tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post3615216570713616708..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Best Places to StayJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-35135628196890548752012-05-02T13:29:41.408+01:002012-05-02T13:29:41.408+01:00Wonderful travel log, Jenny! You've stayed in...Wonderful travel log, Jenny! You've stayed in so many diverse settings! I am thinking of my good friend who is living presently in Canterbury, completing his masters in Medieval History. Canterbury Cathedral and that stroll you mentioned is a regular haunt of his. He is in London this week doing research and translation on ancient documents - ah! The life! He'll be ending his sojourn in August. But, I expect he'll want to return for his PHD. Maybe, by then, hubs and I will be in a position to make the trip. Meanwhile - I'll live vicariously through him - and YOU!<br />Joy!<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-57339503249094651762012-04-30T10:43:45.548+01:002012-04-30T10:43:45.548+01:00all of these are beautiful but the ones with the s...all of these are beautiful but the ones with the snow and the one with mountains...out of a james bond movie...awesome... :)Misterio Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396947981573285341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-80556520709126671352012-04-30T09:17:17.212+01:002012-04-30T09:17:17.212+01:00I'm such a home-body, I always love seeing far...I'm such a home-body, I always love seeing faraway places and descriptions of other's travels. I found this post very interesting, Jenny! xoxoNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-34768127322452186862012-04-29T01:14:50.976+01:002012-04-29T01:14:50.976+01:00We don't often stay in hotels (more into self-...We don't often stay in hotels (more into self-catering) and certainly haven't travelled as far round the world, but last year did a short road trip of Scotland and discovered some lovely B+Bs and guesthouses - and some not so nice. I prefer smaller places over huge hotels, and particularly like to find an old country house where I can sit in the grand drawing room, reading, and pretending it's actually my home!maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-76504205330859131472012-04-26T16:32:44.155+01:002012-04-26T16:32:44.155+01:00I haven't been to many and I bet Rurousha has ...I haven't been to many and I bet Rurousha has better knowledge.<br /><br />But for a mix a old Japanese, history and a great onsen town feel : can't beat Bessho Onsen (it has a lot of ryokans there). :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-14974876845502823392012-04-26T05:00:25.417+01:002012-04-26T05:00:25.417+01:00You have been to so many unique places. Those pict...You have been to so many unique places. Those pictures you have hold special memories for you and your family. I hope you get a chance to convert the slides to digital images. Going to offbeat places are more memorable than the standard tourist towns. Fawlty Towers had to be one of my favorite shows years ago.AVCr8teurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791962268368737548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-48320534013220757242012-04-26T04:04:42.252+01:002012-04-26T04:04:42.252+01:00wow...what a post!! lucky you for all the travels...wow...what a post!! lucky you for all the travels and adventures! Thanks for the tours!momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56005689179419850462012-04-26T03:45:28.260+01:002012-04-26T03:45:28.260+01:00you certainly have been to some interesting places...you certainly have been to some interesting places! and what a variety of lodging too. Maybe it was near halloween with the pair in makeup?? or heading off to a concert, LOL. thanks for stopping by on last weeks WW on the black eyes of tulips. yes all flowers can have fun features you may not notice from afar. Maybe a lot like the places you stayed at? <a href="http://grammymousetails.blogspot.com/2012/04/garden-shame.html" rel="nofollow">this week, ~Faythe @ GMT~ thanks</a>Faythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034410853774096838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-50667161490225398872012-04-25T23:45:06.930+01:002012-04-25T23:45:06.930+01:00Oh my word Jenny, what a wonderful post! I feel li...Oh my word Jenny, what a wonderful post! I feel like I have been on vacation! I love cozy b&bs, as long as folks don't OVER-socialize. I like a bit of friendliness, but then I like to be left to my own devices. I love luxurious hotels, as long as they are not snobby. We are coming to England/Wales in early September, and I've booked at the Chesterfield Mayfair in London, the MacDonald Spa in Bath, The Crowne Plaza in Liverpool, and a B& B in Beaumaris, Wales - I forget the name - it might have "church" in it.<br />In Old Quebec city, I love the Loewes hotel, if you can get a high up floor. Then you can look down toward the Frontenac or over the Jean D'arc park. I got us a $550/night 19th floor king bed room there for $157 by booking WAY ahead, and it was fabulous. <br /><br />I SO want to live in the little cottage hidden in that picture.