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🍃 If you only read three things this week... Thermal Spas, North Korea and the Forest of Dean
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If you only read three things this week... 1. Were the Great Spa Towns of Europe Right All Along? - the Lab 2. Take a peek behind the curtain in North Korea - Nat Geo 3. Why every family needs to visit the Forest of Dean - the Lab Hello hello, As I float on my back, sunlight flickers across the fonts that loop one letter into another. “These waters fell as rain over 10,000 years ago,” they tell me. “And sank to a depth of three kilometres within the earth.” It’s a comforting kind of geography lesson, my limbs weightless, buoyed by the water and soothed by the comforting heat. “It comes out of the ground at 45 centigrade but is allowed to cool a little to ensure it is at optimum bathing temperature.” If you’ve never visited the City of Bath itself, you’re missing a treat. As one of only two UNESCO World Heritage Cities in Europe (the other is Venice) it’s home to a practically indecent amount of things to see and do for thoughtful travellers and hedonists alike. The Roman Baths are arguably the most important, welcoming over one million visitors a year, and offering the chill of standing where people did thousands of years ago surrounded by a cosy warm steam. Then there’s the Jane Austen link, with two novels set here, plus the stunning curves of the Royal Crescent and Circus, which make even the most lacklustre architecture fan stand and feel impressed. But the biggest surprise in a cold, damp country is this: a hot spring. What's even more surprising, is that ten other sites combine across Europe to make the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Great Spa Towns of Europe. Sceptical and wearing my scientific hat, I went to find out what it was all about. And you can read about it here. Cheers, Abi It's nearly time for issue 002 of Field Notes, our exclusive monthly membership with raw audio dispatches, in depth articles, Q&A sessions and handy travel tech downloads. This month, we're asking the question: is it a mistake to go back? Our audio travels across the equator and we give you a handy cheat sheet for how to use Google Translate offline. Come and join us, for less than the price of a coffee and a croissant, here. We'd love to see you there PS - Only want the creative side of things and nothing about travel? Click here and your wish is our computer's command! |
Dr Abigail King
Award-winning travel writing for thoughtful travellers and busy professionals. From the founder of www.insidethetravellab.com, described by National Geographic Traveler as "essential reading" and Lonely Planet as "one of the best travel blogs in the world."
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