http://england.skiponover.com/ England Travel en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:24:00 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:24:00 GMT info@skiponover.com info@skiponover.com http://england.skiponover.com/brighton-a-traditional-english-seaside-town/ Brighton is one of England's old seaside resort towns. One of its famous sights is the Royal Pavilion, an ornate pleasure palace dating from King George IV's time, I believe... http://england.skiponover.com/brighton-a-traditional-english-seaside-town/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/brighton-a-traditional-english-seaside-town/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:24:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/kebab-doner-donair-meat-on-a-bun/ We call them donair in Canada, but in England you hear kebab or doner. Meat in a bun. Cut off a big roast of meat on a very big stick... http://england.skiponover.com/kebab-doner-donair-meat-on-a-bun/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/kebab-doner-donair-meat-on-a-bun/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:28:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/sheffield-home-of-the-full-monty/2/ Sheffield is England's third largest city, according to the notes provided by Paolo Margari, who took this picture. Who knew? I wouldn't have got that right. South Yorkshire - all... http://england.skiponover.com/sheffield-home-of-the-full-monty/2/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/sheffield-home-of-the-full-monty/2/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/visit-battle-hastings-field-castle/ Hastings is an easy day trip from London. It's famous because of the Battle of Hastings when the Normans won and English King Harold had a spear through the eye... http://england.skiponover.com/visit-battle-hastings-field-castle/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/visit-battle-hastings-field-castle/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:26:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/bronte-sisters-home-in-yorkshire/ Wuthering Heights fans will feel right at home in Haworth, Yorkshire, at the home of the Bronte sisters. There is enough atmosphere clinging to the house still to make a... http://england.skiponover.com/bronte-sisters-home-in-yorkshire/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/bronte-sisters-home-in-yorkshire/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/blackpool-for-seaside-fun/ Blackpool. It's one of England's prototypical holiday spots - historically tacky, but in such an open and unpretentious way, you have to love it. Lancashire hardly conjures up images of... http://england.skiponover.com/blackpool-for-seaside-fun/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/blackpool-for-seaside-fun/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/stokeontrent/ If you love beautiful dishes and other fine pottery, a trip to Stoke-on-Trent is a must. This is where you will find factories and shops for the famous names... http://england.skiponover.com/stokeontrent/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/stokeontrent/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:07:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/royal-horticultural-society-gardens-at-wisley-just-southwest-of-london/ See some of England's finest gardens and advances in horticulture at Wisley, a short drive from London. Covering 240 acres (97 hectares), Wisley is a wanderer's paradise. There are lawns... http://england.skiponover.com/royal-horticultural-society-gardens-at-wisley-just-southwest-of-london/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/royal-horticultural-society-gardens-at-wisley-just-southwest-of-london/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:11:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/kenilworth-castle-the-romance-of-queen-elizabeth-i/ Kenilworth Castle Was the Home of Queen Elizabeth I's Favourite, Robert Dudley Queen Elizabeth I was called the Virgin Queen, and did not marry, but in works of fiction, and... http://england.skiponover.com/kenilworth-castle-the-romance-of-queen-elizabeth-i/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/kenilworth-castle-the-romance-of-queen-elizabeth-i/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:36:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/stratforduponavon-shakespeares-pretty-town/ One of my first trips away from London was to Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon. The "Upon-Avon" part is sort of important, as there is more than one place in England called... http://england.skiponover.com/stratforduponavon-shakespeares-pretty-town/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/stratforduponavon-shakespeares-pretty-town/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:46:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/new-name-explore-england-is-now-england-travel-at-skiponovercom/ Hi there, You may have noticed the spiffy new domain, skiponover.com. It's where you'll find my blogs, including London Travel - used to be called Explore London, England Travel... http://england.skiponover.com/new-name-explore-england-is-now-england-travel-at-skiponovercom/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/new-name-explore-england-is-now-england-travel-at-skiponovercom/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:03:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/stonehenge-a-day-trip-from-london/ Image License Photographer: Frederic Vincent, shared on Wikimedia Commons. Thank you for sharing. Stonehenge, Famous Standing Stones in the South of England Stonehenge was originally a circle of giant upright... http://england.skiponover.com/stonehenge-a-day-trip-from-london/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/stonehenge-a-day-trip-from-london/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:30:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/windsor-castle-a-day-trip-from-london/ Windsor Castle is one of Queen Elizabeth's three official residences - well worth visiting. It takes about 20 minutes to drive to Windsor once you clear the west of London... http://england.skiponover.com/windsor-castle-a-day-trip-from-london/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/windsor-castle-a-day-trip-from-london/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:05:00 GMT http://england.skiponover.com/welcome-to-explore-england/ Hello! You may already have seen my blog Explore London. Explore England is a companion blog with lots of ideas about looking at what else England has to offer. I... http://england.skiponover.com/welcome-to-explore-england/#comments http://england.skiponover.com/welcome-to-explore-england/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:07:58 GMT