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SPRING 2019 Volume 1 • Issue 3 editorial Editor & Publisher Nicolette Johnston
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Bath, England 10 Storybook Village Welford-on-Avon 16 Lanhydrock Castle Cornwall, England 20 Ashford Castle Mayo, Ireland 22 Beynac Village & Castle - Dordogne, France 30 The Netherlands 36 - A Colorful Morning 42 - Keukenhof Castle 49 - Teylingen Castle 52
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Art History 6 Royal Reign 30 Exquisite Gardens - Keukenhof Gardens 38 - Les Jardins de Marqueyssac 54 A Finer Taste - Mr. Fogg's House of Botanicals 64 Where Am I? 66
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LETTER from
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SPRING FEVER
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hough I'm a lover of all four seasons, I think most of us can unanimously agree how spring can make us feel renewed. As the first buds develop on delicate branches, the birds begin chirping a rhythmatic tune, and those first blossoms of spring finally emerge, a current zips through my soul and I get a burning desire in my heart to travel the moment the sun starts to grace us with longer and warmer days. It leaves some of us wanting to explore lands (new or old), to learn history, visit museums, taste regional foods, and roam miles of beautiful landscapes whether by automobile, boat or plane. The warmer days ignite a passion to discover new things while restoring my spirit after a long winter, all the while providing clarity for the months ahead. Do you ever feel the same? With this issue we are making our debut into the United Kingdom! We are excited for this opportunity to join our friends across the pond and humbly hope it is well received. We are also excited to announce that our digital edition will be available very soon! This includes all back issues. We will still offer our print edition, since we are old souls at heart and believe in a tangible glossy magazine. But we are excited to expand our reach with a wider readership, to give inquiring minds a glimpse of historical and charming travel and to preserve the knowledge of our past with a greater population. In this issue, we focus on the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France. After having been to all three places a few times in the spring, I simply had to show a little more of a personal side in this issue: a trip to the Keukenhof Gardens, the charming medieval village of Beynac-et-Cazenac, the luxurious Ashford Castle in Ireland, and more of beautiful England.
If you are enjoying the first year of our magazine thus far, write to us, let us know what you enjoy or what you would like to see more of. Thank you for embarking on this adventure with us! You may notice we have omitted the subscription cards in this issue. For faster subscription service, please subscribe online, or return the subscription slip on page 28. As an independent niche publisher who has thrown caution to the wind and taken the leap to produce a print magazine in these times, we genuinely appreciate all of our readers and supporters!
Sincerely,
Nicolette Johnston Instagram: @colettepublications @chateauxcastlesquarterly @bedandbreakfastmagazine
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