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John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 28 Aug 19

(This is my piece for this Friday's "Hinckley Scribblers" session - the writing group to which I belong. As is typical for me, I have taken some true facts and embellished them a bit to make it into a...

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Book Review: Castles in the Air

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 5 Apr 19

This is a memoir about a couple who found an old castle they wanted to renovate back to the original. The story takes place in Wales and the language is a little hard for me to understand as I had to look a few words up in the...

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Sandcastle Tribute to the Royal Wedding

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40843) • Laguna Woods, California 26 May 18

The morning of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, I was walking on the beach with a friend and happened to see this man building an incredible sand castle tribute to the couple. Notice the heart shaped...

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The vacation of your dreams...Where would you go?

Melissa Arbour @MelA38 (16) 27 Jul 17

I have been thinking for a long time about this and honestly if I could go anywhere in the world I would go everywhere on the planet. There are so many beautiful places on this earth and I feel we take it for granted. One place I...

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Something to Celebrate

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 10 Oct 16

Last week we celebrated our 41st Wedding Anniversary. We decided to mark the occasion by taking a trip to the Peloponnese and the town of Nafplio. I had been there a long time ago but only vaguely remembered the waterfront and...

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Castles - Different Shapes, Different Age

XinfulThotz @XinfulThotz (4136) • Singapore, Singapore 10 Oct 16

What is the impression when you see the word "castle"? Do you think of beautiful, magnificent buildings like shown in Disney Pictures or movies? I am always fascinated when i see the word "castle". I feel excited and look...

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So if 8 of us chip in.... Medieval Castle For Sale!

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 Jul 16

I mean, 16 if we don't mind having two per bedroom. $2.48 M (in USD) to purchase this Medieval Castle with it's various additions / restructuring throughout the centuries. A renovated kitchen, a nice claw foot style tub......

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Nine Historic Places (and one fairly recent) that are being kept up

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 11 Jul 16

Across the UK. Obviously it's going to be in the UK if I'm posting about it Two of the places in this little article (I will post the link to) are related to the Tudor Dynasty. Cardinal Wolsey and Mary, Queen...

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France. Magic castles uploaded by @Drosophila

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 11 Apr 16

My friend @Drosophila started to download the fairy tale Castles from her vacation in the Loire. I have not been there for decades, but I still remember the beauty of it all. I´m very glad that she is generous as to share her...

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Haunted <<American>> Castles

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 6 Mar 16

I contemplated just passing this link on to a few people I thought would enjoy it or posting it here. Posting it here won out as I believe there are a few people I'd have forgotten to message this to. American built (various era...

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Ants

jahernandezrivas @jahernandezrivas (11287) • United States 26 Nov 15

O.M.G.!! I came home today and as I was walking in the door I noticed this ant thing in the back yard and it was a huge Ant Castle!! I wanted to take a picture of it but it started raining before I could get to it!! It was so...

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Just returned from Edinburgh, Scotland

coldnpale @coldnpale (555) • Greece 17 Nov 12

And what a wonderful vacation it was! Edinburgh is such a beautiful town. Interesting buildings are everywhere and the people are really friendly and helpful. Castles, cathedrals and a lot of big and nice parks. We even went a...

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Ghost Hunters International

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 9 Sep 12

When I had cable tv over ten years ago I like the ghost and paranormal shows. I found GHI on netflix since I no longer had cable and thought I'd check it out. My eldest kinda likes the show but you know I'm not really liking it....

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Visiting Ireland

joyrobertson @joyrobertson (8) • United States 31 May 10

My sister and her family are missionaries in Ireland, which gave me the perfect opportunity to fly to Dublin, Ireland for two weeks. What can I say? The scenery is beautiful. The fields and grass are a deep green as Ireland gets...

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BOO - Almost Halloween And The Lost Spirits Are Returning! He He He!

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 30 Sep 09

It's almost three months since I decided to take time out. I was never too far away from all my special friends... I was always here in spirit, but I thought now was a good time to return. The harvest is in, and the fiery days of...

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Do you like to visit museums when you visit a place for the first time?

smilyn @smilyn (2967) • United States 22 Nov 08

Whenever I visit a new tourist spot, I like to visit the historically famous places and also other entertaining places too. I like to visit museums, castles, forts, beaches and also theme parks..I never miss anything. But my...

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Do you build castles in the air?

Andrew O @creationhub (3066) • Malaysia 2 Aug 08

When we were young, building castles in the air is fun. As we grow older, the castles may crumble and real life buildings take place. Share with us the castles you have build when you were young or maybe even now. Who knows,...

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Where would you like to go in Scotland?

Kat4676 @Kat4676 (474) • United States 21 Jul 08

If you were able to go to Scotland where would you go? I know that the place I would love to go is into the Mountains. I have always had an interest here and Ireland but, would not mix up the 2 of them. I would love to see a...

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Love, love, love....

snakequeen @snakequeen (1299) • India 22 Jun 08

Love, i think, is an illusion. People in love build visionary castles. Ultimately, when their love fails, understand what it is! What is your views/idea/comments?

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Europe

Olonam @Olonam (870) • Philippines 19 May 08

If you go to Europe, can you really see castles? Are there really many castles on the sides of the rivers? I really want to go there someday.