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Feb 21

Where should we go for our English holidays?

by onequestion

Ah! The British holiday.

Get it right and you’ll wonder why you spent so long in airport terminals, trying to hire foreign cars, trying to drive on the wrong side of the road and a host of other annoyances that plague the holiday abroad. They can often make the overall experience so stressful you wonder why you went in the first place. Life will be familiar, but ideally with enough new experiences to make it fun and rewarding.

Get it wrong and you’ll want to get to the sun in no time. Getting it wrong can mean so many things. Bad weather. Bad accommodation. Bad traffic (although sadly that can get you pretty much anywhere you go). Ot just a boring place.

At One Question HQ we’re left in no doubt of where we should spend our English breaks as KC is not only from Cornwall and proud of the fact, he also looks after three wonderful cottages on a web site called www.thecornishway.co.uk. We’ve all been there this year already on an office brain storming trip, and while we’re not keen to help the boss blow his trumpet, we do have to admit that the places are pretty special.

There’s no guarantee of good weather, but even if you have to stay in there’s plenty to keep you happy. Take a look.

Britain Cornwall Holidays

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Jan 25

What is charm?

by onequestion

What a lovely question. We have been debating charm for some weeks and its importance in life.

Debating its importance and our view that its disappearing, being forced out.

We like to think of ourselves as modern folk in the One Question world, but folk with an eye on what can be learned from other times. I guess that’s demonstrated to a degree by our love of the term “folk”. And charm is up there with things we don’t want to loose.

We consider charm to be a very human thing, never necessary, but perfect when offered.

It’s challenged by the sleek, the efficient, the mass produced that looks great, but just lacks something, by the bean counters who demand standardised everything.

It’s offered up by the genuine smile, the crooked street, the craftsman.

Much of London has charm, little of Milton Keynes.

Internet banking destroys it, a face to face meeting with someone who cares may help to restore it.

We say bring on the charm, and walk that bit further to the independent coffee shop, and tell them why, lest they should forget their survival depends on something the big boys can’t offer.

Britain Cornwall Love The big wide world Wellbeing

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Oct 10

Who makes the best Cornish pasty?

by onequestion

For any Cousin Jack (Cornishman) the instant answer should be “Mother”, and when mum passes on then it should be his wife. Now that’s all well and good, but already the proportion of mothers who don’t bake pasties exceeds those who do, as for for wives… well there aren’t so many crimpers out there as there once were.

This leaves us in the position where we have to go out and buy one. Shocking!

This is subjective in the extreme, but if I were asked to advise where a potential pasty eater should buy then I’d send him first to Trevaskis Farm Shop, and if they’re sold out then Philps in Hayle is a bit of a winner.

Well if you’re stuck in East or North Cornwall you might well say that this is something of along drive to get a pasty. I’d say – you’ll love it down here me ‘ansoms, you’ll be glad you made the trip!

Cornwall Food

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