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Travelsleuth's Diary: March Page 2.
The Travelsleuth's monthly diary of events. March. Page 2: London's cultural and social scene; Art Exhibitions, Antique Fairs, Museums, Opera, Music and Theatre.<B>Updated 11 March</B>
• london • britain • art • antiques • royal

Travelsleuth's Diary: March, Page 3
The Travelsleuth's monthly diary of events for March. Page 3: Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. Thames Rowing - Head of the River and the 148th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
• oxford • cambridge • putney • london • cheltenham

Travelsleuth's Diary: November Highlights
The Travelsleuth's monthly listing of Royal, social, cultural and sporting events in London and the Shires of England; Festivals, Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions.<B>Last updated 2 November.</B>
• london • england • museum • royal • patterson

Travelsleuth's Diary: October Highlights
Stuart Buchanan MacWatt highlights some October events in London and the English Shires. The Royal Diary. Art and Antiques Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions and Museum events. Lectures and recitals. A regularly updated and ongoing monthly report. <B>Last updated: 17 October</B>.
• london • england • eurostar • bruges • brussels

Travelsleuth's November Diary
Travelsleuth's diary of important November events in Royal Britain.
• london • queen • buckingham • palace • westminster

Travelsleuth's September Diary: Scotland
The Travelsleuth's monthly diary. September in Scotland. The Queen at Balmoral; The Braemar Gathering of the Clans and Highland Games; Flat racing and Gold Cup at the Ayr Western Meeting.
• royal • queen • prince • philip • charles

Air Turbulence over Britain
Air safety in the skies over Britain is highlighted in disturbing reports of financial problems within the newly privatized Air Traffic Control body. Government and banks come to the rescue.
• britain • virgin • atlantic • scotland • travelsleuth

Athens after the Olympics
The Travelsleuth considers a visit to Athens after the Olympics to enjoy September events of the Hellenic Festival. <b> Updated 26 July</b>
• athens • grande • bretagne • acropolis • olympics

The Infamous Grand National
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan Macwatt looks at the forthcoming Aintree Grand National at liverpool and suggests it is time to consider the horses in this cruelly gruelling race as well as the punters.
• aintree • liverpool • grand national • england • travelsleuth

Travel Advice for London Visitors
London terror bombings. the Travelsleuth offers advice to potential visitors.
• london • uk • travelsleuth • subway • london transport

Travelsleuth's Diary: February Highlights. Page 3.
Court Circular. Buckingham Palace instructions for ticket applications to Trooping the Colour, The Queen's Birthday Parade on 15 June. The pageantry and its historic venue the Horse Guards Parade.
• royal • queen • consort • prince • wales

1999 St. Patrick Festival - Doing It In Style in Dublin
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt celebrates Ireland's St. Patrick's Day festival and Parade in Dublin and looks at Green celebrations around the world.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • dublin

7/7 The London Bombings. Update.
The Travelsleuth updates news on the London bombings of 7/7. Unscheduled speech by The Queen, as she and other Royals visits the maimed in London hospitals, mirrors the nation's defiance.
• travelsleuth • london • 7/7 • queen • royal britain

Blackberry Wine, Garlic Fudge, Peacocks and Lavender
The Travelsleuth looks back on a glorious record breaking English summer, the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival and butterfly watching, and looks forward to sampling some superb country wines and liqueurs.
• england • travelsleuth • wight • garlic • blackberris

Bryng us in good ale, and bryng us in good ale;
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt traces the long history of the Christmas Carol and Wassail; their near demise and reinvention in Victorian times by the headmaster of Wellington College who became the Bishop of Truro and then Archbishop of Canterbury.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • headmaster

Celebrate the New Year in Europe and North Africa!
The travelsleuth looks at some January highlights in London, Scotland, France, Germany and Arabia.
• araby • arabia • london • europe • scotland

Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt pays tribute to Robert Burns, Haggis and Whisky on the anniversary of the birth of Scotland's Bard and joins in the singing of 'Auld Lang Syne'.
• haggis • whisky • burns • scotland • london

Her Majesty The Queen, ‘Seigneur of the Swans’
The Travelsleuth follows the annual swan upping ceremony on the Thames before looking at the gluttonous feasting enjoyed by Henry VIII and his courtiers in the magnificent Great Hall of Hampton Court Palace.
• hampton • court • queen • swan • upping

