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As some of you will know, I was recently in Boston. Not Boston, Lincolnshire here in the UK but Boston MA where the Spring weather was frosty and the temperatures around a cool 0° C (32 degre
e fahrenheit). At times like these there is one thing that is sure to warm you up; a good cup of tea! Boston is renowned, of course, for the Boston Tea Party of 1773 where riots erupted due to disagreements over the taxation of tea, so I was sure to find a good cup of the stuff in Boston! Or so one would think. As I wandered the city, every corner I turned seemed to be home to another Starbucks or coffee house but alas, there was not a good tea shop to be found… I was horrified. A city with no tea!? So I got to thinking about the English obsession with tea (we have our own tea council!) and where the tradition comes from and thought I would share with you some places in the UK you can find a guaranteed quality “cuppa” when you visit.
April 30th, 2008
“Why should you never swerve your car to hit a Scouser on a bike…?” I was about to start this Blog with
a joke about Liverpool as on Friday night the city celebrated the opening ceremony of its year as European Capital of Culture 2008. This nomination and accolade has been for me both a surprise and a delight. As many of you will know, if you have spoken with me or read our team profiles on the website, I studied and lived for 3 years of my life in Liverpool and therefore, for me, this magnificent city will always hold many special memories (and a few hazy ones). However, Liverpool does seem to take a good verbal bashing from the peoples of most other areas of Britain. So why has Liverpool been given such a prestigeous title? What is the culture of Liverpool? And what on earth is a Scouser?
January 14th, 2008
A young cousin of mine recently introduced me to the Harry Potter phenomenon and since then I have rapidly worked my through the first few books in the series and watched a couple of the movies along the way. Needless to say I am now hooked. So when it came to planning
this years annual November familiarization trip decided that it was vital for the team to head north of the English border to Scotland’s Capital city. Although Edinburgh doesn’t feature in the Harry Potter movies as do so many sights closer to home (Gloucester Cathedral, Oxford’s colleges and many sights in London), it is in the city’s cafes and coffee shops where Joanne Rowling first began scribbling down her notes on the young wizard called Harry and the magical world of Hogwarts. We would take this opportunity to remind ourselves just why Edinburgh is so inspiring.
December 6th, 2007
Having spent the last few weeks in recovery from my adventure break around Wales, last weekend Keith pointed out that it was high-time I got back out on the road to do some exploring and gave me my next assignment. I found myself slightly disappointed to discover that I was to be visiting a museum; I love to learn but after battling the Atlantic Ocean in the name of myguideBritain I thought that peering at fossils in a glass cabinet would be a bit of a let down. Of course, I was over-looking the fact that St Fagans Welsh National History Museum is a very unique museum indeed.
November 13th, 2007
Hello again from Wales and a big thank you to all those who read our first blog installment. I think that launching this blog was more nerve racking for me than hurtling across a field on a quad-bike and thus I was very grateful for the positive feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your comments.
We have had an exciting week again here in the UK, as I am sure many of you will know we Brits are big fans of the sport of Rugby and this week has seen England reach the finals of the Rugby World Cup! Although England are reigning world champions this achievement seemed almost impossible based on form leading up to the tournament. Needless to say we are all very excited about it, however I finished last time telling you about my recent adventure trip around Wales as part of the “Showcase Wales” tourism convention and promised that I would continue…
October 18th, 2007
Hello and welcome to the myguideBritain Blog. My name is Darryl and I am the manager of the US and Canadian markets here with myguideBritain. For those of you not familiar with the site we are an online tour operator specializing in customized tours to the UK. What makes us unique is that we are based here in Blaenavon, South Wales within the UK and therefore we see, experience, live and breathe this amazing destination every day of our lives.
October 10th, 2007