Chatsworth House: England’s Biltmore Mansion
Chatsworth House Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, is sometimes referred to as a palace of American royalty, specifically the Vanderbilt family. Biltmore is a [Read More…]
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Antiquing & Flea Markets in England
See that silver purse Lori’s got a death grip on? She paid £4 for it. That’s about $7, or less than 6 Euros for goodness [Read More…]
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
Americans, for the most part, know that there’s any significance to this date–the 5th of November–from the movie “V for Vendetta” and the graphic novel [Read More…]
Robin Hood Pageant, Nottingham
A Joust! One of the questions this nomadic empty-nest travel couple is asked by friends and family back home is whether we ever encounter language [Read More…]
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Inn and Pub One of the most common observations Americans make when they first visit Europe is just how old things [Read More…]
Cemeteries, Part 3 of 3 – Happy Halloween!
Istanbul, Turkey “This is what I expected, but not so soon.” William Reese, somewhere in New England. Died 1872 Holyhead Island, Ireland Istanbul, Turkey “That’s [Read More…]
Cemeteries, Part 2 of 3
Eastham Village, England “Here lies an honest lawyer, and that is Strange.” Sir John Strange, Politician & Barrister, Rolls Chapel, Kings College, London, UK. Died [Read More…]
Cemeteries, Part 1 of 3
Eastham Village, England Halloween is just around the corner, so we thought it would be fun to give you a few blogs featuring some of [Read More…]
A Sunday Drive in the Cotswolds
Our Driving Route Tour of the Cotswolds For postcard-perfect touring and hundreds of pictures of quintessentially English thatched-roof houses, fields of sheep partitioned by low [Read More…]
In the Birthplace of the Bard
From The House Shakespeare Might Have Been Born In Shakespeare wrote in the dozen or so years before 1600 and the dozen or so years [Read More…]