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Tag Archives: Canterbury Tales
Beginning, Middle and End of The Road
The story that led to this blog, and possibly a book, began over 5 years ago, and on the day of the tube and bus bombings in London – the infamous 7/7/2005. It was then that I met a man called Dave Longley at a conference in … Continue reading
Posted in Camelot, Canterbury, Canterbury, Chaucer, London, Pilgrimages, Southwark
Tagged 7/07, Britain, Canterbury Tales, Chaucer, English heritage, English pubs, meeting people, pilgrims, real ale, spiritual, storytelling, tales, travel
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Many Roads to take and A River to Cross
From what I discovered on my day trip to Dartford, I was no longer sure of the road I wanted to take in leaving there. Plus there was a question of how best to get across the River Medway using the mode … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury, Canterbury, Chaucer, Dartford, Pilgrimages, Publishing, Rochester, Winchester
Tagged Canterbury Tales, coaching inn, prophets, saints, spiritual, spirituality, St Swithun, St Thomas a Beckett
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Those Shaggy Tales: when and where did they begin and end?
A Brief Recap Well, here’s where the tale of the trail and the tales properly begins – with an exploration into finding the original road to Canterbury, and then along to a trip to each stop-off with a few good friends sharing their tales of the modern day … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury, Chaucer, Dartford, Greenwich, Pilgrimages, Rochester, Southwark, Travel
Tagged Canterbury Tales, Easter, pilgrims, tales
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1991: Last days of the hand-written letter
It may not seem so long ago, but back in April 1991 when I first came to the United Kingdom, Internet cafes and email did not exist. Keeping in touch with friends and loved ones back home required a lot more … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury, Chaucer, Printing, Publishing
Tagged Arthur, blog, blogging, Canterbury Tales, Caxton Press, Chaucer, email, letter-writing, letters, mail
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