Comments on: Cornwall

By: Cornish Dude

Cornish Dude — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:07:48 +0000

Yep Cornwall is a beautiful place, I recently moved back here from Spain and can’t believe the property prices, they are asking 1/2 million for an apartment overlooking the beach in Newquay!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:29:45 +0000

When I first went to Padstow a seagull took a whole pasty from a girls hand, you’ve gotta hold those pasties tight and keep your eyes peeled!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:56:09 +0000

Looks like you had fun. I really love Cornwall, too.

It’s a great place to have in England for a weekend break out of smoggy London.

By: sforshner

sforshner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:09:37 +0000

Those pictures are beautiful – and I can see why it reminded you of New England.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:03:32 +0000

@theresa: cornwall is very lovely!

@geoff: I heard a lot of complaints by locals about the tourists! they were not fans.

@eva: I’d be right there with you. Cornwall was just stunningly. I have nothing bad to say….though I’d live in Lostwithiel with my mates.

@trotter: no worries! glad to see you are still around

By: Trotter

Trotter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:18:06 +0000

Hi Matt!
Sorry for the absence these last weeks, but unfortunately it wasn’t due to some summer holidays… )
Loved to see your Cornwall pics! And of course the Prague post!!
As far as the toilet resto is concerned, I skip…
Meanwhile Blogtrotter is now at the MoMA for Art and New York lovers! Hope you enjoy and wish you a great week!

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:21:39 +0000

I luuuuuurve Cornwall!! Spent my Easter holidays there when I was living in the UK a couple years back – if it wasn’t so darn far from everything (part of its charm, I realize – but makes it difficult to be a travel writer who actually does much traveling) I would have gotten a working holiday visa and moved to Penzance by now!

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:23:12 +0000

It reminds me very much of my hometown in Canada. If I’m ever feeling lonely in England, I now know exactly where to go.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:53:52 +0000

The sad thing about Cornwall is it’s the poorest county in England, but because it’s the most popular destination for people escaping the cities, locals increasingly struggle to live there or find homes – the difference between average incomes and average house prices is higher in Cornwall than it is in London. If it carries on that way there will be no-one left to look after all the tourists…

Great post though – Cornwall is a very special place.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:21:23 +0000

Maybe it’s just because I’m from Kentucky (and awfully proud of it), but I can think of a lot of places in the U.S. I’d think of as being “backwater” before I thought of KY. I’m glad you said that is an untrue characterization, because it’s a charming, beautiful, friendly state. (That just happens to not be a bastion of liberal thought, though if you take a good look at one of those red/blue state maps of the U.S., you’ll see it’s in plenty good company….unfortunately I must add.)

I think I’d like Cornwall. Looks very picturesque.