Obscure Travel Tips
“Everything that can be invented has been invented,” said Charles H Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899. Sometimes, I think that is true of travel articles. For weeks, I’ve been […]
How to Spot an American in Great Britain
I was watching the entire Agatha Christie’s Poirot series for the third time when I began to notice something. Anytime American’s were present in the script, they were not portrayed […]
Travel Regrets
I’ve been seeing articles posted on Facebook about what people regret most as they get older, and usually one of the top regrets is that they didn’t get to travel […]
Recommended Viewing
I’ve written a lot about England and the rest of GB, but have failed to give you some further resources in case the topic interests you as much as it […]
Another Little Piece of My Heart: The best travel gifts don’t have to be expensive
I am always bringing gifty things back with me from England, and I know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of key chains, pencils, and fridge magnets. […]
Travel and The Levels of Aging
I teach a class on travel for the savvy senior. Many folks are surprised that there’s enough about senior travel that needs discussing! After all, travel is travel, right? I […]
Battlefield Britain in a Nutshell
It was somewhere in the middle of my love of England and my amazement at some of the things that has made it great that I realized how important military […]
Off the Beaten Path: Hawes/Leyburn
County: North Yorkshire/Area: Wensleydale Heading west from places like Ripon, Kilburn, and Knaresborugh lie the small towns of Hawes and Leyburn. Not only is Hawes a wonderful market town with […]
Off the Beaten Path: Knaresborough
County: North Yorkshire Rick Steves once said that travel writers overuse the word “quaint.” While that may be true, I don’t think you could find a better word to describe […]
Off the Beaten Path: London
“Oh, but you were trying to get us OUT of London,” I hear you say. Not necessarily! London is a maze of main street shopping, historic sites, hair raising crowds, […]