Europe

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…]

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…]