ABOUT ME

The Weekend Tourist is a blog written by Jess Friend Bartlett. Sometimes we only do touristy things on holiday - 25 days annual leave a year. That’s a shame, as we’ve 104 weekend days for exploring. This blog is all about discovering your local neighbourhood, attractions, historic places, local eateries and independents, which for me is in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Cotswolds, UK. And when annual leave adds up, you'll find the occasional far flung adventure.

Guide to lock down takeaways to Tysoe, Warwickshire

Guide to lock down takeaways to Tysoe, Warwickshire

This is my continually updated guide to local pubs and restaurants offering lock down takeaways near Tysoe in Warwickshire.

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Guide to lock down takeaways to Tysoe, Warwickshire

This is my continually updated guide to local pubs and restaurants offering lock down takeaways near Tysoe in Warwickshire.

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One day in Belém Brazil

One day in Belém Brazil

Here’s an itinerary for one day in Belém, Brazil – part of a cruise onboard the Viking Sea. Plus Latin’s America’s largest streetfood market.

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One day in Belém Brazil
Disneyland Paris at Xmas – a 4-day itinerary

Disneyland Paris at Xmas – a 4-day itinerary

It’s a running joke that Tom married into a Friend family curse – when it came to holidays we were rather doomed.  In 2017, the year we got married, we were due to go on…

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Disneyland Paris at Xmas – a 4-day itinerary

It’s a running joke that Tom married into a Friend family curse – when it came to holidays we were rather doomed.  In 2017, the year we got married, we were due to go on…

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Two days in Manaus – the Amazon, Brazil

Two days in Manaus – the Amazon, Brazil

Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon basin, was not a place I ever thought I’d visit, simply for its remoteness. It’s 1000 miles inland from the mouth of the river and it is the furthest you can go along the river in a cruise ship. Its existence can be explained in one word and that is rubber.

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The Theatre Chipping Norton’s Jeeves & Wooster

The Theatre Chipping Norton’s Jeeves & Wooster

#AD We were invited to the press night for Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense which is currently showing at Chipping Norton’s Theatre until 15th February 2020.

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The Theatre Chipping Norton’s Jeeves & Wooster

#AD We were invited to the press night for Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense which is currently showing at Chipping Norton’s Theatre until 15th February 2020.

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Experiencing the Boi Bumba in Parintins, Brazil

Experiencing the Boi Bumba in Parintins, Brazil

Parintins in Brazil hosts Brazil’s next largest festival after Rio’s carnival, known as the Boi Bumba, which we experience as part of a Viking Cruise.

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Experiencing the Boi Bumba in Parintins, Brazil