Forty Years Ago, I Became a Travel Writer Here, in Southwest England

Stumbling upon evocative and offbeat corners of Europe as a teenaged vagabond, I realized my niche in life: discovering, and then sharing, the best of Europe.
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Stumbling upon evocative and offbeat corners of Europe as a teenaged vagabond, I realized my niche in life: discovering, and then sharing, the best of Europe. And now, 40 years later, it's fun to go back and revisit to some of these early, oh-wow travel moments. It's thought-provoking to consider how places -- and I -- both change and stay the same. Here, on a blustery rock just off the coast of Cornwall, is Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. I've changed a lot more than the door and the view...but I still get the same charge out of the breathtaking setting.

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