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Jurassic Coast Day 3
Thursday 2nd July 2026 Our exploring took us east of Weymouth today. First stop was the Salty Pig Cafe for a coffee before our walk out along the cliffs to Old Harry’s R
Jurassic Coast Day 2
Wednesday 1st July 2026 Our day started out in Lyme Regis with a fossil tour. Casey, our guide is a paleontologist and a geologist. His opening session explained why the fossils ar
Jurassic Coast Day 1 – Lyme Regis
Tuesday 30th June 2026 Lyme Regis We eventually tore ourselves away from the fascinating Mary Anning story to explore the other parts of Lyme Regis. It’s a pretty village with a
Jurassic Coast Day 1
Tuesday 30th June 2026 Weymouth to Lyme Regis and back We drove west to Lyme Regis, a village on the Jurassic Coast to visit the local museum and delve into the Mary Anning story.
St Austell, Cornwall to Weymouth, Dorset
Monday 29th June 2026 We drove to Weymouth to meet up with John and Maureen Carswell. Over the next few days we are going to explore the Jurassic Coast.
Farewell to Italy
Sunday 28th June 2026 Milano – Zurich – Cornwall Today was a 1Metro, 1 Express Train, 2 flights, 1 hire car plus 10,338 steps day. It was time to farewell Italy and m
Milano Day 4
Saturday 27th June 2026 The two main industries of Milano are Fashion and Finance and I had the opportunity to take a closer look at Fashion today with a private tour of the Quadri
Doors and Knockers
Saturday 27th June 2026 I just love all of the huge, wooden (mostly) doors with their door knockers, all of which vary in shape, size, age and finish. Here are just a few.