This With a Local supplies insider tips on things to do and see while visiting Harare, Zimbabwe. Lorraine Muwuya lives in Harare and provides suggestions. She is a photojournalist who undertakes work for News of the South. While visiting Masvingo I chatted with Lorraine, who provided her insights regarding things to do and see in
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This With a Local supplies insider tips on things to do and see while visiting Windsor in Berkshire, England. Disclosure: Some of the links and banners below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Windsor attracts many international visitors
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Peterborough Cathedral is a gem. Mary Queen of Scots was, for a time buried within the 12th-century place of worship. Her remains were moved to Westminster Abbey in 1612 but Scottish flags mark the spot where she once lay. Katherine of Aragon, a former wife of King Henry VIII is still buried in the cathedral.
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"A visit to the Isle of Portland is certainly well worth it. It’s a chance to find out more about Portland stone and where it’s used. It’s used in buildings like Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England and in Whitehall. Those principal buildings around London, including St Paul’s Cathedral, are all made with Portland stone," says Geoff Moore.
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Larry must be groaning inwardly at our immature chuckling but, sportingly, agrees to pause the minibus so we can click photos by the sign. Unfortunately, we don’t have time to wander through Dildo, so I can’t report on its vibe.
At Heart’s Delight-Islington three colourfully painted wooden beach huts stand reflecting in a pond that shimmers bright blue in the morning sunshine. We jump out to take photos, this time without cackles of juvenile laughter.
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Stuart Forster reports on the experience of visiting Krušedol Monastery at Fruška Gora, Serbia. Disclosure: Some of the links below and banners are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Joca, my guide, disappears through the arched gate leading towards
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“There’s no excuses at all. Anybody can do it with electric bikes. It’s so much fun. There’s a misconception that you’re cheating but you can decide what level of assistance you choose. You can go on eco and give yourself a good work out or you can turn it off if you want a real work out. Or you can use turbo if you’re going up a steep hill. They last for a good day — for 30, 40 miles,” says Ross Kempson, the founder and co-owner of Cyclexperience in the New Forest.
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We have three national historic sites in Churchill. Cape Merry is the site of the gun battery on this side, the east peninsula, built to protect the fort on the west peninsula, just across the mouth of the river from here.Our third national historic site is called Sloop Cove, also across river, and somewhat inaccessible. Many men who came here back in the 1700s, dealing with the construction of the Prince of Wales Fort left their names behind in the rocks there.
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"My personal favourite location of Forillon National Park is the Cap-des-Rosiers. It’s in the northern area of the park. It’s a great to visit any time in summer. People can see the cliff. On the early morning you’ll see the sun rise above the sea. The light that hits the cliff makes it golden or orange. It’s very beautiful — unique," says park ranger Eric le Blanc.
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“We used what we know about bison’s preference for food and forage to develop predictive a model for habitat. The Panther Valley is kind of the bull’s eye in terms of the best quality habitat we have in the park…once we release them and they step out of the gate they don’t have to go looking for their first good meals. For people there may be some discomfort getting reacquainted with these animals that have been missing for 150 years…you need a bit of a warm-up period. We felt we needed to start slowly, with just a few people at a time interacting with the bison, so it was better to start in the back country rather than next to a highway or one of the towns,” explains Carsten, who grew up in Alberta.
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