In the Steps of Warriors
The Travelsleuth follows in the steps of the D Day heroes of the Normandy beaches.
• dday • normandy • arromanches • france • cabourg

London in High Summer
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt visits London in August, enjoys a visit to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House to admire some fine paintings before buying tickets to the Theatre Royal, the Victoria Palace and the Albert Hall for a Henry Wood Promenade Concert
• travelsleuth • stuart buchanan macwatt • london • buckingham palace • clarence house

Maytime in Mayfair - London in Bloom
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt trips a light fantastic to London. He enjoys Maytime in Mayfair after Spring in Park Lane, visits the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in Chelsea, and looks at a Wren masterpiece.
• travelsleuth stuart buchanan macwatt • london • rhs • chelsea • flower show

Michelin's Gastronomic Accolade for English Pubs
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt visits the Welsh Borders and Cotswolds to enjoy the best of English pub grub and sample a meal at the Fox Inn, Michelin's Pub of the Year, 2004.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • welsh borders

My St. Patrick's Day Dinner in Kilkenny
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt remembers a St.Patricks Day Dinner in Kilkenny, Ireland, samples a fine Irish Whiskey and offers accommodation tips for the Kilkenny Festival.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • kilkenny

Obituary: John Thaw, TV's Inspector Morse
Actor John Thaw, whose portrayal of Inspector Morse has captivated worldwide TV audiences for 13 years has died. An obituary.
• inspector • morse • john • thaw • brazenose

Palace, Purdey, Rod and Gibbet
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt takes time off to visit Buckingham Palace before going fishing on Cornwall's River Fowey Recommendations for quality accommodation near the Palace and in Bodmin.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan macwatt • fowey • cornwall

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. 1900 - 2002.
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt pays a grateful tribute to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on her death at Windsor, and traces her remarkable life of dedication to Britain.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • elizabeth

Queen Starts Commonwealth Baton Relay
The Queen starts a 63,000 mile baton relay from Buckingham Palace which will end at the new Manchester sports stadium on 26 July with the opening of the XVII Commonwealth Games. First stop: Canada! Travelsleuth's tips and hotel recommendations for Manchester and Leeds.
• queen • buckingham • palace • westminster • abbey

Remember Remember the 5th of November
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt remembers Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot which was intended to blow up King James I and Parliament. Was he the "wisest fool in Christendom" or a Monarch before his time?
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • king

Seasonal Greetings from the Politically Correct
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt bewails the demise of the England's traditional Christmas from his cottage in Rosemary Lane amid seasonal political correctness gone mad. He looks at the traditional role of holly and mistletoe in the Christmas festival.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • england

Summer Troubles
The Travelsleuth mourns the demise of some Mediterranean vacation gems beneath the onslaught of rampaging teenage louts and advises on select vacation options for the discerning visitor to Greece.
• greece • europe • france • england • faliraki

The Edinburgh International Festival
The Travelsleuth looks at the Edinburgh International Festival, the 2004 highlights, online booking and accommodation facilities and recommends a sensible pair of walking shoes to survive the cultural course.
• edinburgh • scotland • berlin • cleveland • usa

The Royal Hunt –Goodbye to all that!
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt marks the probable demise of hunting the fox to hounds in the United Kingdom and traces 1600 years of royal hunting history from Offa and King Alfred to Charles, Prince of Wales.
• travelsleuth • stuart buchanan macwatt • fox • united kingdom • hunting

The Tranquil Scilly Isles - Arthur's Lyonesse. Page 1.
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt visits the tranquil sub-tropical Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall, fabled Lyonesse of Arthurian legend and paradise of flowers, birds and empty beaches of silver sand. Accommodation and travel tips.</i></b><b><i>Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt visits the tranquil sub-tropical Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall, fabled Lyonesse of Arthurian legend and paradise of flowers, birds and empty beaches of silver sand. Accommodation and travel tips. Page 1.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • scilly

The Tranquil Scilly Isles, Arthur's Lyonesse. Page 2.
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt visits the tranquil sub-tropical Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall, fabled Lyonesse of Arthurian legend and paradise of flowers, birds and empty beaches of silver sand . Accommodation and travel tips. Page 2.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • cornwall

Today's Chef's Special: Braised Squirrel
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt looks at cult London restaurants serving exotic culinary oddities for newly adventurous clientele; medieval dishes like braised squirrel, and rook pie, wood mushrooms like boletus edulis.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • cult

