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.
In this archival series, we reach the half way point of two month stay in Serendib… A number of events have heralded the arrival of my halfway point. Firstly, I have started receiving free tuk…
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The third instalment from a trip in Sri Lanka… Today the rain is thundering down with full force, which provided me with the perfect opportunity to write my next instalment. I officially enter my 3rd…
View PostThe third instalment from a trip in Sri Lanka… Today the rain is thundering down with full force, which provided me with the perfect opportunity to write my next instalment. I officially enter my 3rd…
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Having walked all the way around Edinburgh Castle on day one and developed quite an obsession with the city’s most dominating monument, I felt it only fitting to wile away the afternoon amongst its cobbled…
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Catching the late train from the Cotswolds, I emerged from Edinburgh Waverley as the crowds were descending on the Royal Mile for the evening’s entertainment. This is my first trip to Edinburgh, indeed Scotland, and…
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Most people by now are probably aware that my brother and I have just returned from a trip round California. Our whole trip was riddled with adventures but the second part of our leg had…
View PostMost people by now are probably aware that my brother and I have just returned from a trip round California. Our whole trip was riddled with adventures but the second part of our leg had…
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The next in the series… I now enter my 2nd week in Sri Lanka. Bec has finally finished my full Ceylon induction – not only have I been fully integrated into the ASL furniture but…
View PostThe next in the series… I now enter my 2nd week in Sri Lanka. Bec has finally finished my full Ceylon induction – not only have I been fully integrated into the ASL furniture but…
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