20 interesting facts about the Peak District
When one of my colleagues heard we were going to spend the bank holiday weekend in the Midlands, she pulled…
4 things you always have to carry in your bag in England
It was a beautiful, sunny spring day when we went out for lunch with my colleagues. We sat outside…
5 travel goofs I made in England
When you visit a country, let alone start a new life abroad it is inevitable to make some travel goofs…
Where can you find a Wyvern, a Patagonian foot and a Plunge pool?
I don’t know about you, but as far as I am concerned, I prefer châteaus and stately homes to fortresses…
A boat trip on the rural River Thames
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing…
Three beautiful (haunted) Scottish castles
The first things come to people’s minds about Scotland are probably “Nessie”, whisky, kilts and castles, which of course have…
A day in the Cotswolds – Sudeley Castle
I realised the other day that we have been to many places during the 2.5 years since we have been…
The Minack – the theatre carved in rocks
As far as I can recall, I had heard about The Minack in Penelope Keith’s Hidden villages program on the…
Burgh Island and Art deco
Everybody can mention a place which put a spell on him/her, which had a magical and special ambiance. There is…
Regions of England
I have already mentioned regions like East Anglia or Cornwall a few times, but it might not be obvious which…