itinerary, but I plan to visit t … more →
Sea of Stones - 3
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Duuran wrote 3 years ago: BRAIDING of MYTH There are those who would pretend that history started with the written word – that … more →
Preparation Chat - Scroll
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Duuran wrote 3 years ago: View from the Duuran Cabin I have spoken of the “Scroll” as one of the three essentia … more →
Sea of Stones - 2
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Duuran wrote 3 years ago: As the night-fire grows dim, banked just enough to insure that the breath of morning will bring rebi … more →
Departure from Bristol
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traveller2006 wrote 3 years ago: Traveller set off from her home town of Bristol, a teeming port city, where she had had difficulty f … more →
The Myth Begins
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Duuran wrote 3 years ago: Much is made of the Grand-Tour as a journey from here to there, from parts familiar to halls of myst … more →
