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Kathleen Edwards: A Breakup Song's Bigger Picture
CORNISH: You can hear "Pink Champagne" and the other songs from "Voyageur" at NPRMusic.org. EDWARDS: (Singing) Champagne tastes the same. I don't want to feel this. I don't want to feel this. I don't want to feel this way. Transcript provided by NPR, …
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Dan Layus on Augustana's Uncertain Future
With the recent news break that Augustana is breaking up, the lead singer and chief song writer of the band has dealt with some interesting challenges. Red Bull broke the story a couple of months ago that Augustana was over and everybody was going …
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Cornwall, a land of fairytales and natural beauty, continues to offer the best to holidaymakers. For centuries, Britains and travellers alike have journeyed to Cornwall’s pristine coastline and verdant hills in search of a peace not found in modern city life. Whether in search of sun and sport or a simple country escape, nothing opens the door to the hidden delights of this ancient region like the timeless cottages in Cornwall.

For history buffs and lovers of architecture, the whitewashed stone and time-faded slate of the older shops and cottages will send you to daydreaming of times gone by. For the modernists, timber-constructed updated cottages make the most of hillside views and sparkling sunsets.

Cornwall, itself, is a land rich in history and wonder. Often cited as the true land where Camelot once stood, archaeologists and historians have ongoing digs throughout the region and often invite the public in for viewings of discovered relics and exciting re-enactments of jousts and medieval celebrations.

Lying in the southernmost tip of England, Cornwall offers a climate unparalleled in the United Kingdom. If sun and sea are what you’re looking for, Cornwall boasts hundreds of public and private beaches well known for sports and fun such as sailing and surfing.

Perhaps the most prized offerings Cornwall has are its ancient villages, the winding streets walked upon for centuries, the cobbled beauty of buildings that have stood the test of time and ruins of those which haven’t. To have all the Cornish attractions on your doorstep, even if only for a weeklong cottage holiday, is a break from life that we all deserve.

If the daily routine and workload of everyday life is beginning to sharpen your edges, a journey back in time, a stay in a hilltop escape, a visit to a coastline steeped in history and laced in nature, is sure to smooth you out to rights, once more.

Scotland scoops green gold awards

Scottish hotels topped the list of the UK’s Top 50 Green Hotels with 34 hotels in Scotland (out of a total of 50 British hotels) winning gold awards. The awards are part of an initiative by the Green Tourism Business Scheme to recognise independent hotels that have demonstrated a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and promoting sustainable tourism.

Green Tourism Business Scheme director Andrea Nicholas said: ‘This is more than just a list, it’s a sign of the future as more people are demanding that hotels have to be environmentally aware. Our assessors visited every hotel on the list and verified their claims to be green.’

Although Club La Costa resort Duchally Country Estate wasn’t on the gold list, it did win a silver award for ‘very good environmental practices.’ The hotel has been working closely with Perth and Kinross Council for several years by recycling paper, glass and cardboard. Various sectors of the hotel are involved – from the kitchen to housekeeping. Cooking oils are collected for bio-diesel production and textiles donated to charities, while tent cards and signage advise guests how they can participate in Duchally’s green initiatives. The resort even has its own recycling point.

Low energy lighting, cycle hire, cultivation of native trees and wild Scottish flowers in the grounds are other initiatives, but one of the most popular is the excellent local wine served at Duchally’s award-winning restaurant.

Duchally General Manager Graeme MacDonald said: ‘We’re delighted with this silver award and we hope it will inspire other businesses to do the same. Now we’re going for gold.’

Cornish hotels also featured strongly in the top 50. Hustyns, Club La Costa’s exclusive country retreat near Wadebridge, has its own organic fruit and vegetable garden so that guests are served the freshest possible produce along with local beef and recently caught fish off Cornwall’s wild coastline.