Tag Archives: Vacation

Next Year, in Britain? Some Reminders for Christmas Travel in the UK

By NancyD | Published: December 27, 2009
As Dave has posted, some things go a bit haywire around the holidays as far as international travel goes, even when no one sets fire to his own trousers on board a plane. The lines at airports are longer, there are more tourists in places that are home to some of us, and things are [...]
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Winter Vacation in Cumbria: Yes, Virginia, The Lake District is Still Open

By Dave | Published: December 22, 2009
Preview of a mid-January trip to England's Lake District.
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Welcome to West Yorkshire – Haworth

By NancyD | Published: November 13, 2009
They always say write about what you know, so I’ll start with a lovely village just up the road from where I live now, Haworth.  If you’re a Bronte fan, you know that this tiny village was home to three of the most well known women in British Literature, Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte.  But [...]
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Babymoon in Bath

By Dave | Published: November 13, 2009
In prior posts, I’ve alluded to our rationale for choosing Bath as a base of operations on a trip to England during my wife’s pregnancy.  Among the reasons we chose Bath was the compact nature of the city.  Even with the slower pace and reduced stamina brought on by pregnancy, this was still a thoroughly [...]
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