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Three Days in Somerset – Day 1

  • On June 17, 2019
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The beautiful county of Somerset, which is located just over 100 miles from London, can be reached by car (2 hours and 15-30 minutes) or by train with routes to Bath and Bristol, two of the major cities in Somerset, as well as other locations within the county. Somerset has borders on the Bristol Channel, the Severn Estuary as well as the River Avon. Gloucestershire is to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset is …

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What Shall We Do In London? Why, Leave It, of Course! (Part one)

When you are planning to visit the UK, you don’t have to stick to London all the time. England is not that large (50,301 sq. miles), about the same size as the state of Louisiana (52,378 sq. miles). When looking at a map of England, remember the overall size and take that into consideration. Jake once read an amazing statistic that every citizen of England lives within 70 miles of the sea! Bottom line: England …

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