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Travel & Tourism
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GET STUFFED – and other advice for travel guide writers
Wendy Mewes almost bites off more than she can chew I was asked to write the new Footprint guide to Brittany in June 2009. It looked a decent contract: reasonable recompense, good expenses, and a fairly free hand for choosing my subject matter. But as is always the case with time-sensitive publications, it turned into... »
Wendy Mewes: Writer in the Landscape
WRITER IN THE LANDSCAPE Walking and Writing Course This walking and writing course is for anyone seeking to develop their work through inspiration from the natural world and man’s complex relationship with nature. Come and explore Brittany’s immensely varied landscape as a pathway to creative resources. Location: BRITTANY, NW FRANCE A fantastic coastline and rich interior of forests... »
Wendy Mewes has a new, regular column on Brittany Writers Magazine
WENDY MEWES is the author of the Footprint Travel Guide to Brittany (2010). She has written seven other books about Brittany including Discovering the History of Brittany and Walking the Brittany Coast. As well as being a professional writer she also runs Brittany Heritage Services (www.brittanyheritageservices.com), working with tourist organisations and heritage sites to... »
Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’
While many people enjoy boat sailing around our coasts, most think that the “Age of Sail”, the great “Tall Ships”, are long gone. Search the ‘web’, there are over a dozen three masted sailing ships advertising passage. Europa was built in 1911, and served until the 1970s as Light Ship in the River Elbe. Then... »
I Love Brittany
For me, Brittany is the most special part of France. I have visited twice, staying in a lovely old farmhouse outside a village near Bain de Bretagne, St. Anne Sur VILAINE. The house is surrounded by trees and grassland, so we mostly sat outside, watching the deer, butterflies, birds, even bats in... »
Petra – The Rose Red City
When I booked to visit Petra in Jordan, known as the rose-red city, I believed it would be a beautiful collection of buildings. But I had no idea how stunning it would be. My two days there were the two best days of my life. We had a great guide,... »
The Legend of St Barbe’s Fountain
Isn’t it funny how there are things which you believe to be complete nonsense, until they happen to you. I’d always been sceptical of good luck charms and superstitions. You know the sort of things, kissing a rabbits foot for luck, wearing a lucky shamrock, or making a wish when you throw coins into... »
Forêt de Brocéliande and Merlin the Magician
Brittany is an area rich in myths and legends, a great number of which are connected with the famous Forêt de Brocéliande. The forest, steeped in history and folklore, covers an area of some 18,000 acres to the south west of Brittany’s capital, Rennes. Situated in the region known today as Paimpont, the forest... »
Rennes
The capital of Brittany for some 2,000 years, Rennes is a diverse and remarkable city with something to offer everyone. Approximately 75 km south of Saint-Malo and just five minutes’ drive from the Saint-Jacques airport, Rennes city centre is easily accessible. Of its 200,000 plus inhabitants, 60,000 are students and this soon becomes evident... »
Brittany Writers Magazine photo library – We need your Photographs!
No self-respecting writers magazine can exist without a substantial repository of photographs. Hopefully our article contributors can supply a jpeg or two with their work. However, we shall always have a need for good quality images documenting the essence and culture of Brittany. Please send us your own photographs to use, not only in our articles,... »
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