Published on 12, July, 2020
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I don't know if this counts as a hobby.
Travelling on coach holidays and exploring new places, this fits in with my photography hobby.
At one time I was terrified to travel on these type of trips. I didn't know how to behave in hotels or how to cope with travelling with complete strangers or how I would cope with my lack of foreign languages
Then I did thirteen trips in one year. And I realised that this could be considered obsessive behaviour.
My trips in 2015 were.
I got to see a lot of countryside, different cities, met many interesting people. Enough hotel experience for a lifetime. Went by Eurostar twice. Ferries 12 times.
It's a nice hobby but expensive.
Which places did you feel most welcome? Received most Open mindedness?
If you say Kent, I'll be surprised. It's a very strange place. People are generally quite insular and not very friendly. Maybe that's why it kind of suits me - not that I'm insular in other ways. Judging by some of the attitudes I've heard on the streets and read in the local papers over the years, people are pretty reactionary.
Where did you visit in South Devon? I used to live near Totnes.
I used to live in Devon too, and Cornwall
I love south Devon and Dorset, most of my seaside holidays in the 70s were down there. Agree not quite what it used to be but being a Midlander and not having a beach within a reasonable driving distance to just nip to I still really like the south west for my much needed summer hols. Not Cornwall though, not keen on the vibe there and its too far LOL! In recent years I've come to love the Isle of Wight too particularly the south and eastern bit.