Weck, Worscht un' Woi!
Weck, Worscht un' Woi! The Travelsleuth remembers his days in Germany visiting the the world's biggest wine festival at Bad Duerkheim, described by one local poet as the only festival where you meet up with good friends whom you have never seen before!
• duerkheim • mannheim • heidelberg • rheinland • pfalz

Welcome to the New Europe!
The Travelsleuth looks at the newly acceding States to the European Union and suggests visiting Slovakia now while prices are still cheap.
• riga • tallin • vilnius • estonia • lithuania

Wight in June
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt puts away his travelling shoes to relax in his own backyard down Rosemary Lane on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys the song of the skylark and summer vegetables from his cottage garden
• travelsleuth • stuart buchanan macwatt • wight • rosemary lane • cottage garden

Wight, God's Little Island
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan Macwatt contemplates retirement on the Isle of Wight and looks forward to chronicling the rural pleasures and unhurried village life at his country cottage down Rosemary Lane; brewing country wines, tending his cottage garden and walking the turfy downs with his dog Achilles at his heel
• stuart buchanan macwatt • travelsleuth • suite101.com • rosemary lane • rural pleasures

Britain's 2005 Cultural Bonanza
Britain’s Cultural bonanza. The Travelsleuth looks ahead at the programme of blockbuster art exhibitions in London, Edinburgh and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
• suite101.com • royal • britain • stuart • buchanan

Buckingham Palace for Visitors
The Travelsleuth makes his annual visit to Buckingham Palace and samples an excellent family run hotel in the heart of Belgravia.
• london • travelsleuth • abletogo • buckingham • lime

China's New Silk Road of the Air
The Travelsleuth heralds the opening up of a new 'Silk Road of the Air' between China and North America following the latest Washington/Beijing travel accord.
• washington • beijing • china • canada • usa

Easter Bargains - Spring Bonuses
The Travelsleuth looks at hotel bargains for Easter and discusses the Channel Ferry price war that will bring the Continent nearer for many motorists.
• travelsleuth • stuart buchanan macwatt • spring • geese • suite101.com

Fiesta Spain! Two International festivals.
The Travelsleuth looks at the International Festivals taking place in August and september in Santander and Barcelona, Spain. A look at events, tickets, accommodation and the local seafood delicacies of Santander.
• spain • santander • granada • cantabria • argentine ballet

July Festivals, Pt. 1.
In the first of two articles, The Travelsleuth picks out some of the many interesting festivals taking place in England this July.
• globalgathering 2005 • carnival • stratford-on-avon • eden project • st. austell

London's Autumn Highlights
London is missing its regular visitors from North America after the 11 September. Intrepid travellors however will find hotel bargains galore and many cultural highlights to tempt them.<I>The Travelsleuth</I></B> looks at London's October season and and suggests afternoon tea at the Ritz or a "Flapper" champagne cocktail at the bar of Claridge's Hotel.<B>Second Update: 11 October.</B>
• london • britain • queen • empress victoria • george

The Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight
Suite101.com’s Travelsleuth visits Brading’s Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight and enthuses over the remarkable mosaics of the goddess Medusa and other figures of classical myth laid down by a prosperous Romano-Briton as the floor of his sumptuous villa 16 centuries ago at the height of the Roman Empire.
• travelsleuth • stuart • buchanan • macwatt • rosemary lane

The Royal Month: March
The Travelsleuth's monthly diary of events for March. Page 1: the Royal Month - Buckingham Palace Golden Jubilee news. Open air concerts in the Palace gardens. Commemoratives on sale.
• royal royalty • queen • duke • edinburgh • prince

The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Travelsleuth considers a Christmas in Europe with his Lady this year, limbering up for the festive season with a visit to a famed fish restaurant in Bruges before enjoying the picturesque Christmas Markets of southern Germany, Austria and Slovakia.
• europe • travelsleuth • france • germany • belgium

Weekend Breaks; New Vacation Option for Europeans
A new survey suggests that the weekend break is becoming the popular new vacation option for Brits and their European neighbors as no-frills airlines open up cheap flight destinations across Europe. The Travelsleuth looks at the phenomenon and decides on a table for two at a restaurant in Rome for this Saturday.
• uk • britain • travelsleuth • london • edinburgh


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