Linda Krakow Eaman The world through my lens

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...

Finding quiet moments in Tokyo

… I feel like I’m in a jungle. It’s unseasonably warm for September, over 90 degrees and the air is almost dripping with humidity. Trees tower overhead, and all I can hear is the...

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...