Tag: travel
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Father and son to publish account of 70-mile walk around Wiltshire’s prehistoric heritage
Following their earlier adventures on the White Horse Trail (as published in Walking The White Horses, 2023), David Clensy and his 12-year-old son Charlie set off on another long walk – this time seeking to tackle Wiltshire’s Sarsen Way, from Swindon to Salisbury. Along the way, they come face to face with much of the…
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Scapa Flow’s unique role in the Second World War
Tucked away in the windswept Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow is more than just a natural harbour – it is a place steeped in maritime history, a silent witness to the tides of war and peace. While its strategic importance dates back centuries, it was during the Second World War that Scapa Flow truly cemented its…
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Liberation of Auschwitz 80th anniversary
January 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Back in 2009, as a regional journalist on the Bristol Evening Post, I travelled to the site of the former concentration camp with a group of West Country students as part of a project to ensure the horrors of the holocaust do not get…
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Understanding the Bombing of Pompeii during World War II
Earlier this year, I released my debut novel Prayer in Time of War. It tells the story of elderly veteran Ernie as he returns to an Italy transformed from his experiences during the Second World War, in search of the girl he left behind in the back streets of Naples half a century before. A visit…
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