Britain

Yep, we’ve arrived in Europe. Ok, we give up when it comes to luggage. More precisely, Lori gives up. It seems her bags have targets [Read More…]

For our regular readers who expect our typical 3-a-week blog frequency, we’re pleased to report that we’re not dead. We didn’t meet our demise in [Read More…]

The problem with expectations is that they leave room for disappointment. We sadly admit that we were rather disappointed with England’s Durham Cathedral. Bill Bryson, [Read More…]

800 years ago this summer, a group of rebellious English barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. This document is often cited as [Read More…]

There are hundreds of castles in England. Many are ruins, but some are still working residences. On our June visit to “The North”, we got [Read More…]

Every June for the past couple of hundred years, English and Welsh gypsies, as well as Scottish and Irish “travelers”, have gathered in the small [Read More…]

We’re slowly working our way through the list of the Church of England’s cathedrals, and with our June return to Northern England, we checked three [Read More…]

Overview For North Americans, London, while big and chaotic, offers a wonderful, comfortable familiarity that can’t be found anywhere else in Europe. The people speak [Read More…]

There’s something very comfortable about returning to a place. I don’t mean coming home, that would be more comforting. I’m referring to returning somewhere you’ve [Read More…]

“So what did you guys do while in Europe for 6 months?” “Well, we visited seven amazing countries, saw tons of great things, and met [Read More…]