I was thinking about past places I've been today and I thought of Stonehenge. Mostly because Gloria Steinhem talks about old rock structures in her book My Life on the Road that are even OLDER than Stonehenge yet no one seems to care. Then I thought, "Who would go out of their way to see them?" Spoiler alert: The middle of the United States is basically filled with nothing. So who's going to drive into the vast nothingness to go see these structures? I'd guess that's why no one talks about ... VIEW POST
Why You Should Visit Stonehenge in Salisbury, England
My One Night Travel Romance in London, England
As soon as I left my hotel on my first full day in London in 2017, I immediately beelined on the tube to the stop that I used most frequently while I lived in London as a student. Above is the first or second photo I took on my trip because I was just that excited. This is the story about the closest thing I ever got to a Rom-Com situation while traveling. It happened during my second week studying abroad in 2007 and I will never forget it. (Spoiler alert: It didn't lead to anything but it ... VIEW POST
What It’s Like to Celebrate the Fourth of July in Another Country (London, England)
Today is July 4th in America which means I'm off from work and I thought I'd post a few pictures from the party that my study abroad program threw for us at a pub when I was studying abroad in 2007 in London. Honestly, looking back on it, I think this was a bit silly and indulgent, but whatever! It's in the past now. And since my blog template doesn't allow for me to add text, I wanted to let you guys know that I set up an email address so you can email me if you have questions about anywhere ... VIEW POST
#FBF: Visiting the Globe Theatre (London, England)
Before I ever went to Stratford-Upon-Avon, I studied Shakespeare for part of a summer in London in 2007. During our first week we went for a tour of the Globe Theatre on the South Bank and I fell in love with it. I ended up seeing two plays there that summer as a groundling (the SRO tickets were 5 pounds!). The first was Othello and the second I believe was The Merchant of Venice. The following summer I saw King Lear, again as a groundling. As I was reminiscing going through my photos from ... VIEW POST
The Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London
For this week’s #FBF, I’m remembering the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London in 2007. It was my first weekend after arriving for my summer studying abroad and a bunch of my newest friends and I took the tube to Buckingham Palace to watch the festivities. I had no idea what would be happening, but I heard it was the Queen’s birthday celebration. So, technically, the Queen’s birthday is on April 21st, but the Trooping the Colour became the official birthday celebration of the British ... VIEW POST
A Stratford-Upon-Avon Day Trip From London
Back after my three-week tour around Europe in 2008, I was staying in London for an extra 10 days with one of my friends who happened to be living there at the time and during those ten days, I wanted to take a Stratford-Upon-Avon day trip from London because it's a quick train ride away. We'd met the year prior while he was traveling from Australia through New York City before getting to London, but we became fast friends and he said I was more than welcome to stay at his flat for as long as I ... VIEW POST
