Tales of a Technogypsie

The Whitby Abbey* Abbey Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire – YO22 4JT * I have always been drawn to the iconography of the Gothic Abbey atop the hills of Whitby, England. It is that vaguely interwoven backdrop of the gothic culture that is drawn to this city that once was home to Bram Stoker and the [...]

Bradford Exchange, Bradford, England The Bradford Interchange (originally called Bradford Exchange) is a major hub of activity for traffic of travelers, commuters, pedestrians, and passengers coming to Yorkshire. It is a combined coach, bus, and railway station located in Bradford, England. Originally the Bradford Exchange as a train station, it was completely rebuilt on the [...]

MS Dana Sirena* directferries.co.uk * http://www.directferries.co.uk/dfds_seaways_dana_sirena.htm * http://www.directferries.co.uk/harwich_esbjerg_ferry.htm * The Dana Sirena, named just like a ship out of folklore, appropriate since my first journey on her was embarking on a voyage from Jorvik to Norway for my first Viking festival. This brilliant RoPax ferry carries over 620 passengers and 435 cars. It is also [...]

Black Swan Pub * http://blackswanyork.co.uk/ * Peasholme Green * York, England * One of York’s haunted locales, this is also one of York’s more authentic pubs. In medieval style and decor, this timber framed house holding a pub and folk club retains classical 17th century interior decor. Within is a large stairway leading off to [...]

Guy Fawke’s Inn* http://www.gfyork.com/ * York, England * In the heart of York lies a little hole-in-the-wall now inhabited by a pub and inn commemorating the exact spot where Guy Fawke’s was born. Infamous for “Remember, remember, the 5th of November, gunpowder treason and plot …”, Guy Fawkes was notoriously known for his 1605 attempt [...]

Stonehenge Festival, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr: The Summer Solstice Stonehenge Celebration at Stonehenge, Salisbury, England, UK. June 20-21, 2012. To learn more about Stonehenge, visit my page at: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=126 In the near future, photos and articles relating to the 2012 festival will be posted here (estimated July 2012) www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=3365 Photos by Leaf McGowan [...]

The Dracula Experience* 9 Marine Parade North Yorkshire, Whitby YO21 1EA, United Kingdom * 01947 601 923 * How could one come to Whitby? the home of Bram Stoker, without thinking about peeking one’s curious head into the “Dracula Experience”. Well, bother not. It’s a chain horror shop that can be found throughout the UK. [...]

Boscastle YHA * http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/south-west-england/hostels/boscastle-harbour/index.aspx?hostelid=000026 * Palace Stables * Boscastle * Cornwall, United Kingdom * PL35 0HD * Tel: 0845 371 9006 * Fax no: 01840 250977 * Email: boscastle@yha.org.uk * A nice little YHA is the Boscastle Harbour, nestled right in the fishing village central of the heart of North Cornwall’s amazing coastline. Its a [...]

Cornwall Witchcraft Excavations 2011, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr: Assisting with the Saveok Water Archaeology Fieldschool for the summer of 2011. Photos from my time there – June 1st through August 16th, 2011. www.archaeologyonline.org

Sunday 1 April 2007 :: Gargrave, England – Yorkshire:: The adventure party and the Royal family: Sir Ingo, Lady Vanessa, Sir Robin, Queen Susan Just as the adventure party expected, Vanessa’s nephew, Sir Luca the Valiant, who has explored Skipton in great detail, must have found the parchment for the details about seeing entrance with [...]

Sunday 1 April 2007 :: Bradford, England; Skipton, England – Yorkshire:: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman named Vanessa, Lady of the Rhine – who was the envy of all of the ladies in the village of Dusseldorf, along the Rhine river in Germany. One of the local enchantresses who envied Vanessa, [...]

St. Brighid The Goddess Brigid a.k.a. St. Brigid of Kildare, Brigid of Ireland, “Brigit”, “Bridget”, “Bridgit”, “Bríd”, “Bride”, “Mary of the Gael”, or “Naomh Bríd” As a Saint and Actual Living Person: St. Brigid – c. 451 – 525 C.E. (A.D.)Goddess of Poetry, Magic, Healing, Smithcraft, Learning, Common People, Flocks/Stock/Yield of the Earth, and Inspiration. [...]

Rock n’ Bowl Hostel Rock n’ Bowl Hostel* 22 Nelson Street * Bristol, UK BS1 2LE, United Kingdom * 0117 325 1980 * http://www.rocknbowlmotel.com/ * A great hidden gem in the hostel world – this hostel is central and is relatively new to Bristol, or at least appears so, as it was under modeling or [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] Photo by Daniel Villa: (c) 2010 – Permission to reprint Summer Solstice at the Woodhenge Utter darkness being borne into light. This is how this leg of the journey [...]

