Dave Allen Grady

Dave Allen Grady

Dave Allen Grady

I’m the father of the most beautiful child in the world, as you can see to the left.  In my free time, I love to write, cook, and bicycle.  I spend most of my time as a pastor in the United Methodist Church but in my dream world, I travel all over the place doing good.

My love with Britain started in 1st Grade.  Our teacher invited us to enter a pen pal exchange program.  I asked for a pen pal from the UK and became friends with a young lady from Wales.  We didn’t exchange too many letters (probably because of my poor penmanship) but I’ve been hooked ever since.

Upon graduating from grad school, I worked as an intern for a year.  And while my experience and assumption prior to living there were, link many, London-centric and more than a little like a Richard Curtis movie, I fell in love with this “other England” that I experienced in the North.  Not that I don’t love London (indeed, Mr. Johnson’s oft quoted quip about tiring of London remains true today), but England is a wonderfully diverse country.  Each region, each village even, is unique and has much to offer to people willing to notice.

Since returning to the States, I try to get back over to Britain as much as possible.  Sometimes work has taken me there while other times I have traveled on vacation.  Now, in additon to friends, I have family that lives in the UK, giving more reasons to rub my pennies together.

In addition to traveling around Britain and the worldview of being post-expat (boomeranged expat?), I’m also interested in the uniquely challenging (and fun!) art of traveling with children.  I’m always keen for a cheap airfare or a tip for whatever makes traveling with kid in tow easier!

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