Category: Europe
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Hunstanton
Hunstanton, a Victorian seaside escape. A red cliff full of fossils. A ship-wreck. A lighthouse that you can sleep in, and a low tide. I drove here spontaneously one Wednesday afternoon. It was just under a two hour drive, and I remember looking at the clock and seeing it was already 1 pm and…
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Cambs Summer
Cambridge summer, fast and fleeting. It arrives out of nowhere, and you swear you won’t take it for granted. But as quickly as it came, you forget that there was ever a time when the sun set before 9:00 pm or rose after 5:00 am. The days are long. If not warm, at least not…
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Southwold
The Suffolk Coast and it’s colorful cottages. I finally made it here after lusting at beach-hut photos for months. To be back on the beach was such a joy. I missed the sound of the seagulls and the feeling of the sand. But the English seaside is not the Cape Cod seaside that I grew…
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Newmarket July Course
A day at the races. Pretty dresses and fascinators, an excuse to dress up nicely, even in the rain. There have been races at the Newmarket courses for over 350 years. Many don’t realize that Newmarket is actually the birthplace of horse racing as a sport – so to participate, to be a small part…
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Gstaad
I don’t have much to say about Gstaad, because I was barely there. Exactly 24 hours in Switzerland and barely more than 12 in this place (the other time spent on trains), all to meet some people for dinner. It was all a bit surreal, an Alice in Wonderland experience that I still question. I…
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Cinque Terre, Another Day
My impressions of Cinque Terre are mixed. In a sense, it’s like a Disney World – crowded, connected, seemingly fake and over the top, but also purely magical. A dream that’s real. The culture, the food, the sun, the sea – it’s all real. It’s simple and calming. Colorful. I feel like I shouldn’t, but…
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