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Conwy Castle in Wales (+ 10 Other Things To Do in Conwy) For Family Holidays in North Wales

Shobha — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:38:26 +0000

For a small town, you can easily visit Conwy for a weekend because there is so much to do in the area. For starters, the must-do Conwy attractions are the medieval Conwy Castle in Wales, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Conwy Town Walls. Among the other things to do in Conwy itself include...

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Visiting Castello di Amorosa, A Family Friendly Vineyard in Napa Valley

Shobha — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:29:13 +0000

The view from the parapet of the neat lines of grape-festooned vines under a pale blue sky could easily fool you into thinking you were in Tuscany. If you look closer though, there were tell-tale touches to remind you that you were in the Napa Valley of California. Perhaps I noted that the lines of...

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What You Should Know About Visiting St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall

Shobha — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:05:36 +0000

Did you know that there was a smaller twin of the famous Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy in France on the English side of the Channel? Similar in shape to Mont Saint-Michel, St. Michael’s Mount is a rocky island topped with a castle. St. Michael’s Mount is one of the most famous sites in Cornwall, the...

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The Five Best Chateaux in the Loire Valley (To Visit With or Without Kids)

ny_lon@living1 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:19:44 +0000

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The Royal Love Triangle That Shaped the Chateau de Chenonceau

ny_lon@living1 — Thu, 26 May 2016 22:06:07 +0000

There were three of us in this marriage, it was a bit crowded. Diana, Princess of Wales in an interview on BBC Panorama (1995) With those infamous words, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, blew the lid off her husband, Prince Charles’s, long-standing affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles on prime-time television to a mesmerised nation. Royalty in...

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Family Fun at Hever Castle & Gardens in Kent England

Shobha — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:00:23 +0000

Hever Castle is famous for being the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. More recently, Hever Castle is renowned for its gorgeous gardens and its family-friendly attractions. Now run as a private enterprise, we discovered there is lots of family fun to be had at Hever Castle and gardens. Hever...

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Pinch Me: A Fairytale Chateau

Shobha — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:27:47 +0000

We got married in Chateau de Breteuil in the suburbs of Paris. Why? Mostly to stop our mothers from interfering (neither lives in France). I can’t say our choice was a hardship because we had a beautiful setting, delicious food and wine and a sunshine-filled day. I was working full-time as a lawyer at the...

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