We've moved on from Southampton to South Devon where we'll be staying for the next three weeks. Our place is in a lovely part of the...

It being my last day in Southampton and, with nothing in particular on the agenda, I decided to walk to Watts Park, a beautiful complex...

I often tell people that the first thing you should do when you arrive in a new city in the UK is to find a walking tour, especially one...

Across the street from the Tudor House and Garden is St. Michael the Archangel Church. Founded in 1070, it is the oldest building still...

A lovely sunny day found us visiting God's House Tower, built in the late 13th century. It gets its name from its close proximity to...

Being a history buff, it was obvious that I had to visit the Tudor House and Garden which was, handily, located about two blocks from our...

It was our first day in Southampton and a bit chilly. I thought I'd just have a quick look around town then head to the shopping area to...

This was a day of learning things. I used a new app on my British phone to book us tickets from Newcastle to Durham. We caught the metro...

Buried in my Northumberland post is a mention of Grain and Goodness, a vegan bakery with a stand in the Tynemouth market. At the time of...

Before this trip, my only reference to Newcastle was the expression "like taking coals to Newcastle", describing a pointless action. This...

In all of our trips to the UK, we've never managed to visit Northumberland, but this time we're correcting that omission. We're staying...

One day we went Wigan to meet cousin Audrey and her husband Steve for lunch at the Juniper restaurant. We took the train there, and as I...

There's so much to see and do in Liverpool and we've visited many times. One of my favorite spots is the Albert Docks. There are...

No, we didn't strike it rich and buy a vacation home. I'm referring to the UK where we've spent so much time in the last few years. We...

A beautiful sunny day found us making the trip to Hillwood, former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post Cereal...

In the current political climate, the only things that would cause me to travel to DC would be a massive protest or a visit with friends....

I hadn't been to NY in a couple of years and most of what I did during this visit was see old friends. As I seem to have an old fashioned...

For a couple of years in a row, I made a solo trip to the east coast to visit friends in NYC & Washington, DC. One year I even made it up...

I'm not sure why this appealed to me, but I saw another panto being put on by a small theatre company and because the tickets were so...

There are some historic houses in London that seem to bee hidden out of sight and which are not well publicized at all. One of these is...