Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Romantic Causeways, Film Locations And Hilltop Island Hotels

On Facebook I saw an idyllic, romantic picture of turquoise seas either side of a golden sand causeway where people were walking to an island. The location was in the Philippines. Kalanggaman island.

How do you remember the spellings? The double letters are in the centre, as if ending one word and starting another. I remember Philip pines in the Philippines.

Kalang gaman? No, no space, Kalanggaman. If you prefer, remember, call Kal (KAL, an (AN) interesting, g - g,  (GG) (stammering and can't say gentleman, a man A MAN. The word comes from the word for bird, langgam, in the local Philippine language.

The remote islands have terrific turquoise beaches.
Stoni111121 - Own work in Wikipedia article
Entertainment equipment at Lake Danao


UK flag

It reminded me of two locations in the UK. In the north, near the Scottish border, is Lindisfarne Island, which was used in the roman Polanski film Cul De Sac. The film starts with escaped robbers racing against the tide to reach the island. If you are driving to Scotland from London, England, consider a side trip. You may have to consider tides if you want to get near enough for a photo or prolonged stay.

If you are looking for a weekend away, a holiday, or a side trip, consider including these. After considerable searching, I managed to track down some key words, causeway and home invasion, and made a shortlist of romantic places to visit.


Lindisfarne, England. Pic from Wikipedia.

Causeways
1 Lindisfarne, England
Setting for Polanski's film Cul De Sac
What to eat or drink:
Lindisfarne Mead
Remote.
Causeway safe and high times are listed on signs.
Drive across

2 St Michael's Mount
Cornwall, England

Flag of France

3 Mont St Michel, France
What to eat or drink:
Crepes with grand Marnier (large thin pancakes cooked in front of you, expensive but worth it).
very crowded in season, summer on sunny days. Check for prices and restrictions. Numerous hotels and restaurants.

Film Locations
Lindisfarne (Cul de Sac by Polanski, a film noir)


Flag of USA
Key Largo, Florida.

Also check out
Island Idylls

Hilltop Castles\ and Hotels


Flag of Gibraltar
The Rock Hotel, Gibraltar


Photo by John Cummings under Rock Hotel in Wikipedia.
Hotels Used in Films

Useful Addresses And Websites

Travel

FRANCE
Mont Saint Michel, Manche Basse, Normandy, France.
Tripadvisor has the ten best hotels and ten best restaurants.
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotels-g196646-Mont_Saint_Michel_Manche_Basse_Normandie_Normandy-Hotels.html
Air France
British Airways

GIBRALTAR
I did not get on with the confusing official websites. Some supplied statistics and events and others
were random fun photos.
The most orgnaized clear summary of what to do and where to go was wikivoyage which was also on kosher food which I rearely see as everywhere I look in websites for asia I see notes on Halal food and nothing on kosher.
The Rock Hotel, Gibraltar.
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gibraltar
https://www.rockhotelgibraltar.com/

PHILIPPINES
Kalanggaman, Philippines.
Video of causeway and turquoise sea
https://www.facebook.com/alwaystraveltogether/videos/878896079116645/UzpfSTY5ODQ2MDU5NjoxMDE2MTgyMDgxNjA3NTU5Nw/?t
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/one-of-worlds-most-beautiful-beaches.html
Air Asia
Philippine Airlines

UK
Lindisfarne Holy Island, Northumberland, England.
visitbritain.com
visitbritain.org
visitbritainshop.com
visitengland.com
visitlondon.com
https://www.cheapflights.co.uk/
skyscanner.com

Author
Angela Lansbury, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
(Post being updated today. come back later for more photos and text.)

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