My journey with genealogical research has always come in short bursts. The research is enjoyable but more time consuming than Facebook. I started my research when I was a student, and not a busy full-time marketer working 40 hours a week. So these days if...
This morning we had to leave our campsite very early because there was going to be a festival held at our campsite. Out by 9am they said. We left by about 8.00am. This didn’t bother us too much because we were both excited to visit a place that most people only...
White Cliffs of Dover After a refreshing night in our first ever Airbnb we woke up early to trek to the White Cliffs of Dover. This natural landmark is famous for the beautiful white chalky cliffs that overlook the narrowest part of the English Channel facing France....
Driving through London is basically traffic hell, but we (read: Addam) managed it. The previous few days of bus, and train riding had been a nice break from the car. The convenience of parking at a camping ground outside of the city, outweighed the inconvenience of...
Today I was very aware of having to marry a lifetime of imagination, and television footage, with reality. The truth is it’s impossible for videos, and photos, to replace experiencing a place in person. I thought back to moments through my life...
If you’ve never been to London it’s likely that your imagination ignores the advice people give you before you go there. “There’s so many people!” “The traffic is horrible!” “The tube is packed with people!” Yeah,...
I almost decided to skip this one but I am so glad we didn’t. Going to the HP studio tour seemed like going to Paris to visit Disneyland. I just wasn’t sure if we would be making the most of our time in England if we visited a Harry Potter place. But as...
This morning we said goodbye to Scotland and slowly made our way down toward London. Our original plan was to drive straight from Edinburgh to London but with traffic jams all around every city it seemed unlikely that it would be a clear 5-6 hour run to London. So I...
Today, we may as well have been on tour of Mary, Queen of Scots’ life within Edinburgh and its surrounding areas. We visited three homes where she lived during her relatively short life – Holyrood Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Linlithgow Palace. I have...
The Whisky Trail After waking up at the Aberlour Gardens Caravan park, we started our trip around the Whisky Trail in the Speyside region of Scotland. There are dozens of distilleries all over the region. Driving down the road you keep seeing signs beckoning you to...
