I always thought that you have to go to the far corners of the Earth to see whales and dolphins but I was wrong, you can see Bottlenose Dolphins, Northern Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises, Humpbacked and even Killer Whales (Orca) from our own UK shores.
The Moray Firth in the north east of Scotland has its [...]
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Dolphin & Whale Watching
Posted in Travel Writing (published), tagged adopt a dolphin with the wdcs, Bottlenose dolphins moray firth, bow wave riding dolphins, camp sites moray coast, campervan trips on the moray firth, camping caravanning moray firth, camping in scotland, camping moray coast, dolphin space programme, dolphin viewpoints moray firth, fort george, gemini explorer buckie, harbour porpoises, humpbacked, moray firth sealife, moray firth wildlife, northern minke whales, orca spotting scotland, places to visit highland scotland, places to visit in moray, practical motorhome magazine articles, practical motorhome magazine features, resident dolphin populations scotland, spey bay wildlife, talbot express autosleeper, threats to dolphins from oil extraction, visit north eastern scotland, visit scotland north east coast, where to see dolphins in scotland on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aviemore and the Cairngorms
Posted in Travel Writing (published), tagged aviemore, cairngorms, campervan travels in scotland, highland adventures, holidays, places to stay in scotland on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Cairngorms, in the heart of the Highlands, is a land of adventure, high mountains, scenic glens, lochs and castles, and home to some of the rarest alpine plants species in the British Isles.
Although Cairngorm is actually a single mountain, it has given its name to the National Park of which it is central. On [...]
Braving the Wilds of Wiltshire – gunfire and mortar bombs included
Posted in Travel Writing (published), tagged a303 devon, avebury, camping under mortar fire, caravan travel in wiltshire, cerne abbas giant, chalk horses, diy tv aerial for caravan, mayday rescue benefits, mortar fire in britain, orcheston village, plume of feathers shrewton, roman settlements in wiltshire, salisbury cathedral, salisbury plain, shrewton garage, stonehenge, stonehenge touring and holiday park, travel in wiltshire, wiltshire, world cup 2002 on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Published in Practical Caravan (Haymarket) October 2002
Most people think of Wiltshire as a stop-off on the way west to Devon or Cornwall. Towing, especially with children on board, can take it out of you, and the area around Salisbury makes a convenient halfway point from many parts of the country. But with Stonehenge, Avebury, Roman [...]
Caving in Castleton – exploring the Peak Districts show caves
Posted in Travel Writing (published), tagged activities for children peak holiday, blue john gemstone, castleton and the hope valley, caving in the peak district, chatworth house, chesterfield and the gateway to the peak district natio, derbyshire dales holidays, duchy of lancaster, duke and duchess of devonshire's peak district, easy walks in the peak district, english heritage castles derbyshire, french mining in the peak district, great ridge walk peak district, great ridge walk peak national park, iron age hillforts in derbyshire, iron age settlement in the peak district, losehill, mam tor, peak cavern, peak district national park travels, peveril castle, pub walks in the peak district, shivering mountain, sir walter scott peveril of the peak, sir walter scotts novel, speedwell cavern, speedwell cavern boat system, treak cliff cavern, william peverel, william the conquer bastard children, winnats pass on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Published in Caravan (IPC Media), August 2002 (under my maiden name Jan Barrett)
Winnats Pass links the village of Castleton and the Hope Valley with one of the main routes to Manchester. It’s a one-in-five hill and not recommended for towing or, indeed, the faint-hearted.
The pass carves its way through two of the area’s geological wonders. [...]
Girl Power – Caravan touring in the Lake District
Posted in Travel Writing (published), tagged camping and caravanning in the lake district, camping at cross dormant, clumber park caravan site, cross dormant camping and caravanning site, david bellamy award winning site, dine and film nights at rheged, flusco park caravan site, glenridding, helly hansen mountaineering exhibition, imax at rheged, parking your caravan, penrith attractions, pooley bridge attractions, reversing a caravan, things to see and do in the lake district, ullswater steamer, walking in the lakes, women only trips in the lake district on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Published in Caravan (IPC Media) Dec/Jan issue 2002/3 (published under my maiden name Jan Barrett)
I knew it was going to be an interesting trip. Only the weekend before I had bought a new caravan – well, a new one to me anyway. Three weeks before that I had traded in my Mk1 MR2 for an [...]
