On every press trip, you settle into the ‘press trip groove,’ getting used to all of this packing, moving, and note-taking, and finding out enough about your fellow journos so you know where you want to sit at dinner and a little bit about each person who is traveling with […]
Everywhere in England are signs directing World Cup viewers to come and “join us for the game!” It’s like the Superbowl, but in this case, it’s way, way more important–as if the big game didn’t come every January, but instead just every four years. There is definitely some handwringing over […]
York is a city with a violent past. We joined a popular pastime tonight….strolling the city following an actor who recounts tales of savagry by citizens of York to other citizens of York. He wears black, jacket pants, shoes and gloves. And he tells tales with…just..the right…timing and punch, scary […]
The city of York is a magnet for both British tourists and travelers from around the world. It’s just about as pretty as everyone said it was; encircled by a Roman-built wall and dominated by the massive York Minster, an oversized cathedral. Guide Mark Graham told us that archeologists have […]
In the city of Leeds, there are 500,000 students. This makes the city the ultimate college town, and today we took cabs out of town a few miles to Harewood House, a family estate owned by a cousin of the Queen. This stately chateau, built 250 years ago, is filled […]
I often get impatient with picky eaters. In fact I think it’s one of my pet peeves, people who say they don’t like stuff, and refuse to even consider trying to put it down their throat. But today I need to reflect and have sympathy; for there are millions of […]
The languid, sodden days of dripping, unrelenting and oppressive heat have slunk upon us. Did you also wake up, like I did, with covers askew, a fan blowing nonstop, and into air you could cut with a knife? Welcome to July, if it’s ever going to be hot this year […]
Today is a sultry day, already I can tell the heat will envelope us. Tomorrow I’ll head down to Manhattan on the bus then take an hour-long subway ride through some of Brooklyn’s worst neighborhoods all the way to JFK airport. Then I’ll fly over to Manchester, England and begin […]
Last night I was at an outdoor bar, with people competing for seats like musical chairs. I ran into a friend who was with his son, he worked for National Grid. I have always been fascinated by utilities…water, sewer, electrical, internet. I am intrigued with the whole idea that there’s […]
A series of really nice little things happened to me yesterday, making me grateful to be alive in the world and able to appreciate them. Last night I learned that Brendan Vanson, a travel blogger, had compiled a list of what he considered the top 50 Independent Travel Websites. Using […]
