Exploring Southwest England. THIS IS WHERE I LIVE!
January 2019 · 2 min read
Welcome back Steemians!
@Travelgasm here and today I want to introduce you to my home town and share with you the new found appreciation I have for it!
I'm from a very tiny town in the Southwest of England called Ilfracombe in the county of Devon and when I say small, I mean small. I think around 10,000 people live here, although it is a popular tourist spot in the summer because of our coastline and beaches!
You can see what I mean about the coastline? It's beautiful!
I mentioned my 'new found' appreciation and that's genuinely what it is. Words cannot describe to you how much I hated living here until i was around 21. It's small, uninspiring, boring and it's full of people that I don't want to be around.
However, I started travelling when I was 22 and as most of you know—my travels took me all over the world. I love and appreciate everywhere new that I see! So, when I returned home finally for Christmas, I made it my goal to learn to love the area around me.
The good thing about Devon is that it's a hot stop for nature lovers. It's full of beautiful scenery and open, fresh-aired countryside—and I LOVE nature. So I've been using my free time to go and explore!
The hills don't stop rolling and stretch the whole way around the Southwest!
I'm happy that I am opening up to loving where I am from... It always made me feel sad to hear people talking about their hometowns with such pride when I was doing everything possible to not go back to mine!
Surely I'm not the only one who feels this way? Let me know in the comments if you love or hate your home town!
I won't be here for long as i have huge plans this year to visit the Middle East and African but while I'm home I'll be taking advantage of he views like this!
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