tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post7462853656999486030..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: The flourishing of garden tourism - and it's growing!Lara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-23556740673365185022009-05-10T05:19:00.000+04:002009-05-10T05:19:00.000+04:00HI Jamie
Oh wow, I'm so glad you have told me tha...HI Jamie<br /><br />Oh wow, I'm so glad you have told me that - that's great to know. <br /><br />Parks are fabulous for people-watching, aren't they?! And they all have such different personalities depending on the country and culture - a park in the Middle East for instance is very different to a park in Europe.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-5603303056459521782009-05-09T14:55:00.000+04:002009-05-09T14:55:00.000+04:00When Nik and I get a map to a city we're visiting,...When Nik and I get a map to a city we're visiting, the first thing we look for is the biggest green spot, which normally means a park. For one, these are almost always free or nearly free. But they are also great places to people watch and often have good street food vendors lurking around.<br /><br />The strange thing about our tendency is that we're city people. We live and work in the city (Shanghai for now) and often chose cities as our travel destinations. Perhaps that is why we crave "green" so much...because the most common materials in our every day life is concrete and glass.<br /><br />Maybe if we lived in a house with a yard we wouldn't crave it as much?Jamiehttp://www.jamiesinz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-40992574304870392782009-05-09T07:45:00.000+04:002009-05-09T07:45:00.000+04:00HI Erica - well I'm glad someone else likes garden...HI Erica - well I'm glad someone else likes gardens too. I was beginning to think perhaps I was a bit of a freak for all this reflecting upon gardens... perhaps it's something we all do but not everyone finds it interesting to think about?Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-51880671765684584962009-05-08T23:26:00.000+04:002009-05-08T23:26:00.000+04:00Whenever I traveled in the past, one of the first ...Whenever I traveled in the past, one of the first things I did was finding out whether there was a public park or two in the city. I love gardens as well, especially botanical gardens. Sometimes I miss the botanical garden in Zurich. I went there quite often with the kids I took care of when working in Zurich. As long as they're not crowded I find gardens to be very peaceful.Ericahttp://www.travelblissful.comnoreply@blogger.com