When I was researching the history of the land my house is built on I opened up so much information. During WW1 the land was used for a temporary Army Camp. Many new soldiers were from Wales – 20 miles away – who spoke no English !
For Kettering, in Northamptonshire, England, this railroad station and the rail lines that have served it have an important role in history and today.
London had a record—just under 17 million—overseas visitors in 2013, even more than in the 2012 Olympic year. Meanwhile, Manchester, hometown of the Industrial Revolution and of one of the world’s most famous soccer teams would like more visitors.
The magnificent Travel Gumbo caters for all travelers travelling from everywhere to everywhere else, so it is in the vein of trying to attract visitors to my own country that I use this as an excuse to (request) publication of this selection of very quaint scarecrows that I recently came across in a small beautiful village.
Haddon Hall is my favorite among the scores of historic houses I’ve visited in England. It was saved from the destructive fate of so many houses, updating, by the benign neglect of its owners.
On a past trip to London (England that is), we stayed at a hotel in South Kensington which was only a short walk to Hyde Park. On a sunny Autumn morning we were taking a morning stroll and noticed these deck chairs set up by the banks of the river.
Notice the initials, ES, crowning this magnificent house and it may give you a clue to the personality of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick.
Memorial benches are big in England. You see them everywhere, in parks and alongside footpaths, and I’ve seriously considered leaving a bequest for one myself, to accommodate the bottoms of ramblers after I’m gone.
Whitby Abbey, in England, was founded in the year 657. Abandoned in 867 after a Viking attack. It was rebuilt in 1220 in its current Gothic style. Then in 1540 it was attacked by soldiers from the army of Henry VIII (8th).
Austin, TX is getting more connected, this time with a non-stop daily flight to Heathrow on British Airways’ new 787 Dreamliner. Five times a week until May, and every day thereafter.
When I was researching the history of the land my house is built on I opened up so much information. During WW1 the land was used for a temporary Army Camp. Many new soldiers were from Wales – 20 miles away – who spoke no English !
For Kettering, in Northamptonshire, England, this railroad station and the rail lines that have served it have an important role in history and today.
London had a record—just under 17 million—overseas visitors in 2013, even more than in the 2012 Olympic year. Meanwhile, Manchester, hometown of the Industrial Revolution and of one of the world’s most famous soccer teams would like more visitors.
The magnificent Travel Gumbo caters for all travelers travelling from everywhere to everywhere else, so it is in the vein of trying to attract visitors to my own country that I use this as an excuse to (request) publication of this selection of very quaint scarecrows that I recently came across in a small beautiful village.
Haddon Hall is my favorite among the scores of historic houses I’ve visited in England. It was saved from the destructive fate of so many houses, updating, by the benign neglect of its owners.
On a past trip to London (England that is), we stayed at a hotel in South Kensington which was only a short walk to Hyde Park. On a sunny Autumn morning we were taking a morning stroll and noticed these deck chairs set up by the banks of the river.
Notice the initials, ES, crowning this magnificent house and it may give you a clue to the personality of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick.
Memorial benches are big in England. You see them everywhere, in parks and alongside footpaths, and I’ve seriously considered leaving a bequest for one myself, to accommodate the bottoms of ramblers after I’m gone.
Whitby Abbey, in England, was founded in the year 657. Abandoned in 867 after a Viking attack. It was rebuilt in 1220 in its current Gothic style. Then in 1540 it was attacked by soldiers from the army of Henry VIII (8th).
Austin, TX is getting more connected, this time with a non-stop daily flight to Heathrow on British Airways’ new 787 Dreamliner. Five times a week until May, and every day thereafter.
