Since my Germany-Austria-Liechtenstein adventure, I’ve returned to the closest thing I have to a home in Europe: my pretty little northern city of Chester, England. It’s been a welcome break. I learned the hard way that I planned WAY too much into too short a time period. I had no idea I would be going […]
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Despite my many trips to London, I had never been to the neighborhood of Camden before. It was always high on my list, based on the following factors: 1) It was cool (so I had heard). And 2) Amy Winehouse lived there (RIP). That was enough for me! After arriving in Camden, I was struck
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I don’t really geek out over anything, but Harry Potter…if there’s anything over which to geek out, it’s Harry! So when Chris asked me if I had anything I wanted to see in London, from museums to beautiful parks to famous London hotels, I somewhat sheepishly asked, “Can we go to King’s Cross station and
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Yes, northern England has quite a bit to offer — a fact that I realized again and again during my three weeks in the UK. And if you’re looking for a small, beautiful city with sights to see and a fascinating history, then head to York! York is a perfectly pleasant place to visit
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Prior to this past May, I had been to Wales precisely once — and I hadn’t seen much more than a fire in the ferry terminal and hot Welsh firemen to the rescue. So I knew I had to get back to Wales! Luckily, Chester is located right on the Welsh border. While many Brits
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In my final days in Asia, my friend Ste, from northern England, wrote out a list for me. Here it is, just as he wrote it: Foods to Eat Whilst in the UK: –steak and kidney PUDDING peas chips and gravy –Full English including BLACK PUDDING and brown sauce –Shepherds/cottage pie –Sunday roast –Daves fajitas
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Years ago, I read a short essay written by an American expat living in Liverpool. She wrote about the smoke stacks, the cold, the poverty, the desperation of a city that made you want to do nothing more than curl up with a book. Forever. That essay was the only piece of literature that I
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I had no idea that northwest England was home to so much beauty. The beautiful gardens of Eaton Hall, the modern skyline of Liverpool — but most of all, the city of Chester, filled with black and white Tudor buildings, ancient Roman ruins, and surrounded by city walls. (You didn’t really think I was done
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If you were one of the richest people in your country, and you had to build a vacation home in your home country, where would you build it? I think I’d go for a beach mansion in California. Somewhere beautiful and dramatic — maybe Santa Barbara. Well, the Duke of Westminster is one of the
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