by Paul Read | Dec 7, 2023 | England, Locations
Brent Tor Church Brent Tor Church Mystical Old Church The church of St Michael de Rupe (of the Rock) has a unique location atop the rocky outcrop of Brent Tor, rising above 335 metres above sea level. In fact, unlike most of the tors on Dartmoor, Brent Tor is made of...
by Paul Read | Dec 6, 2023 | England, Locations
Merrivale Complex of Stone Rows & Circles Merrivale Complex Merrivale Visiting ancient sites on Dartmoor sometimes requires some planning – either in terms of the hike required once you’ve parked up, or even about how to park up in the first place – the winding...
by Paul Read | Nov 11, 2023 | England, Locations
Ringmoor & Brisworthy Stone Circles Brisworthy Stone Circle Ringmoor Stone Row and Circle Southern Dartmoor This part of Dartmoor is quite rich in Bronze Age monuments, or maybe it is only rich in surviving ones because the place is unsuitable for most types of...
by Paul Read | Oct 25, 2023 | China, Travel
Xi'an January 2022 - June 2023 The Start of the Silk Road Big Wild Goose Pagoda Terracotta Army Yanliang District January 2022 – June 2023 When I accepted the job offer in China, I was told I’d be working “in” Xi’an. I interpreted this to mean that I’d be in the...
by Paul Read | Oct 24, 2023 | China, Travel
Beijing June, 2022 Almost Literally Forbidden City Mutianyu Great Wall Temple of Heaven Forbidden City June 2022 You can’t go to China without visiting Beijing’s Forbidden City and Great Wall. At least, that’s the conventional wisdom. But if you go to China in the...
