Travel - Helen Callaghan

Dear Amy makes list of Airtours Top books to read on holiday 2017

Helen Callaghan — Sat, 06 May 2017 13:49:33 +0000

I’m delighted to announce that Dear Amy has been selected as one of Airtours top books to read on holiday for 2017! I’m in good company, the list including such luminaries as Kit de Waal

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The Broomway: the Most Dangerous Road in Britain

Helen Callaghan — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:00:51 +0000

I recently had the chance to walk the Broomway, a public byway six miles long that connects the foreshore at Maplin Sands to Foulness Island when the tide is out. When the tide is in, the way

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Adventures in Cocktails: Harry’s Bar in Venice

Helen Callaghan — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +0000

Harry’s Bar is famous for its dry martini, and speaking as an afficianado of dry martinis, this seemed the perfect destination for me that first night in the city. I had booked a weekend on the

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Visiting Felbrigg Hall

Helen Callaghan — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:00:00 +0000

One of the things that I did this year, while writing Dear Amy, was get out to visit some country houses. One of these was Felbrigg Hall. At the centre of the book is a

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LonCon 3 – Reaping the Whirlwind

Helen Callaghan — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Back from LonCon 3, which I only attended on Sunday. That said, I have still managed to pick up some kind of bug! Absolutely packed day, but looking back I didn’t do that much, compared

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Meerkats at Banham Zoo

Helen Callaghan — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:00:08 +0000

Visited Banham Zoo recently and took this footage of meerkats mucking around at Banham Zoo (click on the picture to view): They are, admittedly, not wearing smoking jackets or talking adorable broken Russian, but

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Location Scouting – Blakeney

Helen Callaghan — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:00:46 +0000

Another fantastic day – I drove out to Blakeney, looking for locations for Martin and his house. It was idyllic and strange and faintly off-kilter – in short, exactly what I was looking for. I

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Writing in the Cambridge University Library

Helen Callaghan — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:46:00 +0000

Had a wonderful day writing in the university library, with a whole room-with-a-view in the North Front to myself because there was only one desk there, complete with plug. I must have been inured

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WFC 2013 in Brighton

Helen Callaghan — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:41:58 +0000

So for this weekend I’ve been taking in the wonderful world of the World Fantasy Convention 2013. It’s taking place in Brighton for the third time in its history. I’ve been schmoozing with all of the

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A Trip to the Charnel House

Helen Callaghan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:45:09 +0000

This summer I took a research trip out to a charnel house. The plan is this: by checking out peculiarly medieval Christian institutions – monasteries, painted churches, anchoress’ cells, shrines – I can maybe get

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