The Beatles Story, Liverpool
On a very brief stop to Liverpool as we passed through, while Melissa took a conference call, I stopped inContinue Reading
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The Affable Isle of Man (Mann)
“Those guys look like the Bee Gees”, Melissa said, as we approached the statue on the Douglas promenade. It was,Continue Reading
Exploring Emperor Hadrian’s Legacy
Near the Scottish border in England, Emperor Hadrian cemented one of his legacies: a border. Prior to Hadrian, the RomanContinue Reading
Two Weeks Inside a Painting on the Isle of Skye
It’s almost as if someone told a celebrated landscape painter: paint the most amazing place you can think of, whereContinue Reading
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery of Glasgow
In the middle of urban and industrial Glasgow Scotland sits the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow is the heart of ScottishContinue Reading
How We Roll
It was recently pointed out to me that I often say in a post “we wished we’d had more timeContinue Reading
Edinburgh on the Fringe
We arrived for five days in Edinburgh at the height of festival season. The famous Fringe Festival, founded by thoseContinue Reading
Starting off Scotland in St. Andrews
As you near and cross the Scottish border, it just feels different. The sky is bigger where blue clashes withContinue Reading
York England: A City of Minsters, Walls and Vikings
We struck north from Bath as the rain rolled in and arrived in York as the skies were clearing. LikeContinue Reading
Encircling the Isle of Wight
We arrived on the ferry from Portsmouth in the rain. A short drive into Ryde and we were at ourContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 