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Photo Essay: England & Wales 🏴 🏴
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. Someone…
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🍷 🏴 🏴 What to Drink in England and Wales: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to English and Welsh Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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Shrewsbury, England 🏴
Non-shooters are touring today – with a different tour company. We’re in the medieval wool manufacturing town of Shrewsburyshire. It’s really Shrewsbury, I just like appending all British town names with shire. Our guide’s name is Nigel. Nigel knows all the things about Shrewsbury. He has published several books on Shrewsbury. Did not learn this…
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Ludlow, England 🏴
Shooters have the day off today. A tweed-free day. Here’s something I’ve never seen in the US: rhubarb yogurt. Was delicious. In Wales, they grow rhubarb underground in caves and pick it by candlelight. This makes the rhubarb sweeter. So if you are not growing your rhubarb this way, you are doing it wrong. Decided…
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Shropshire, England 🏴
Out in the field with the shooters today. The Brits are very serious about proper traditional attire for shooting. Lots of tweed and Peaky Blinders caps. Have stepped up my game this year – am not wearing jeans, so will not scare the pheasants. Learning point for me. Shooting and hunting are different in Britain.…
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London, England 🏴
My alarm clock this morning: bagpipes. Bagpipes have one volume – LOUD. Apparently, there is an all day bagpipe competition at our hotel today. That’s way too much bagpipes, so decided we should make ourselves gone all day. Grateful, though, that all the bagpipers are skilled, and this is not learn to play the bagpipes…
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London, England 🏴
I will always sacrifice sleep to avoid crowds. So, arranged for a crack of dawn tour at the Tower of London, guided by a Beefeater. A brilliant decision, because the crowds showed up in merciless droves by 10:30am, which is when we made our exit. Our Beefeater, David, was a riot. Why are they called…
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London, England 🏴
We are joining our good friends, Delaney & Sons, and the rest of our squad, for another driven shooting trip in the UK. Ken will be shooting. And, once again, I will be *not* shooting. But first, a couple of days in London to acclimate. The older I get, the more acclimate time I need.…