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-82628219259745491012012-04-25T19:22:34.965+01:002012-04-25T19:22:34.965+01:00Well, Friko, if I were coming to London to stay (a...Well, Friko, if I were coming to London to stay (and I don't because I live here, of course) but pretty well ANY big city, and I was on a budget, I would certainly stay at a b&b not a hotel. Wolseley Lodges http://www.wolseylodges.com/ tend to have pretty nice places in decent areas, and since you have lived in London, you will be able to assess them, I think (or look at them on Streetview). There's also an agency I've heard good reports of http://www.londonbb.com/. They cover all areas but also go where Wolseley Lodge doesn't reach - areas like Archway or Bounds Green which are rather far out and a bit grungy in parts. You could expect to pay about £60 per night for a reasonable b&b though they may charge more for a single. I'm assuming you want to be somewhere that there are other human beings, rather than a suite/self catering by the way. Please let me know how you get on!<br /><br />I like Germany and visit in all seasons, but the three most recent trips were in winter, because I think Germans do enchantment and fairytales as well as they do breakfasts, and there is something so nice about the run up to Christmas.<br /><br />Lina, I have been inspired by your fab descriptions of onsens and if I go to Japan (which I intend to try and do next year,) then I really want to stay in one or two. (Weird, though, cause I can't find your comment where you mention them! I did enable it)<br /><br />And Keiko I have often told you that your blog inspires me, so I am glad mine has inspired you a bit. <br /><br />Thank you for visiting, Lydia, I have joined your blog because it is such fun. <br /><br />Yep, Nell, I re-enabled your original comment which had got into spam. Like Lina's it has vanished. I don't even have the excuse of being on the new Blogger interface! :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-63899629043574646782012-04-25T18:53:01.472+01:002012-04-25T18:53:01.472+01:00Jenny, I've written some reviews in TripAdviso...Jenny, I've written some reviews in TripAdvisor about the hotels where I stayed, more of them are negative. You're right, sometimes the small family owned hotels are more attractive.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46164049790772354722012-04-25T17:34:58.327+01:002012-04-25T17:34:58.327+01:00Thank you for this excellent travel guide, Jenny. ...Thank you for this excellent travel guide, Jenny. I think I'll come to you for advice on Germany. (In a way that's funny, me being German) A lot of the places you speak of you visited in winter, is there a reason for that?<br /><br />I wonder if you know of a reasonably priced, small, hotel or B&B in London where a lady can safely stay on her own several times a year? I'd love to go but I'm always put off by the big chains, which are fairly cheap and the high prices of small elegant family hotels, which i can't afford.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56922981581287164252012-04-25T15:58:35.252+01:002012-04-25T15:58:35.252+01:00You sure has had some adventures with the places y...You sure has had some adventures with the places you stayed in! :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-67574999895195920762012-04-25T15:57:47.080+01:002012-04-25T15:57:47.080+01:00A ryokan stay and that dip in their onsen or onsen...A ryokan stay and that dip in their onsen or onsens. Bliss...<br /><br />Definitely recommended, Jenny!linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-11038075836518928012012-04-25T15:56:40.216+01:002012-04-25T15:56:40.216+01:00I love all the places I stay in Japan.
Can't ...I love all the places I stay in Japan.<br /><br />Can't say the same about some hotels in Malaysia or China. xDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-55251640427101764772012-04-25T14:42:00.412+01:002012-04-25T14:42:00.412+01:00What a fun trip, this blogpost was! I totally enjo...What a fun trip, this blogpost was! I totally enjoyed it. :)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-85723251210334849312012-04-25T12:29:30.075+01:002012-04-25T12:29:30.075+01:00Jenny,
I am just dreaming of travelling these plac...Jenny,<br />I am just dreaming of travelling these places. If I have a chance, I really want to stay at Purcell Mountain Lodge and view the devine peaks all day long. They will recharge me fully. <br />Tanners Hatch Youth Hostel also. I imagine how the woods full of bluebells in May look like. <br />Your explanations of two remind me of Shangri-la.<br />It is too hard to choose some of them!<br />Have a great week!<br />keikosnowwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04224433823476591538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-35678554453754426832012-04-25T12:06:07.082+01:002012-04-25T12:06:07.082+01:00I thought I’d commented on this post Jenny but it ...I thought I’d commented on this post Jenny but it appears it didn’t stick. I think my original comment was about the rudeness of the hotelier - anyway I enjoyed every word!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-17800535127782238922012-04-25T11:30:48.035+01:002012-04-25T11:30:48.035+01:00Wow, grizzlies, Biddy. That would be amazing to se...Wow, grizzlies, Biddy. That would be amazing to see, I never ever knew such a place existed....<br /><br />Yes, Susan, the loss of the earrings gave me a pang, I admit. I always feel uncomfortable in countries where there is a lot of poverty, it's not so bad where there is an amazing local culture because money isn't everything and who ever said you needed lots of money to be rich and happy and proud of yourself? It is difficult when people really don't have chances or a good culture. I felt a bit like this in Egypt, where the country has been plundered after years of dictatorship and ALSO visitor numbers are way down, there was some desperation amongst those who worked with visitors and I saw some very thin people. can't help wondering what will happen in Burma. <br /><br />Dominic, that sounds like an amazing wonderful place, goes to show that usually it's people that make a trip memorable -- people deciding to have fun and creating it themselves is always better than anything provided by a company ...