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Portfolio entries by Alison
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Travels through Farynshire: the Lost Valley of Oes
- Alison
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Originally posted here There are no roads around the Wild Gift. Luckily for us, the mud tracks that lead away from it are dry in the summer... -
Travels through Farynshire: the Wild Gift
- Alison
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Originally posted here The most famous and powerful of the Peer Families are the Meyricks of Riversouth. The most eccentric (amongst some stiff... -
Travels through Farynshire: Soup by the Sea
- Alison
- 6 min read
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Originally posted here The title is not misleading, – this is a very soup-focussed entry. If you do not care for soups, broths, pottages... -
Travels through Farynshire: Aracely Cheth
- Alison
- 7 min read
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Originally posted here Aracely Cheth is where Aracely Tookley the poet retired to, and it is said he watches over the village even to this day... -
Travels through Farynshire: the Coastal Path
- Alison
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Original posted here Farynshire’s Coastal Path runs (as you might expect) alongside the county’s entire coastline. It is a great way to see all... -
Travels through Farynshire: the White Crag
- Alison
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Originally posted here I suspect that the White Crag is the reason there are so many poets in Riversouth; it has been said that the sight of it... -
Travels through Farynshire: the Silver Loop
- Alison
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Originally posted here I always feel like I have to be on my best behaviour in Riversouth. The streets are scrubbed clean and free of rubbish... -
Travels through Farynshire: The County Road
- Alison
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Original posted here The Romans came to Farynshire, built one road, and then left. The County Road – or Farynshire Way, or the Highway, or the... -
Travels through Farynshire: Over Pippleford
- Alison
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Original posted here The next stop was the village of Over Pippleford, nestled on one of the bends of the River Pipple as it meanders slowly to... -
Travels through Farynshire: Gnivil Forest
- Alison
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Originally posted here As soon as we decided we were going to do this trip, we knew we had to see the Forests. Farynshire has two, very... -
Travels through Farynshire: Lake Quietus
- Alison
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Originally posted here Our train was in no rush as it ambled slowly through the foothills on its way to Lake of Doom, Farynshire’s largest lake... -
Travels through Farynshire: Mountain wine
- Alison
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Originally posted here There was no trace of a hangover the next day – probably thanks to the sausages. Bea Proke makes the best cooked... -
Travels through Farynshire: Ales and Sausages
- Alison
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(Copyright 2014 - 2022 VinePair Inc. — Made In NYC) Originally posted here It’s called Mother Aloth, and I am going to generously call it a... -
Travels through Farynshire: Hen Ffydd
- Alison
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Originally posted here Hen Ffydd is the last station on the line, and the only station in the mountains. It sits at the base of Skinny Peak... -
Travels through Farynshire: on a train
- Alison
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Original posted here We took over an entire table in the carriage, and Felix flicked through Walking and Wine in the Bloon Peaks that he had... -
Travels through Farynshire: EassenBren Square
- Alison
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Originally posted here I realise we are already three posts into our Grand Tour and we haven’t left Rookpot. I promise we will! But we have to... -
Travels through Farynshire: Dameg Square
- Alison
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Originally posted here The most famous city in Farynshire, possibly the only place anyone over the mountains has heard of, is Rookpot. It... -
Travels through Farynshire
- Alison
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Originally posted here My name is Mabel Govitt, and I’ve just graduated from Rookpot University. Last summer me and my friend decided to...