Newquay, Cornwall, England One of Cornwall’s vacation hotspots, Newquay is known for its partying, beaches, surfing, and tourism. A small town and seaside resort that is also a civil parish and a fishing port, Newquay attracts visitors from all over England and the world – especially for its surfing and beach events. With a small [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] Another very pleasant night at the Polgwedhen B & B and awakening to an amazing breakfast that Vanda cooked. Full Cornish/English breakfast. Beans, Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Tea, Juice, homemade [...]

Offering Pits at Saveok Water Archaeology Site: Saveok Mill, Greenbottom, Cornwall, England Within the last 10 years, one of the world’s best archaeological examples of Ritual Witchcraft has been exposed in Cornwall, England. This site, Saveok Water Archaeology, has several site features suggesting ritual offerings, purification pools, and spellcraft dating as early as the mesolithic [...]

[ Home ]   [ Yesterday ]   [ Tomorrow ... ]   [ The Chronicles of Sir Thomas Rymour Leaf ]   [ Technogypsie.com ] Iron Age Roundhouses at Saveok Mill Early to rise with a train to catch at 8 am, I realized last night I would have a dilemma with getting to [...]

Greenbottom Chacewater / Truro, Cornwall, England Greenbottom is a small residential area that is home to a lumber yard, nursery, a Caravan Park, and a B & B. It relies on Chacewater, Truro, and Threemilestone for services. It is more or less considered part of Chacewater and Truro.

The Kings Head Hotel * 0843-208-6749 * http://www.thekingshead-chacewater.co.uk * Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall, England, TR4 8PY * Chacewater has only three pubs – and the King’s Head Pub and Motel is not only one of its most famous establishments, but one of its more popular lodging stays. It is a Traditional English Pub with accomodation upstairs. [...]

Chacewater www.chacewater.net * Cornwall, England * Chacewater is a small village in Cornwall, England that is also a civil parish. It is located 3 miles east of Redruth. This small village sites within a valley between the hills that separate it from Threemilestone, Scorrier, and Saint Day. It only has three pubs and a club, [...]

Truro Rail Station Truro, Cornwall, England In the heart of Truro is the Truro Rail Station that is Truro’s bloodstream to the rest of Cornwall. It is situated at the junction of the Cornish Main Line and the Maritime Line to Falmouth and is operated by First Great Western. The Station first opened with the [...]

Sennen Cove:Cornwall, England Approximately one mile northeast of Land’s End is the small coastal community of Sennen Cove. It is a scenic paradise for beach-goers and its beaches are more popular to the locals than Land’s End. In 2000, its population was a heaping 180 inhabitants. While not a cove in a geological sense, it [...]

Pendeen, Cornwall, England Pendeen is a very panoramic and scenic coastal village on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England. It is located 3 miles north of St. Just and 7 miles west of Penzance. Its a small village consisting of a community center, shop, post office, primary school, and few small businesses. The town is [...]

Men Scryfa Standing Stone: Near Madron, Cornwall, England The Men Scryfa Standing Stone is a standing engrave stone sitting in the middle of a field not far from the infamous Men-an-Tol holey stone monument and the Nine Maidens stone circle. Its early origins is unknown just like with all the other standing stones. “Men Scryfa” [...]

Ding Dong Mine and the Bogs Near Madron, Cornwall, England As I was searching for the Nine Maidens Stone Circle i soon found myself in a bog and a mine field. Not exactly the mine field one would think when one states such a thing, but rather fields of pit mines that were no longer [...]

Lanyon Quoitnear Lanyon Farm and Madron, Cornwall, England Real close to Lanyon Farm lies a single megalith called “Lanyon Quoit”. Barely noticeable from the road as the stone property walls block the direct view from the roadway, is a little walk-through with a National Trust sign signifying the monument. As you walk up to the [...]

Madron Well, Wishing Tree, and Baptistry Madron, Cornwall, England This is one of Cornwall’s most actively sacred sites and blessing wells. It is throughout Cornish history known as a Cornish sacred site that was dedicated to Madron or Mabon, the Earth Goddess, as a site for the granting of wishes, answering of prayers, and its [...]

Tremethick Cross near Penzance, Cornwall, Britain Coming from a hike via Lesigney Round enroute to the Madrone Well, I got lost on the public pathways and somehow found myself at the intersection or crossroads known as Tremethick Cross. Tremethick Cross is a small farming community hamlet that centers around a crossroads with an old Cross. [...]