Join Gail Simmons on the last leg of her walk to Tring, as she searches for the elusive call of the skylark.
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Written by Gail Simmons
Join Gail Simmons as she follows in the footsteps of Stevenson, exploring the lanes that lead to the chalky uplands of the Chilterns.
Read more...Gail Simmons describes her journey through Holmer Green, a sleepy little village that still reflects traces of its agricultural history.
Read more...Gail Simmons recalls her journey following in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, almost 150 years after he first alighted from the train at High Wycombe station.
Read more...The rise of the English novel during the 18th century coincided with a growing pride in the landscape of Britain.
Read more...If any single book has immortalised the Thames in literature, it’s Three Men in a Boat (1889).
Read more...Author Rosie Whitehouse tells the story of Italo Calvino, one of Italy's greatest novelists.
Read more...Mary Shelley's summer on the Golfo dei Poeti was not as idyllic as you might think.
Read more...Whether you’re an active outdoors type or more interested in history and culture, there’s plenty to see and do in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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