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Sofias Country Gardens
Jun 7, 20193 min read
Amsterdam Garden Open Days
Each year Amsterdam hosts a wonderful festival for garden lovers, when during the third weekend of June the city opens up some 30 city...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Tulip mania in Paris
One of the great pleasures in life is travelling in springtime. Travelling is mostly wonderful, but I find that travelling in spring is...
Sofias Country Gardens
Feb 1, 20193 min read
A sisal plantation in Mexico
This winter I travelled to Mexico and visited the Hacienda stouta de Peon, a historic sisal plantation and museum. Sisal (Agave sisalana)...
Sofias Country Gardens
Nov 3, 20184 min read
Bologna botanical garden
When I asked at the hotel I was staying for directions to Bologna botanical garden, the concierge looked at me with a firm look of...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Visiting Cawdor Castle gardens
Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th century, when it was built as a private fortress by Thanes of Cawdor. It lies in the pictures...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 7, 20184 min read
Is corn envy a thing?
While travelling through the Sacred Valley in Peru, we spent a delightful day visiting Maria and Josef del Pilars wonderful corn farm...
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