Posted by Jill Bowen on Thu 3rd July 2008 at 01:46 AM, Filed in Europe, July
This years Summer Tyne Festival held in Gateshead runs from 18th to 27th July 2008 and is certain to brighten up even the dampest of English summers, though here’s hoping the sun shines all week.
To whet your appetite here are some of the highlights of what it sure to be a fun filled event:
During the first weekend there is a free outdoor programme of family events including; and more freebies during the following week
- Workshops in Salsa, steel pans and capoeria
- film screenings
- live sets in the American Lounge
- a celebration of the building of Newcastle and Gateshead’s eighth bridge – constructed from bamboo during July by the Australian artists Babuco.
To celebrate the project on Friday 18th there will be an event featuring a new piece of music by the Irish flautist Brain Finnegan of ‘Flook’. The piece will use a large range of instruments with bamboo connections – including flutes from China, India and North America. You will be able to visit exhibitions explaining the construction of the bridge in more detail – not to be missed. This is a free event – you will even be able to take part in a bamboo instrument-making workshop.
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Posted by Jill Bowen on Mon 30th June 2008 at 01:24 AM, Filed in Europe, July
Gateshead (north east corner of England) is the place to be from 11th – 27th July 2008. Not one, but two amazing, diverse festivals are being held here. The first one is the (2nd) Vamos Latin Festival which starts the 16 days of fun and entertainment.
This is a bi-annual event taking place in Newcastle Gateshead and the environs. It’s a celebration of Latin and Lusophone (Portuguese and Spanish speaking) cultures. The ethos behind the festival is about embracing new cultures and experiences – and surprise!
The second festival (Gateshead Summer Tyne Festival ) kicks off on the 18th July and will be described in a separate article.
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Posted by Jill Bowen on Tue 10th June 2008 at 05:02 PM, Filed in Europe, Naturism, June
Cornwall is one of Britain’s premier holiday locations, wonderful beaches, fabulous food, plenty to see and do, renowned for it’s hospitality – and this year plays host to NudeFest 2008. So come and get your ‘kit’ off and sample the delights of this beautiful county in the southwest of England.
Location; Newperran Holiday Park – a short distance from Newquay, and only two and a half miles from the beach. The Holiday Park has previously won gold and silver awards in the ‘Camping and Trailer Magazine’ “campsite of the year awards, and has also been named as one of the top ten touring parks in Cornwall. The naturist beach at Perran sands is close by. There are 400 pitches so there is plenty of space for all.
Photo from Nudefest 2007
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My partner (Kevin), 5-year old son (Ryan) and I went on a week-end break over Easter to the ‘Jurassic Coast’ in Dorset. As our son has recently developed a huge interest in dinosaurs and fossils we thought it would be a great idea to foster that interest by taking him fossil hunting on the beaches and my partner had done as a child.
As we booked the trip at fairly late notice, and being over the Easter period, much of the accommodation in the area was already booked. After quite a bit of calling around I managed to get a room in the Kersbrooke (Bed and Breakfast) Hotel in Lyme Regis for a couple of nights before checking the place out on TripAdviser, where the comments weren’t wholly complementary. We found the proprietor to be extremely welcoming and friendly and the cooked breakfasts excellent. OK, the room wasn’t the largest, especially with the addition of a put-up bed for Ryan, and the shower room was in which is best described as a cupboard, but it suited our requirements, was perfectly clean and only a few minutes walk down into the town.
The Kersbrooke Hotel
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Posted by Jill Bowen on Mon 24th March 2008 at 10:57 PM, Filed in Europe, Naturism
The enchanting island of Kefalonia (Cephalonia) is the largest of the seven islands in the Ionian Sea. The eastern shores are gentle, while those on the west or rocky and precipitous and it’s the most mountainous Island of the Ionian. It’s a green Island, with lovely forests, citrus, olive, and fruit trees plus vines.
As far as I am aware there is only one naturist resort on Kefalonia….if you know of others please leave a comment so that we can investigate and add it/them to our list.
The naturist resort of Vassaliki is Greece’s newest naturist resort. It is run by an English couple and is just a 15-minute drive from Kefalonia airport and 10 minutes away from Argostoli with it’s good selection of local shops, supermarkets and choice of restaurants and bars.
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