A Virtual Day Trip
… I’m spending a lot of time these days going through photographs. I’m finally taking my own advice and PRINTING! I’ll tell you more about that later; for now, though, I’ve come across images...
Category: England
Pie and Mash
One of the challenges, when returning to a city you’ve spent time in before, is finding new corners to explore. So when I saw Broadway Market mentioned in the hotel pamphlet–a market I somehow...
More London, Off the Beaten Path
… I’m missing London today, so I thought I’d take you on a tour of a few more discoveries in my favorite city. Perhaps not entirely off the beaten path, but likely not in...
A Canterbury Tale
Sorry for the corny title, I just couldn’t resist! I spent a whole semester of high school studying the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer’s 24 stories “told by” a group of pilgrims on their way...
The Jurassic Coast
… When we first found out we were moving to London for a year, we expected to be running off to European destinations at every possible opportunity. In fact, though, we have found...
A slice of heaven… the Yorkshire Dales
… I think I was still in elementary school when I first read James Herriot’s books. With titles like “All Things Bright and Beautiful” and “All Creatures Great and Small” they followed...
Cornwall on my mind
Warning: this post may leave you with wanderlust. It’s only been a few weeks since I returned from my brief foray into Cornwall (that skinny, southwest bit of England), and I already can’t wait...
To the coast, again
I love being in London, but after a little while I always start to crave the countryside. So last week I was off to the coast again. It’s just a short train ride from...
More wanderings… off the beaten path
One of the great things about the luxury of time is the ability to explore beyond the obvious. Once you get through the major sights you can go looking for the hidden secrets, which...
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Everywhere I’ve lived or travelled, I have found one or two spots that grab me, seeming to exert a mysterious gravitational pull. If I set out without a destination, that’s where I’m likely to...