With a wedding in Oxford on the horizon and some interior walls about to be knocked down at home, we decided we had to get out of town for a week in August, but late planning and the school summer … Continue reading
After St. Ives we spent a weekend in Padstow, often referred to as Padstein due to the abundance of Rick Stein restaurants in town. We sampled a lot of great food and drink whilst in town and also explored Rock, … Continue reading
Having never been further south or west than Devon we planned a week exploring Cornwall; probably the quaintest part of Britain (apart from the Cotswolds). We AirBnB’d a cosy, but practical, one bed flat in St. Ives harbour with sea … Continue reading
Having a baby in tow makes bank holidays a little less far flung than they used to be, so this Easter we stayed local by escaping to the New Forest. Having not spent much time in the area, C was … Continue reading
Bank holidays are here again and the weathers picking up, so with some American buddies in town we hopped the train out to Oxford. To get to know the town and its history we signed up for the Footprints University … Continue reading
Every summer Bristol gets taken over by graffiti artists from all over the world where they showcase their talents at Upfest – The Urban Paint Festival. Europe’s biggest urban art festival isn’t about vandalism and tagging your name, it’s street … Continue reading
With not much on and some nice weather predicted for the weekend we decided to see a bit of Kent and get to know our own back garden. Setting off early we drove down to Knole Park (GBP 4 for … Continue reading
On a hot and humid summer weekend in London why not do what all the New Yorkers do – get out of town. Recently we took a two hour drive down to Rye, East Sussex, to escape the heat … Continue reading
Now that we’re settling into the UK life, I wanted to make sure Katie got to see some different parts of the country. Knowing a lot of the appeal to Americans is the history we have to offer we decided … Continue reading
The new Premier League season had been keenly awaited by the family, having secured some particularly choice tickets to see Liverpool play Southampton at Anfield, but when Sky Sports moved the game to 1pm on a Sunday we were left … Continue reading
