If you are traveling to the UK, my first suggestion to you about packing is DON’T PANIC if you forget something.  Nine times out of ten, it’s not necessary or […]

I know you’re wondering how on earth you’re going to get around England once you get there.  Assuming you want to go to places outside London, you do have a […]

I’ve always hated that term, Anglophile, by the way.  It seems to resonate “I think the British are better than we are” or that I love Texas less. So, let’s […]

I’m a British video junkie.  On any given day of the week, you can find me on YouTube scouring for biographies, documentaries, or news.  And then, there are the reality […]

I’m not a fitness guru by any stretch of the imagination, but I thought I’d write this from the perspective of someone who doesn’t always work out as much as […]

You would be hard put to list every mystery that England had to offer.  Several millennia of history lends to the ability of a land to provide a high yield […]

This is my ultimate and definitive paper on using cell phones abroad.  I have dealt with the question of how to communicate cheaply while overseas on my own trips and […]

Someone recently posted a magazine article with the top 25 things you MUST do if you go to England. Some made sense, but most left me scratching my head. Go […]

I am watching the biography of Margaret Thatcher.  She’s always been one of my heroes, and has been both reviled and revered by the English for her leadership.  I lived […]

Hello there, and welcome to the preview of my 2016 England trip.  I’m at the beginning of crafting the thing that will become a memorable vacation.  I hope it will […]