Appleby Horse Fair, Appleby, England
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…]
Europe
England’s Northeastern Cathedrals
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…]
Must-See’s in London
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…]
Kirkby Stephen and the Joy of Returning
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…]
No A/C?!? No Problem!
We arrived in Ibiza Town about an hour after sunset a few weeks ago. There was the normal few minutes of confusion in locating our [Read More…]
Ibiza’s Archaeology Museum, Puig des Molins
Ibiza isn’t all about nonstop partying, electronica museum, hippy markets, and “what happens in Ibiza stays in Ibiza” sorts of activities: there’s actually a nice [Read More…]
Ibiza Medieval Festival!
Regular readers of our blog know that, among the beaches and wine and tapas and dancing and museums and concerts and plays, we love to [Read More…]
Must-See’s in Madrid
Overview We didn’t fall in love immediately with Madrid. The city had to seduce us. We found Spain’s capital to be big and busy and [Read More…]
Must-See’s in Rome
Overview Rome, in our book, is in a neck-and-neck race with Paris for most romantic city in Europe. At one turn Rome can be as [Read More…]
Ibiza Primer 3 of 3: Touring
We hope our last blog didn’t dissuade you from considering a visit to this terrific little Spanish island. It’s filled with wonderful, friendly people and [Read More…]