In my family, I’m the one who ends up working out the details for our trips abroad, and I wanted to share some tips for how I go about doing the trip planning. 1. Determine your arrival and departure destinations We look for flights when the airlines are having sales. When we were planning, we…
Our first port stop on the Greece and Türkiye cruise was the city of Kusadasi. We got off the port then boarded the bus that would take us to Ephesus. Ephesus, an ancient city that dates back to the eleventh century B.C., was an amazing place to visit. As I wandered through the streets of…
The Gilded Age is the period in the United States between 1865 to 1904. While there was a lot of economic growth during this time, with improved wages for industrial workers, there was also much political corruption and excess materialism alongside extreme poverty. Robber barons of the day succeeded in part through the use of…
On our drive from London to Edinburgh, we stopped in the city of York. The city of York turned out to be a treasure trove from a historical perspective. I’ll be covering our visit in several posts. Today, I’m starting with our walk through the Shambles. The day was cloudy and rainy but there were…
One of the highlights of our visit to London was having Afternoon Tea in the The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon at Fortnum and Mason. Fortnum and Mason was established in 1707 in Picadilly, London. William Fortnum, who worked as Queen Anne’s footman, began the shop with his landlord, Hugh Mason. Queen Anne required fresh candles…
I’ve neglected posting the last few months due to life getting in the way but plan to start posting monthly again. I’m continuing with covering some highlights of my 2016 trip to the United Kingdom. While walking along Great Russell Street in Bloomsbury, London, I happened to notice one of the blue plaques which indicates…
In 2016, I made my first trip to the United Kingdom. During the trip we visited the city of Cardiff in Wales. Cardiff Castle dates to the Roman Invasion. As a result, the castle has a rich history. The current site contains a reconstructed Roman fort, a Norman Castle and a Victorian Gothic home. The…
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