<br /><br />Nick and Valentina, there is just something wonderful about overlooking an iconic place, opening the window and looking out and - well - just seeing it!!! <br /><br />And the website of The View in Monument Valley looks so great I actually want to go there. NOW!!!!!!! :D<br /><br />Your post really made me laugh Suldog - believe it or not I've never heard of Fluff and when you find a bed and breakfast that offers Fluff, Tuna and hot sauce, this, or a sardine fest, let me know and I'll stay away for sure! (anyone reading this, go over to his blog and take a barf bag):)<br /><br />I'm wondering why this didn't come up on my reader, by the way. <br /><br />Manicdaily, one reason Lonely Planet and other guidebooks may not be so good is that they are not using pro writers any more, some people like the wider variety of reader contributions but in me the topic shoos out all the bees that usually sit quietly in my bonnet. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, Broad, paying per person is a good way to put the price up IMHO, although I think part of the problem in England is the high property prices. Looks lovely (I checked the website)and i also love their clever slogan, "visit a place your imagination has spent a lifetime enjoying".Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-40895952444097949242012-04-25T10:30:43.039+01:002012-04-25T10:30:43.039+01:00http://grizzlycanada.com/
We stayed at a 'bea...http://grizzlycanada.com/<br /><br />We stayed at a 'bear reservation/bear watching lodge' called Knight Inlet in British Columbia http://grizzlycanada.com/<br /><br />It was a wonderful experience - can thoroughly recommended them. Great food, basic, but very comfortable rooms ... We slept like logs ... and then the bears - black, brown, grizzlies .... we got to see lots in their natural habitat, just minding their own business, living their lives.Biddy Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298194966986960025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12290072838677691292012-04-25T08:52:30.217+01:002012-04-25T08:52:30.217+01:00Brilliant post - and gorgeous photos! The man with...Brilliant post - and gorgeous photos! The man with the radio - good grief! Thanks for the link about the interface - I've only just had mine changed and I hate change :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-73766551017082105732012-04-25T01:50:51.845+01:002012-04-25T01:50:51.845+01:00Hi Jenny, I totally enjoyed reading your post. You...Hi Jenny, I totally enjoyed reading your post. You delve into and flesh out all the interesting bits and pieces. <br />Oh my goodness, in regard to the "fawlty towers"-like man with the radio ... lol, some people just don't realise that it's time to retire!! <br />You know, I especially loved your kind attitude to the woman who stole your earrings - travelling to SE Asia opened my eyes to other peoples' circumstances and how they have to scratch out a living. It's all very well seeing these things in a tv documentary - far different in real life isn't it. I empathise certainly though, as pieces of jewellery hold memories near and dear.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849036690807834080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-59058598186779804332012-04-24T22:31:02.452+01:002012-04-24T22:31:02.452+01:00btw... I've got huge problems with the new int...btw... I've got huge problems with the new interface on my phone as well... I just don't understand why some people always feel the need to "improve" websites. The old interface used to load much fasterDomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484107284986186647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-17283460170216674292012-04-24T22:11:44.689+01:002012-04-24T22:11:44.689+01:00oh you could keep me busy for a while...i love sce...oh you could keep me busy for a while...i love scenic views so that first one got me right off the bat...intriguing decor as well is def interesting though that orange room might drive me batty a bit....neighbors, ha posted about them today myself...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-29420758066975544542012-04-24T22:08:42.170+01:002012-04-24T22:08:42.170+01:00Jenny, I really enjoyed reading your report! Altst...Jenny, I really enjoyed reading your report! Altstadt Hotel looks like a classy place to stay. I agree with what you said regarding breakfast as well.<br />Now that you mentioned it, I'm a bit angry with myself for not taking notes either. One place I really enjoyed was the cheapest motel you could imagine, somewhere way down south in Louisiana. It was about 110 °F, and it had been raining all afternoon. There was a huge swimming pool in the patio and someone brought one of those 1980's boom boxes playing southern rock music... hanging out in the pool, listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, while the rain kept pouring down... that evening remains one of my favourite memories from my 2007 road trip from Boston to New OrleansDomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484107284986186647noreply@blogger.com