Britain

There are 41 Anglican (Church of England) cathedrals in England, and as of this week we have seen them all. Some Americans plan to visit [Read More…]

The television phenomena “Downton Abbey” tells the story of changing times. The series, wildly popular in both the UK and America, follows the English aristocratic Crawley family [Read More…]

We spent a week in Glasgow in April. Having missed a visit to nearby Loch Lomond the last time we visited Glasgow in 2014, it [Read More…]

Title picture: St Paul’s Cathedral, London Our interest in England’s cathedrals began with a happenstance visit to the Carlisle Cathedral in 2014. It’s a splendid, [Read More…]

We’ve often said that the pubs of London are one of the must-see attractions of Britain’s capital. But do you plan your London time around [Read More…]

We don’t often find ourselves with only one day to explore a new place. That’s the whole point of this full time travel thing: to [Read More…]

Having spent about five of the last eighteen months in the British Isles, we’ve learned a bit about the English and their ways of living. [Read More…]

While we’re in the mood of disagreeing with one of our favorite travel gurus, whose pseudonym we previously stated as Nick Reves, let’s talk about [Read More…]

One prominent travel guru who shall go unnamed—let’s call him “Nick Reves”—has recommended skipping Stonehenge. This advice is given, if I remember correctly, because you [Read More…]

After we had danced our way out of jet lag at the European Swing Dance Championships in London, we had a few days to kill [Read More…]